Radio Talk

By good morning

May 16, 2006 08:16 AM | Link to this

I think this is great, we have many talk shows that support everything else, now this will be positive talk.

By Yalanda

May 16, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this

“They will be competing directly with local black talk over at WAOK-AM.”

The competition will be in the car unless they add online streaming. Plus AOK listeners are mostly “talkers”, they’ll abandon 102 shows if it has serious call screeners and they can’t get in and on the air everyday.

By RG

May 16, 2006 08:31 AM | Link to this

The combination of these two, in my opinion, is too extreme. I would like to see a more “middle of the road” talk show host in place of Dyson.

By georgia

May 16, 2006 08:34 AM | Link to this

What in the world does Al Sharpton have to say that anybody, let alone the black community wants to hear? He is a self serving bigot.

By judge

May 16, 2006 08:42 AM | Link to this

Great! Just what the ATL needs..lol A prejudice Black man on the radio…

By nlngrmltant

May 16, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

amen rg, georgia and judge! i can’t believe i said that. the old me would have been like YES! but the older, wiser and enlightened me agrees with you.

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 08:48 AM | Link to this

Why not? After all they have a bigoted white man on the radio here already (BOORTZ). Well, four if you add Kimmer, Limbaugh and Hannity. While I’m not exactly a Sharpton fan, your argument Judge is absurd.

By kulcha

May 16, 2006 08:58 AM | Link to this

on what was said by judge “prejudice black man”,where do you find this in Michael E.Dyson ?

By georgia

May 16, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this

whatever, Boorzt is a radio personality, not a self appointed “leader” That comes to save the day and only makes face time for himself. Don’t compare apples to oranges

By georgia

May 16, 2006 09:01 AM | Link to this

whatever, Boorzt is a radio personality, not a self appointed “leader” That comes to save the day and only makes face time for himself. Don’t compare apples to oranges

By Bernie

May 16, 2006 09:15 AM | Link to this

I like Al Sharpton and am excited to hear his point of view.

By Intelligent

May 16, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this

Boortz isn’t worth listening to, he is totally self-centered and thinks he is the best thing that happened to talk radio since apple pie. Will see what kind of intelligence is on the horizon for the black stations, or maybe they to will be just as self-centered

By Sandra Lucas

May 16, 2006 09:22 AM | Link to this

Why mess up a good thing by adding someone like Al Sharpton?Are they trying to lose listeners? I say if it ain’t broke,don’t fix it.

By dedra

May 16, 2006 09:23 AM | Link to this

i’m inclined to be of the belief with several other writer’s that we could have someone more straddle of the fence than al sharpton to represent. al is much to militant, i will listen so i can get a feel of where his show will go. i’m sure this will make for interesting conversation within our community. michael baisden is hot, he’s very versed and not so opinionated.

By nick

May 16, 2006 09:25 AM | Link to this

Just what Atlanta needs… Another “race hustler” who will blame all black people’s problems on the “white establishment” rather then accept personal responsibilities.

What a joke!

By Jerron

May 16, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

This is possibly good news. I’m sure the 24 listeners that WAOK has will be mad that they will be unable to call in to Dyson and Sharpton’s shows and ramble on endlessly showing their ignorance and simple-mindedness to the listening audience.

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 09:30 AM | Link to this

Just sit back, relax, and watch the ratings go into the TOILET. It’s NO wonder that the Atlanta market is the LAUGHINGSTOCK of terrestrial radio.

By Sonja

May 16, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this

Thanks for the change!! Both of these guys are great at what they do.. However, i feel the Baisden show would fit better in the middle of the day. Consequently, drive time would be more meaningful to our young riders and older drivers..I feel Baisden’s show is ADULT Entertainment!! Therefore, should be in a late evening or after midnight slot.

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

I’m not going to say much about this issue. Those that know me already know how I feel about this. I will let my COLUMNS do the talking on this one:

http://www.bjellis.com/suppression.htm

http://www.bjellis.com/EqualOpportunity.htm

By Mary

May 16, 2006 09:40 AM | Link to this

Baisden’s show has turned to smut. He’s always talking about sex, and the women that call in are raunchy skanks. I think Radio One takes Black folks for fools. If you want to hear true black oriented talk radio, try listening to “News and Notes with Ed Gordon” on WCLK 91.9 from 6 to 7pm. That’s intelligent discussion. WAOK is a disgrace.

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 09:45 AM | Link to this

..And B.J. will still HATE on them all; peering through the looking glass like a child wishing to be invited in.

To Georgia, leader “self appointed” or not really has nothing to do with it. Any person that hosts a radio show is a “radio personality”. It almost seems as if you are trying to give Boortz a pass or something for his bigotry and not Al for his. Where in either case it is unwarranted. And for the record I do not consider Al (nor any other individual black, white or otherwise) my “leader”.

By ATLradiogirl

May 16, 2006 10:35 AM | Link to this

I’m listening now, and I have to say, it’s good to have some variety on the radio. I may not always agree with the views of Dyson, Sharpton or Baisden but it’s good to hear more than the usual local Atlanta/celebrity gossip that seems to permeate the airwaves. I just hope the callers don’t set the black race back 60 years… lol

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 11:37 AM | Link to this

ATLRadiogirl: Unfortunately, these “personalities” WILL set the black race back 60 years…that’s what the LIBERAL Democratic plantation rhetoric is ALL about. That’s their doctrine, and that’s ALL they are going to talk about. Why? Because that’s what “black” radio is ALL about—keeping black folks down and keeping the races divided because they blame WHITE folks for them being down, when the TRUTH of the matter is that it is the ENSLAVEMENT to the Democratic plantation that keeps blacks down, i.e. the New Orleans situation & Hurricane Katrina.

By Jerron

May 16, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this

If the callers on the new “black” talk shows on 102.5 sets us back 60 years, then the callers on WAOK have sent us back 175 years.

By melo

May 16, 2006 12:18 PM | Link to this

This is another BIG CONSPIRACY against B.J. in Atlanta by all the Radio stations. Lord have MERCY.It keeps piling up on this one white thinking dark skinned brother!

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 01:01 PM | Link to this

Melo.. Isn’t B.J. SICKENING?? This guy doesn’t even realize that he displays the VERY BEHAVIOR that he so slams his “brothas and sistahs” for. He truly thinks he has arrived because he has the ability to be “wordy” in both the written and verbal aspect, as if that is some unique skill for a black person. More self hatred in that lost soul’s body than I have ever seen before. If this dude ever gets a situation worth a d@mn I will take great joy in hearing the constant critique that he’s brought NOTHING new to the radio game. Until then, I’ll just be the “anti-B.J.” exposing him for the clown he truly is and the fact that he is an attention starved WANNA BE.

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this

Personal attack, personal attack, personal attack….. Morons like Whatever & Melo cannot site ONE thing that I’ve stated on this blog that is INACCURATE, followed by an ACCURATE correction. That’s why ALL they have to add to the discussion is PERSONAL ATTACKS. That is SICKENING!

By gunny

May 16, 2006 01:57 PM | Link to this

If there was no need for black leaders to address race issues or what this BJ person calls perpetuating enslavement to the Democratic plantation, why do they do it? So what if Jessie Jackson cries racism at every corner? The fact is, that sometimes he’s right and sometimes Al Sharpton is right. My doctor takes a biopsy of every blemish on my skin not because they’re all cancer but because if he did not, there would be no other way to fight it.

Being a conservative doesn’t mean you have to dismiss black issues as some sort of enslavement to liberal principles. The reality as I see it is that the situation of black suppression and racial prejudice was cultivated by white leaders and white establishment. For crying out loud - in some of our lifetimes, it would have been impossible for me to rent a room in many hotels around the city or eat at certain restaurants. If you think that just because the Civil Rights act of 64 was passed that all of the sudden the plight of the average black person in the USA just disappeared and every problem within the black community can be blamed on this so-called enslavement to the Democratic status quo, you are not only blind but you’re obviously not thinking this through. Either that or you’ve been sold some selfish, narrow-minded libertarian philosophy.

Take a look around the public housing yards in the city and tell me how many white people you see living there. Do you think the reason that the population is nearly 100% black is that they are all collectively bound to some regressive Democratic suppression? Ever stop to think that hundreds of years of racial segregation and prejudicial treatment might have something to do with the state of the culture? True, it’s up to black Americans to change the situation but to sit back and accuse anyone who was born into this environment of somehow allowing themselves to be enslaved to the Democratic plantation is ignorant and you should know that.

By phatz

May 16, 2006 02:24 PM | Link to this

^^^^ Great points above - but wrong forum.

This is why a lot of people don’t take this blog seriously and why many radio movers and shakers refuse to participate here…

Rodney would be wise to require login for posting comments …and remove the racial diatribes that creep in once a week.

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 02:27 PM | Link to this

B.J.B.J.B.J. the perceived personal attacks in only in response to the VERY personal attacks that you heap upon black people AS A WHOLE on a constant basis. Don’t you at least see that. You think that just because you SAY it, it maked it true, Not so B.J.

I took it upon myself to test one of your little theories just morning and tuned into WAOK to see what kind of sponsorship (advertising) they had. In a matter of three segments I heard the advertising spots of 9 companies, three of which included such names as Rolaids, Oscar Meyer and HONDA. Others were smaller ads by Laser Eye surgery companies, a pharmaceutical company and the like. So since you asked, there is just ONE “innacuracy” pointed out to you, since you have said on other blogs how advertisers won’t touch them. Me.. I simply call it bold faced LIE fueled by jealousy and yes again, SELF HATRED.

You are in DIRE need of some serious introspection B.J. I don’t know if you are embarrassed by the linguistic challenges some in our community face, but that does not justify putting all of black people into a “dumb box” because of their grammatical usage. It is environmental in nature we know, and when that changes all other things will follow suit. Instead of bashing make a difference, a HANDS ON DIFFERENCE. I know many articulate individuals who are not only unintelligent and have no clue whatsoever as to how the world operates, but have no “smarts” in general. I’m beginning to think you are one of those individuals.

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 02:35 PM | Link to this

Phatz. I understand your point, but in this case the article speaks of competition between two local “black” stations, one of which B.J. seems to be so obsessed with painting in an unfair negative racial light (along with others). I think people would like NOTHING BETTER than to discuss the topic AT HAND without having to deal with the racism. But I have to tell you I as a black person refuse to sit back and be the recipient of such attacks and not respond. You will find on ANY BLOG the same garbage INITIATED by B.J. The timelines will prove it.

By truthhurts

May 16, 2006 02:42 PM | Link to this

I wish restaurants were still segregated so I wouldn’t have to look at these hip hop punks and ghetto sluts wearing their white tees and do-rags when I am trying to have a nice dinner. They have taken over all of the decent restaurants in this town. Rev Al needs to talk about why you people have no pride in your appearance and no standards.

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 02:52 PM | Link to this

Hey LIESFEELGOOD, I have a suggestion.. Why don’t you walk up to one or two of them and tell them just how you feel instead of venting on these boards? Maybe, just maybe you’ll find out who the “punk” really is.

You’re probably waiting for final passing of S.B. 396 before you do that though hunh?(lmao).

By Rodney Ho

May 16, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this

If the level of discourse continues at this rate, I’m going to shut this particular blog item down. Phatz— I have a feeling we’ll require log ins at some point though that alone may not necessarily stop personal attacks and singular-minded agendas. And I err on the side of caution when it comes to censoring and deleting items. Tough situation. It’s like a public place vs. a private club. I prefer to keep this as open as possible. It’s a tough balance. And I hope folks will at least read my blog for the information, if not for the discourse (or lack thereof) that often happens below.

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 03:01 PM | Link to this

Damn, Whatever you are a Glactic MORON. Those “commercials” are V-103 commercials. Why don’t you ASK THE ADVERTISER which station they are actually PAYING to advertise on? While you “researching” stations, then why don’t you check the REAL stations, and see how many PSAs (Public Service Announcements) you hear during DRIVE TIME on their stations? Only WAOK has that distinction of wasting VALUABLE air-time by airing PSAs. THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO ADVERTISING!!!

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 03:32 PM | Link to this

Rodney: I do agree that censorship isn’t the answer, per se’, however, I do believe that emails must be verified before being allowed to post here. If people don’t have the courage to use an accurate email, then that’s the key indicator that they have NO INTENTION to participate in this blog in a professional manner, and relative to the subject matter. People shouldn’t be allowed to personally attack someone in a manner that has NOTHING to do with the subject matter you introduce on a daily basis. If people (myself included) need to contact participators on this blog, we should do so to their EMAIL ADDRESSES, not on this blog. This blog should be reserved for discussing RADIO-related issues. If people had questions about something that someone else said, then they should ask that question to them directly, unless it is something pertaining to the subject at hand. However, it makes it very difficult to do so if people are constantly using FAKE emails.

By Rodney Ho

May 16, 2006 03:50 PM | Link to this

BJ—->> I’m sure registration is being considered but I don’t have control over that. Part of the charm of a blog is its anonymity. That means you get some interesting insights and some idiocy, too. And place it in perspective: this is just a radio blog, not life or death. If you want to expand upon your discourse in a quieter environment, I’d recommend radio-info.com, which does require registration and a verified email address.

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 04:07 PM | Link to this

Rodney: Fair enough, but I don’t believe that anyone on here believes this is life or death, as you allege. I don’t believe that comment was necessary, but there’s no need to ask for an email, if you are not going to verify it. I believe that’s what leads to the posts on here that might not belong. That’s all I’m trying to say.

I post on here for the FEW people on here that mean well, and if they were to ever want to get into a private email conversation I would welcome that. However, many don’t for whatever reason, and their concerns will usually get drowned out by those that aren’t here for the right reasons. I will continue to fight for the listeners who are dissatisfied with the current state of Atlanta radio, but it is very difficult to keep focused when being colluded by those who could care less if Atlanta radio catered to the listening public or not. These are the people who usually use fake emails. The bottom line is that there’s no need to ask for email addresses if it doesn’t matter to you or the administrators of this blog if it is verified or not. Otherwise, people should just use their names—or whatever they want to be called. That’s all I’m saying.

By Dante

May 16, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

BJ: You have some nerve to sit back and act like you’re an innocent bystander and everybody is attacking you. There have been many times you posted comments that were not even on topic. The only reason that I give you a hard time is that you personally attack me for asking Rodney a question about Jay McGloughlin. You are the one that call BLACK people stupid, dumb, on Section 8, and have no standard. You never say “some people”, you say BLACKS in general. And just because people don’t agree with your ideas don’t mean that they do mean well for Atlanta radio. Stop being a hypocrite!

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 04:40 PM | Link to this

It’s absolutely amazing how a blogger such as B.J. can kiss up to Rodney and try to appear as if he is the victim on this board. B.J. has it all twisted. If we wants to talk about the subject of the article Rodney, then let’s DO THAT. But for B.J. Ellis to use every blog topic that you post Rodney to bash black folk and WAOK in order to further his own personal agenda seems rather disengenuous and down right disrespectful, to say the least.

I welcome the registration if that’s what it takes. I also welcome honest sensible discourse minus hatred and most of all RHETORIC (B.J.) And stop playing “victim”. If you are good enough you’ll get your shot one day in “real” radio. Nobody’s attacking you, they are only responding to the nonsense that you put out.

By B.J.

May 16, 2006 04:44 PM | Link to this

Still, NO proof of inaccurate statements made by me, followed by corrections. Whatever, and Danta—PLEASE stay on your plantations. I hope you NEVER “get it”. According to your levels of intellect, you never will. As for TruthHurts, GREAT comment—and they couldn’t be closer to the TRUTH.

By David

May 16, 2006 04:52 PM | Link to this

SissyHurts,

Tell your mama to quit coming to my house every night wanting so “black love”. You and her need to go back to the trailor park. You piece of “white trash”.

By Whatever

May 16, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this

And thus Rodney B.J. ONCE AGAIN exposes the root of the problem, HIMSELF. What an idiot loser he is.

As for “plantation” B.J. I have enough land around my home to be a small plantation. I have a job for you so you can bring in the extra income since radio isn’t working out too well for you. Kunta!

By TruthHurts

May 16, 2006 04:57 PM | Link to this

David- you are a ghetto, gutter sambo. You belong with the rest of the pillow biters in this town.

By gunny

May 17, 2006 08:22 AM | Link to this

truthhurts, if we’re gonna outlaw do-rags and hip-hop punks in restaurants, I guess we’ll still need to address mullets and nascar shirts…yes even the polo shirt versions. I’m sorry if your denny’s experience was ruined.

By candy

May 17, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

Too bad this station isn’t streaming - I’ll stick to WAOK for now (which I love btw)

By Amy

May 17, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

Candy- you must be a complete damn fool to love WAOK. Why would even admit something like that?

By Kyle

May 17, 2006 11:19 AM | Link to this

I really wish this station would stream. I guess I’ll have to go out and buy a cheap radio (do they even still sell those?)

I thought the point of listening to talk radio was to agree and disagree with opinions. I can listen to Dyson, Sharpton, Boortz, Hannity, etc. just to see what they’re saying and either agree or disagree as long as its coming from a logical and intelligent point of view. I don’t want to listen to a ‘yes man’ for 3 hours everyday.

By Eugene

May 17, 2006 11:57 AM | Link to this

I’m not sure if I am going to like Michael Eric Dyson’s show. He has spent 2 days bashing Bill Cosby’s comments on Black America. Cosby was right on point, and people like Dyson need to stop making excuses for mediocrity and moral decay. Who does Dyson think he is? Another loud mouth with a bunch of college degrees…

By B.J.

May 17, 2006 12:55 PM | Link to this

Eugene: Now you know you won’t like Dyson’s show because you HAVE a brain. What’s sad is that morons like Mr. Dyson are allowed to distribute their filth over the airwaves, and people out there who know NO better are going to believe the B.S. they are saying. Of course Cosby’s comments were DEAD ON, but there isn’t presently a talent on the air who can actually address these issues HONESTLY. This is why I’m fighting so hard to get on the air, and that’s also why they are fighting so hard to keep me off the air.

The dirty little secret is that they (LIBERAL elitists) do NOT want black folks to be educated on these issues. They want to keep black folks just where they are—dumb as hell (WAOK worshippers), down (by UNNECESSARILY blaming white folks for PERSONAL poor decisions), economically irrelevant (by indoctrinating them with the belief that government programs are the key to their salvation), and racially divided (by promoting hatred between the races, and by hating American principles, customs, and capitalism as a whole).

My show puts the brakes on all this garbage. No, it doesn’t promote the worshipping of Republican dogma, either. It does, however, promote that blacks think for THEMSELVES, and become PERSONALLY responsible for their actions. TRUE racists (i.e., LIBERALS) do NOT want this message to resonate with the black community—because they can’t afford to lose their LOCK-STEP voting block. This is why they would rather put MORONS on the air like Bev Smith, Lorriane Jacques White, Alicia Morgan, and Michael Eric Dyson on the air—AND HAVE THE AUDICITY TO CALL THESE IDIOTS THE “VOICE” OF ALL BLACKS—than to put ANYONE on the air that has some damn sense. It is a crying shame that there are so many people that cannot understand this. If they did, they would demand that a show like mine get the opportunity that it rightfully deserves.

Okay, come on with the personal attacks. I would rather you forward them to my email address directly than put them on here. My REAL email address is truthinstrument@yahoo.com.

By Whatever

May 17, 2006 01:18 PM | Link to this

Once again this TURD B.J. has just summed up the entire black population in this country. PITIFUL, truly PITIFUL.

I’ll just continue to laugh at his sorry @ss and his longing for a radio show.

WaaaaaAAAAAAhHHH!!! ..WWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

By gunny

May 17, 2006 01:29 PM | Link to this

If you think that liberal politicians have anything to do with who WAOK puts on the air, you’re the one who needs to get a clue.

By B.J.

May 17, 2006 02:14 PM | Link to this

As the saying goes, “Hit dogs DO holla!”

By Whatever

May 17, 2006 02:28 PM | Link to this

And YOU sure did “holla” B.J. I like the ebonics thing man. I guess you do have some field negro in you after all. On second thought…(insert Whitney Houston HELL TO THE NO comment here).

I really don’t think you get it. It takes you ALLL THESE WORDS and ulcer formations in your belly to facilitate a short counter from anyone back to you. You don’t think people see who you really are? Look at the blog fool. It’s not like people are exactly flocking to these things to hear what YOU have to say, cuz it’s TIRED! (roflmao). It takes little energy from me and others to happy slap you around. Enjoy! (WHAP!!!!)

By Eugene

May 17, 2006 02:48 PM | Link to this

Gunny- WAOK does cater to liberal politicians. Why else would they let morans like Alecia Morgan and Derrick Boazman host shows? They both are pretty close-minded and ignorant and will let anyone call in and make stupid comments. Its embarrassing. I just really wish people would stop thinking that all Black people have to think the same and follow the same opinions. Its insulting to me.

By B.J.

May 17, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this

Eugene: You are absolutely right again. No one has any problem with a privately owned company putting whatever morons they want on their stations. The INSULT comes from the statement, “Voice of the Community”. Even when Rodney opened this topic with “More black talk on 102.5” that is insulting as well, even though I don’t believe it was Rodney’s intention to insult. We have allowed stupidity, as well as Democratic plantation rhetoric, to represent ALL black thought. There’s NOTHING further from the truth. There are too many of us with BRAINS, that actually use them for what they were designed for—THINKING for themselves. Again, it’s not BLACK talk—it’s LIBERAL talk, even if they want to use the term “progressive” talk, I don’t care. Hell, they can even use STUPID talk—now that’s EXACTLY what it is.

As for you Whatever, what I spoke is the TRUTH—that which you have YET to refute in ANY of your asinine posts. All you have to offer is one personal attack after another—AS ANTICIPATED by me.

By Whatever

May 17, 2006 03:26 PM | Link to this

Whoops! Another ulcer just formed in B.J.’s gut!

Enjoy! (Whap!)

By Fireball

May 17, 2006 04:00 PM | Link to this

B.J. = Buffoon Jerk. I don’t know you, and I’ve never heard any of your shows. But your postings here give me pause. You appear to to be an obtuse, self-centered p******. Here’s hoping that you will never get a show, if you don’t have one now.

By Fireball

May 17, 2006 04:09 PM | Link to this

What is this “black talk”, anyway, Rodney? Is it the opposite of white talk? Is it anything like the “Yellow Peril”?

By B.J.

May 17, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

Here’s yet more brilliance from YET ANOTHER one who has NOT heard my show, but seems to be fine with critiquing it. It’s amazing how dumb people are. I don’t even see how they can co-exist in this society today. Oh, I almost forgot—LIBERALISM. Fireball, take time to experience my show before you comment on it. You make yourself seem awfully stupid by not doing that…

http://www.bjellis.com

Maybe you can LEARN something. It’s obvious that you need the education. It’s too bad that I can’t offer remedial.

By Jerron

May 17, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

Fireball- In this city, “black talk” means spouting crazy conspiracy theories, blaming all our problems on white folks, glorifying corrupt preachers, refusing to challenge black women to stop being oversexed baby mamas, refusing to criticize black men for being thugs and pimps, making excuses for filthy music, and perputating a culture of dependency and laziness.

By Whatever

May 17, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

Uh oh Fireball, he’s trying to reel you in to listen to his show, WATCH OUT! He LOVES attention. I think somehow it makes him feel better when we checks his site logs to see how many IPs have listened to his streams. He actually believes people are listening to him because they’re interested. When actually they are just doing so to at least see if he is all he says he is.

Well Fireball, let me tell you..If you happen to visit this dude’s grotesquely self hating website you will find on the streams one any of his 1 - twice a month two hour shows (LAUGHABLE) various diatribes about how his ideas are the savior for black people, and how he has is SO TOGETHER while the rest of black america is simply one big “ghetto-ized” collective.

Once you tune out after a few grueling minutes and puke you’ll understand what this guy is all about and will realize just how deserving he is of all the stress and bitterness he holds for the lack of demand for him on radio. Let’s see think about it.. Do you believe white folk want to hear what he says to say? No. Do blacks want to hear that garbage? Absolutely not! So where does that leave him? Where he is, ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. So deserving.

I’m off to the wonderful life that awaits me. Peace.

By Whatever

May 17, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

Uh oh Fireball, he’s trying to reel you in to listen to his show, WATCH OUT! He LOVES attention. I think somehow it makes him feel better when we checks his site logs to see how many IPs have listened to his streams. He actually believes people are listening to him because they’re interested. When actually they are just doing so to at least see if he is all he says he is.

Well Fireball, let me tell you..If you happen to visit this dude’s grotesquely self hating website you will find on the streams one any of his 1 - twice a month two hour shows (LAUGHABLE) various diatribes about how his ideas are the savior for black people, and how he has is SO TOGETHER while the rest of black america is simply one big “ghetto-ized” collective.

Once you tune out after a few grueling minutes and puke you’ll understand what this guy is all about and will realize just how deserving he is of all the stress and bitterness he holds for the lack of demand for him on radio. Let’s see think about it.. Do you believe white folk want to hear what he has to say? No. Do blacks want to hear that garbage? Absolutely not! So where does that leave him? Where he is, ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. So deserving.

I’m off to the wonderful life that awaits me. Peace.

By Fireball

May 17, 2006 05:05 PM | Link to this

Hey Buffoon Jerk!! You intellectual midget! I specifically wrote that I was commenting on you postings, and not your show, assuming that you havee on. But you are too stupid to see the difference. Your heavy reliance on catch phrases and labels (“Liberal”, “Conservative”, “brilliant”, “dumb”) throughout your postings (combined with your atrocious grammar) leads one to believe that you are not a very thoughtful, nor well-read person. My guess is that you were just another of those marginal students with a strong need for attention. Give it up, boy. You will always be a bum.

By Kemi Lane (North Afrique)

May 18, 2006 08:50 AM | Link to this

Hey Rodney, at least Im not in tha house as much,busy working as a Freelance Medical Correspondent with BBC World (Just like CNN International)Your Radio blog has now become to look like a racist attack section of the AJC.I noticed your topics are SO Radio…(of course your specialty) and on the ball but “some” commenters and posters make the place so sick and hostile.

As for you BJ Ellis, why are you not on 102.5FM? You need to get some airtime before it’s all gone boy? Get off this blog and get into a PD’s office. I believe in you and your work which will shine someday in that racist as* Atlanta. In my 25 years living in that country, Philadelphia and Baltimore’s 23 years was the bomb (Great Cities!) and my last 2 in ATL was nothing to write home about regarding how whites hate blacks and hispanics and how blacks shoot and rob hispanics for their checks and how even some blacks just raise their kids to hate anything white Period! THE SOUTH REALLY SUCKS! If I ever moved back, it won’t be to the South. Hang in there somebody! Shout out to Pete Spriggs: WSB Program Director and “Bloomie” Randall Bloomquist, Program Director at WGST, To OSEI the “dark secret” at V103…better start streaming so I can catch you here at home in Africa. The locals miss you boy!E-mail me at my fishy address above. It’s actually the e-mail of my old entertainment gossip site.

1.45pm (African lunchtime) Peace 2 y’all in the Dirty South. Now we see why it’s “dirty” Kemi Lane

PS: Rodney, why dont you change the blog topic to “More talk on 102.5”….and take out the black!!!Color is a touchy subject!

By B.J.

May 18, 2006 09:16 AM | Link to this

Hi there Kemi: You are quite late. You need to go to my website. My show is streaming LIVE on Saturdays from 8-10 EST. I do have a few archives for 2006 up on the site as well.

http://www.bjellis.com

And YOU out of all people should KNOW why I’m not on 102.5. We’ve discussed these issues in great length in the past, I have several columns on my website that explain this, and I clearly explained why in an earlier post. Please don’t tell me that you are suffering from the Whatever, Danta, and Fireball disorder. You did make a great point about changing the title of this thread to Talk on 102.5—not BLACK talk on 102.5. That is the crux of the problem. Not because it’s “touchy” per se, it is because the GARBAGE that comes from Michael Dyson, and the buffoonery that comes from Al Sharpton is NOWHERE near the proper representation of BLACK talk.

As for you Fireball, I’ll issue you the same challenge that I’ve issued to any and everyone in here: LISTEN to the show, then call me and see if you can destroy me in a dialogue. I don’t expect you to do either. Unlike your friends at W-LOSER AM (WAOK), I don’t hang up on disagreeable callers, I ALLOW them to speak. I’d even be willing to book 2 SEGMENTS (around 18 minutes) to have a discussion with you. What’s truly a shame is that virtually NO ONE is willing to take me up on this offer because they “think” it will only help me, when the TRUTH of the matter is that it DOESN’T matter if they participate or not. The show WILL go on, and they will be deemed COWARDS, as Whatever and Danta have confirmed by their actions.

As for my ALLEGED poor grammar, according to the EXPERT Fireball, first of all this is a BLOG—not a formal document, and second you need to take your personal issues up with Microsoft—because I run everything through Microsoft Word before posting here.

By Whatever

May 18, 2006 10:05 AM | Link to this

Amazing how someone can write about a blog becoming racist yet shouts out someone who is clearly a RACIST (B.J.) in the worst way, against his OWN people. HE gets a pass and the “big ups”. Ironinc as it is there is a blog under Mr. Badie’s column that speaks of this phenomenon. I guess we don’t count “cannibalistic” racism as such though. I guess not Ms. Lane. You of all people should not condone such a thing, seeing as how you are AFRICAN and all; and that various genocides are taking place on your continent due to tribal and other ethinc differences. Maybe that’s why you’re so numb to B.J.’s “racism”.

By gunny

May 18, 2006 10:14 AM | Link to this

One thing I’ve noticed about this BJ person is that every thread he chimes in on eventually turns into some rant about how he’s been shut out of radio. As for the title of the thread, I think ‘black talk’ should stay because after all, these new talkshows will most definitely focus on black issues.

By Dante

May 18, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

BJ——You have never asked me to call in on your weak show, and if you did, I wouldn’t call in, not because I’m afraid too. I wouldn’t waste my time dealing with you on an early Saturday morning. I spend too much time already fooling with you on this blog. Also my name is spelled D-A-N-T-E. I know that you are a confirmed MORON, but you could at least look at the post and spell my name right. The only reason that you would give Fireball two segments on your show is because no one is calling you but your family members. I listened to one of your shows and for the first 30 min. you were just bumping your gums. I’m through fooling with you. Unlike you, I do have a career. Again your show is W-E-A-K.

By B.J.

May 18, 2006 01:24 PM | Link to this

DantA (to reflect your gender actions, not the spelling of your name): According to you, my show is so weak you can’t stop checking it out, and you can’t stop checking my website. Oh, I get it now. So let me ask you a couple of questions:

Where’s YOUR website, so I can check it out, and

What’s your boyfriend, Jay McGaughlin doing? Enlighten us.

By Eric B.

May 18, 2006 03:30 PM | Link to this

Peeps, I finally decided to listen to Mr. Ellis’s May 13th show archived on his website. Dude, you made reference to “bowel movement” in slamming WAOK. Now, granted you and the other bloggers here are dead on about WAOK. It’s horrible! The PD is a jerk from what I understand. hey I heard he’s—never mind—-back to my real reason for writing this. Mr. Ellis I don’t have issue with your opinions but dude, you’re not good on the radio. The ughs and umms and clearing your throat aloud. Basically, I’m saying to develop a radio style or something. Hey I know you’re gonna slam me so, go ahead after all it’s blog—-it’s all about opinion. And look not once did I take a shot at somebody’s mama or play the race card. I’m out like the Braves in the Eastern Div. go Phillies!

By B.J.

May 18, 2006 03:38 PM | Link to this

Eric B.: There’s NO way I would slam you. I commend you for at least taking the time to listen. I will say that umms and ahhs are common with LIVE talk radio. No one does it more than Rush Limbaugh—the NUMBER ONE talk radio personality. If that’s all the negative feedback you could come up with, then I’m in pretty good shape. I do urge you to listen to more talk radio, so you can notice some of the things I’ve been saying… Thanks again. I would love for you to forward your sentiments to my private email address in the future. I’d even be willing to read it on the show…

By B.J.

May 18, 2006 03:54 PM | Link to this

Eric B.: Furthermore, a TALK show operates best when the HOST has something to ADD to the discussion. When the host opens the phone lines IMMEDIATELY after the bumper music ends (Lorraine Jacques White) and lets them make their show for her, then that’s proof that the host doesn’t have any business hosting a radio show. And true enough, a host that doesn’t have an original thought, position on any issue, and can only READ (someone else’s) stories on the air, they ALSO aren’t qualified to be a host.

I believe that most blacks don’t know enough about talk radio to understand what makes a good talk radio show. Blacks believe that a “good” talk radio show is nothing more than a proverbial “comment line”, dressed around God AWFUL bumper music. It’s also an environment where every caller agrees 100% with the host, and offers the SAME commentary with every call—TRANSLATION: BORING!! If “black” talkers only knew the VALUE of disagreeable callers…

Talk radio is about a DIALOGUE between the callers AND the host, not a PREDICTABLE “echo session” during the ENTIRE program. It’s about ADDING something to the conversation—even if callers agree with the host. When it’s so predictable (Blame white folks for everything—blame George W. Bush, worshipping big government and liberal dogma day after day after day) THERE’S NO NEED TO LISTEN, and this is why “black” talk stations rate so LOW, and has virtually no advertising. I only pray that eventually we get our heads out of the sand and realize that RADIO is about ENTERTAINMENT first, all other things second. Once “black” talk radio realizes this, they would be a much more successful than they are now.

By Amy

May 18, 2006 04:01 PM | Link to this

Jerron wrote:

“Fireball- In this city, ‘black talk’ means spouting crazy conspiracy theories, blaming all our problems on white folks, glorifying corrupt preachers, refusing to challenge black women to stop being oversexed baby mamas, refusing to criticize black men for being thugs and pimps, making excuses for filthy music, and perputating a culture of dependency and laziness.”

Very, very true!

By gunny

May 18, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

end this thread for the love of humanity

By Fireball

May 18, 2006 05:14 PM | Link to this

Still having digestion problems with the title, “More black talk…” I am not satisfied with those explanations. But thank you Jerron, Amy, et al. The question was directed to Rodney Ho. Again I ask, what is black talk, Rodney Ho? And while we’re at it isn’t Ho a name of the slant-eye persuasion?? But oh, that gives you membership in America’s favorite minority, does it not? So you can write anything you damn well please. Right, Rodney Ho? And don’t pretend you were only the messenger here. You put some thought into this!

Just thinking aloud, Ho: If you had a family reunion, and many female dogs suddenly showed up out of nowhere, would you contend that this was a collection of Ho’s and b***?

By Fireball

May 19, 2006 08:41 AM | Link to this

b* = (b)witches

By B.J.

May 19, 2006 09:09 AM | Link to this

Fireball: I know we got off to a rough start, but I must echo your previous sentiments.

By Yalanda

May 19, 2006 09:35 AM | Link to this

dynsontalk.net, sharptontalk.net, 2livestewstalk.net is where you can listen online. I think they all use the same stream so just pick your favorite. Forget trying to listen on the radio.

By Rock

May 19, 2006 09:36 AM | Link to this

Rodney, I must agree. What is Black Talk??????????

By Amy

May 19, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this

Fireball- Your attack on Rodney was completely uncalled for and tacky and speaks volumes to your lack of class. You are nothing more than common gutter trash.

By Whatever

May 19, 2006 10:38 AM | Link to this

Amy- And how exactly would you characterize YOUR last comment?

( -Boy there are some real IDIOTS out here)

By Amy

May 19, 2006 01:56 PM | Link to this

Whatever- Until I ask for an opinion from a pillow biting, ghetto, ignorant, buffoon, I suggest you shut up.

By Fireball

May 19, 2006 03:07 PM | Link to this

Amy, I hope you have had your tubes tied, because you are clearly an illiterate slut, and you simply should not be allowed to propogate. But that may be a moot point, since you obviously had your Fallopian tubes scarred over by VD. You see, Amy, you are scum of the lowest order. And you you don’t belong on this blog. First of all, because you can neither read nor write well, and that disability confines you to just a few words, like “trash’, and “gutter”. (Coincidentally, those are words that everybody ever called you). Secondly, your tiny brain is obviously traumatised by syphilis infection, so there is no hope for you. In short Amy, you are a filthy, disgusting, creep.

By Kemi Lane (North Afrique)

May 19, 2006 03:18 PM | Link to this

RODNEY, HELP! …..AND IM IN AFRICA. PEOPLE ARE BLOWING UP ON YOUR BLOG!!!!FIREBALL AND AMY NEED TO GET MARRIED. I THINK THEY ARE BOTH WHITE BUT THEY DON’T KNOW….. YALANDA GURL, WAZZUP AND WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO SEE ME IN THE MOTHERLAND. SHOULD BE IN ATL FOR THE PRESSFREEDOM THING AT THE ATL PRESS CLUB NEXT WEEK IF IM NOT TOO LATE. KEMI 8.20PM

By Amy

May 19, 2006 03:31 PM | Link to this

Fireball- I’m not going to waste my time arguing with a simple-minded, disease infested, punk beyach, nasty azz jungle bunny like you. Your mama is nothing more than a skanky street whore and must have been on drugs when she laid down with a wildebeast to make you. Why don’t you go eat your boyfriend’s stank azz, you heathen!

By Kemi Lane (North Afrique)

May 19, 2006 03:39 PM | Link to this

To the poster called “WHATEVER”, this is only an FYI…..IM African and not African-American! Also take some time to read a book called “My Life” by Bill Clinton and read about Rwanda’s Tsutis and Hutsus and the whole ethnic war.Also watch the movie Hotel Rwanda. Im from West Africa and not Rwanda. Africa has 78 countries. Learn about the continent and read why President Clinton DID NOTHING to send troops to Rwanda. Instead he sent them to Bosnia and Herzegovinia and “we” begged for help!He APOLOGIZED in his book when it was too late. Your country is the most powerful peacekeeping force in the world and you did nothing!!! Don’t blame us?

I STILL MAINTAIN MY STAND THAT BJ ELLIS IS NOT A RACIST….After living in the USA for 23 years, I’ve seen real racists in my 2 years in Georgia.Whatever,I do agree with you that there are some idiots out here on this blog.Keep up the free speech. There is no press freedom here at home let alone public free speech. You’ll see your obituary in the papers the next day.

By Kemi Lane (North Afrique)

May 19, 2006 03:47 PM | Link to this

FIREBALL, PLS I HOPE THIS IS NOT THE WAY YOU SPEAK TO ALL WOMEN.THAT IS TOO HARSH ON THAT POOR AMY REGARDLESS OF YOUR COLOR OR RACE. PLS GUYS IT’S TOO MUCH. THE RADIO DOES NOT EVEN CARE ABOUT OUR RACE…. PEACE GUYS!

By Whatever

May 19, 2006 04:17 PM | Link to this

Hey Kemi- Just wanted to take a moment to respond and commend you for your civil response. However just want to exclaim that my statement was not based on the belief that you are from a particular country on the continent. I don’t know about you, but my sensitivity is consistent regardless of people’s country or geographic origin, because I do understand that we are all bound by the same blood ULTIMATELY and our plight has been across the board. I do have trouble understanding what your point was regarding your “being African and not African-American”, which I do understand that you are such. I do have Hotel Rwanda in my DVD collection and think it is an awesomely MOVING movie. With that I try not to get caught up in the politics of why Clinton did or did not do whatever, because politics is a very dirty thing. I feel this way …I don’t care WHAT poilitical affiliation one is, all sides have dirt and blood on their hands. These political affiliations and ideological battles have ruined this country! I allow no one to put me in a box. I am but a citizen and am not directly responsible for Clinton and his decisions no more than I am for Bush’s (who by the way is doing NOTHING while a genocide is still taking place).

Don’t know the history of you and B.J.’s relationship but you obviously give him a pass, but if a white person were out here saying the things he says about all things black I think we would have no problem exposing them as a racist or bigot. Because B.J.’s skin happens to be black does not prohibit him from being or becoming a part of that same pool with the feelings he expresses. I must tell you, I am by no means the stereotypical “black” that B.J. and those who think like him portrays. I am very well accomplished, am raising beautiful articulate intelligent children and live a wonderful life. However this does not give me cause to become “uppity” and take the position that the rest of us are scum and thus tarnishes my view of us as an entire race. Yes, many of us p** me off with the bottom dweller mentality, but at the same time I know that there are many for each one of those out here that do what I do. And thus, I refuse to allow us to be condemned as a people because certain individuals are too WEAK to take the good with the bad and not feel ashamed because they are so concerned if others look at them and wonder “I wonder if he/she is like the rest of them”.. Wish you well.

By Fireball

May 19, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

Kemi, Good to see you keeping up with the postings. You should be familiar with my writing style. Refer to your old blog. You will see what I mean. Go back there and see. And don’t go feeling sorry for Amy the slut. Amy is a $20 crack whore, and she bit off more than she can chew. She can barely read or write, yet insists on using her crack smoking break to post here.

Anyway, Kemi, keep in touch

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

Yes, I have dismissed Whatever and DantA when it comes to this blog because of their blatant stupidity, but I had to throw this tidbit in: Don’t let Whatever fool you about his “alleged” success. People who are TRULY successful would be in OUTRAGE of their tremendous tax burden, and what it is paying for. The mere fact that he doesn’t understand the basic things I’ve tried to communicate throughout this blog clearly indicates this. He/she/other believes that ALL blacks should have ONE mindset—and he/she/other doesn’t understand that the headline “More Black Talk on 102.5” is insulting (despite the fact that I believe that it wasn’t the intention of Rodney Ho to do so.)

He/she/other also can’t refute ANYTHING I’ve previously said, followed by a correction. The only thing he/she/other has to offer to the conversation is PERSONAL attacks. Then he/she/other has the audacity to make the same charges of me—when the truth of the matter is that I only speak of a particular group IN GENERAL. If I speak ill of a person, it is based on what they have previously SAID (usually followed by an example), and is usually followed by a correction. I always urge those who are alleging false statements I made to repost them, followed by a correction. I seem to never be able to get that to happen. Only until that happens will these “challengers” be deemed credible.

By Whatever

May 22, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

You know B.J. YOU ARE A HATIN’ ASSED LOSER… PERIOD! And the mere fact that you would make the ASSUMPTION that in order for a black person to be successful they have to hold the ABSURD position that you stated about tax burdens and all that. You must realize IDIOT that you don’t have to live in the the “middle aged white male” paradigm; that heartlessness is a necessary prequisite for SUCCESS. As far as taxes go, I’m smart enough to realize that I cannot get around them no matter what I do or who I vote for, the GOVERNMENT WILL GET THEIRS USING WHATEVER JUSTIFICATION THEY HAVE TO REGARDLESS, MORON! Not only that but like I said long before I am a product of the child welfare system (through no fault of my own), so I know what the real deal is. I don’t have time to be bitter about my tax dollars (which I’m sure I contribute more to this tax base than YOU do “BlwJb”. God has blessed me with the innate capacity to make sound decisions financially, professionally, and personally. Like I told you a looong time before “wannabe RADIO boy” you can’t hold a candle to me. Your positions wreak of dichotomy, contridiction and DOWNRIGHT HYPOSCRISY which I have pointed out many times.

Got a radio gig yet loser? For the right price I’ll produce a better quality show so you can stream online, as I’m quite positive my studio can put out much better product.

Keep Stewin’….cause I know what the hell I’m doin’!

“I’m Rick James ——!” (WHAP!)

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

There’s the proof. Included in Whatever’s rant is NOTHING that corrected ANYTHING that I previously said. There’s nothing contained in his “eloquent” piece other than his/her/other HOPEFULL assumptions, that are virtually BASELESS and POINTLESS. I hope the rest of you are noticing this.

By Ranter

May 22, 2006 11:22 AM | Link to this

Dyson’s show is garbage…boring, boring, boring. WAOK is a complete joke. Until Black folks can figure out a way to prevent idiots like “Ray Ray” and “Shaquisha” from calling in, Black talk radio will always be a disgrace.

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 11:30 AM | Link to this

Ranter: AMEN!!! I don’t know what it will take for morons like whatever and DantA to realize this.

“Until black folks can figure a way to prevent idiots like Ray Ray, and Shaquisha from calling in, Black talk radio will always be a disgrace”

No truer words have ever been spoken. The reason that Ray Ray and Shaquisha HAVE to call in to those garbage shows is because that’s the only type of caller that could validate the nonsense spewed on those shows. Those with brains will only outshine the HOST of those shows, and out of total embarrassment, the host have to release the call. It sounds like you need a REAL talk radio home:

http://www.bjellis.com

Check it out. Your brain will finally have access to stimulation.

By Whatever

May 22, 2006 12:10 PM | Link to this

B.J.- The only thing that is noticed by the few who visit this board are that YOU have highly restrained thought processes, overly utilizing the same tag lines and phrases and in general have nothing to say. It is evident in that they don’t jump on your bandwagon and try to come after me. See B.J. the base of your argument is all shot to hell because it espouses the belief that I am an avid WAOK listener, which I am not. I have often said that I am a WCLK listener, however that is neither here nor there. A radio station is an inferior barometer (at best) with which to measure a person’s character. But your HATRED for WAOK is so blind and seething, it cuts you to your core, and people CAN see that. There are some people out here who actually have a soul B.J. and with that they have a true sense of when someone is being genuine in the things they say. I have to reason to fabricate ANYTHING I have ever said to you. You, on the other hand have EVERY reason.

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this

Ladies and gentlemen: Still virtually NO articles of SUBSTANCE from Whatever. Isn’t this amazing?

By melo

May 22, 2006 01:27 PM | Link to this

Hey Whatever,why dont u quit because the more u talk with this fella, the more and more u resemble him. IGNORE HIM/HER.Two years and counting(sine i been on the blog) and shim still dont have a meaningful show in the south.That record of failure speaks for itself.

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 02:13 PM | Link to this

Gee, thanks, Melo. Now go out and enlighten us on how many blacks WITH BRAINS have a talk show in this country. Remember that there are over 1700 talk stations in this country. So what you are saying to us is that there are NO blacks that are “qualified” to be talk show hosts? Oh, but I’m sure that you think Hurricane Katrina, the Cynthia McKinney incident, and the Georgia Voter ID bill are ALL “legitimate” race issues. The FACT that 99% of talk show hosts (NOT including LOSER “black talkers” like WAOK) are white is NOT a race issue—it is a “lack of talent and ability” issue, according to Melo. I’ve got it now. Thanks for enlightening us with your “brilliant” words of wisdom, Melo.

By Whatever

May 22, 2006 02:21 PM | Link to this

Melo- the very THOUGHT that you or anyone would feel that I could begin to look like this guy B.J. is enough to make me pull back from commenting back and forth with him. We are definitely not cut from the same cloth. You are correct, as long as a lurked these boards I have seen the same from him. He has probably gotten more attention from and because of me than he has in a long time. So in order to ebb the flow of the packet stream I’ll take you up on it. The sad thing is, he’ll still be saying the same ANOTHER TWO YEARS from now. Thanks for the advice, not that I haven’t thought this myself, but hearing it from elsewhere kind of reinforces the whole thing.

By Ranter

May 22, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

Al Sharpton’s show is a joke, also! A caller just told Al that he should be appointed to The Supreme Court! WHAT! Until something can be done about callers on these stations that spout ignorance and their lack of knowledge on any issues beyond what they hear at the barber shop or at church, these stations will be an embarrassment. Someone, please tell 102.5 to drop the talk and bring back Earth, Wind, and Fire, Anita Baker, and Luther Vandross!

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 03:22 PM | Link to this

Keep it up, Ranter, and you too will be a certified SELF-hater, Uncle Tom, and sellout (assuming you are black) like yours truly.

By Ranter

May 22, 2006 03:30 PM | Link to this

Since when does expressing an opinion on 2 black talk radio stations make someone a sell-out? I resent that comment.

By B.J.

May 22, 2006 04:01 PM | Link to this

Ranter: As well you should resent that. I’m forewarning you… Now of course, I don’t believe that you are. I actually believe you are very intelligent, and I’m glad to see your comments on here. I was being sarcastic…

By Amy

May 23, 2006 03:03 PM | Link to this

Ranter- The Atlanta Black Bourgeois would like to inform you that speaking against or criticizing any Black person, Black radio station, Black politician, Black minister or church, or Black-eyed peas is completely frowned upon. We demand that you conform to our rules immediately, or you will be banned from Visions, Shout (only on Fri nites), or New Birth.

By Brooke

May 23, 2006 03:22 PM | Link to this

That’s pretty funny Amy!

By Dante

May 24, 2006 12:35 PM | Link to this

Can someone tell me what happened to Jay McLaughlin on WAOK? I miss him.

By B.J.

May 24, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

I’m sure you do miss Jay…..LOL

By Dante

May 24, 2006 02:35 PM | Link to this

BJ Ellis aka Betty Joe Elise, looks like you had something to do with posting that fake blog from me. I know you want some attention, but as I stated before, I like women not men. If you want some attention, why don’t you and AMY hook up. Oh I forgot, you walk on the other side. Since you say that no one can dispute your comments, let me point some out:

1. You wrote “Blacks believe that a “good” talk radio show is nothing more than a proverbial “comment line”, dressed around God AWFUL bumper music. It’s also an environment where every caller agrees 100% with the host, and offers the SAME commentary with every call—TRANSLATION: BORING!! If “black” talkers only knew the VALUE of disagreeable callers…” — I guess what Rush and Hannity do is alright. They screen callers and the only people that get on are the people who agree with them 100%. Everyone that call in the Hannity show tells him that he is a “GOOD American”. You translate that as being boring. Hypocrite

2.You said on one of your pitiful shows that Blacks were the top racist in America. If you listen to Boortz, he always says a underline racial comment. This morning he stated that if you sold his “Fair tax book” and kept the money, he would be the only White guy in Atlanta with a Bentley. If you don’t think that was a racial comment, you must have rocks for brains.

BJ, get a life.

By duggiefresh

May 24, 2006 02:41 PM | Link to this

How about all of you regulars get a freakin’ life? I check in on this blog for comic relief. You guys are hysterical! BJ, Danta, Whatever—are you all for real? First, BJ, I hate to break it to you, but unless you are a Kappa, an Omega, or a semi-literate cross-dressing queen, you can forget about even being considered for a radio job in this retarded market. Atlanta radio? Please. Frank and Wanda are NO. 1? and the A-Team is still on the air? Not to mention the Bert Show and whatever abortion is on 99X this week? Kim Peterson draws a paycheck every 2 weeks…need I say more? And 102.5? Black talk featuring boring overly cerebral Dyson (it’s supposed to also be ENTERTAINING, dude), Sharpton (if aliens abducted him from the surface of the earth tomorrow, would we really be any the worse for it?), and possibly the most annoying presence on any airwaves, Michael Baisden? This is what is Atlanta radio, folks. Sirius Satellite, CDs, kids singing in the back seat, or the sound of the rushing wind is your most advisable solutions. Atlanta and good quality radio is like James Brown and clear, lucid commentary. It’ll never happen.

By Amy

May 24, 2006 02:48 PM | Link to this

Dante- I have made no comments about you in over a week. Why are you mentioning me? Shut your double-breasted lip, you old heathen!

By Dante

May 24, 2006 03:13 PM | Link to this

First things first, duggiefresh, if you look on this blog, I only made two comments,not including the fake blog. Secondly, I don’t take this blog seriously. It’s entertaining. Sometimes it gets out of hand, but most times it is common people who write comments to get a laugh. See, look at Amy’s comments. Its funny. She is really trying to say is that she miss me and want me, but she can’t have me. Amy, I was trying to hook you and BJ together. You sound like you need to release all that pressure that you have built up. But again, he probably don’t know what to do. So it seems like you are SOL. Your truly,The Atlanta Black Bourgeois. Yea right.

By duggiefresh

May 24, 2006 03:33 PM | Link to this

Hey, Dante, no offense, dude. But this joint is rather hilarious. I think that BJ is definitely serious, and may need to seek some professional help for this obsession he has with not being accepted into the rarified air of being a real, actual “talk-radio host”…Oh, the humanity!! Talk about having low expectations for your life! C’mon, B.J.! There are much loftier goals you can aspire to out there! You could be a manager at Jiffy Lube, a tree-trimmer, or possibly even the next Secretary of Defense, since that job doesn’t seem to have the requirement of competence or knowledge of anything related to actual “defense”! I’m just saying, dawg—hit me up at my personal e-mail, dougie913@hotmail.com. I know some people that can help you…the first step is admitting you have a problem.

By duggiefresh

May 24, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

By the way, Amy, are you really a chick, and if so, are you in any way considered to be “hot”? If B.J. has other interests, I’d like to take a shot at you…

By Dante

May 24, 2006 03:41 PM | Link to this

Duggiefresh,that was funny. You got Amy good. HAHA

By Amy

May 24, 2006 03:45 PM | Link to this

Dante- HAHA, hell. Go back to your street corner, you crackwhore!

By Dante

May 24, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this

Amy, you sound kinda bitter. You ought to be happy that someone from the opposite sex has shown interest in you. I know you are tried of spending your weekends at home with your cats. Duggiefresh, please help her.

By Eric B.

May 24, 2006 04:04 PM | Link to this

Why would anyone miss Jay Mc.? WAOK is a joke people. Since that station switched to talk I only listened when Rose Scott was on there talkin sports. Coz and Chris Askew were at least entertaining. It’s a complete joke. You know who has the most talent — the news update women. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

By Amy

May 24, 2006 04:11 PM | Link to this

Eric B- you are violating the rules here. Must I remind you…The Atlanta Black Bourgeois would like to inform you that speaking against or criticizing any Black person, Black radio station, Black politician, Black minister or church, or Black-eyed peas is completely frowned upon. We demand that you conform to our rules immediately, or you will be banned from Visions, Shout (only on Fri nites), or New Birth.

By Dominique Huff

May 25, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this

It seems like 102.5 is constantly reinventing themselves. I guess they must be having some ratings problems and management has been ordered to turn it around or else. I personally liked the all music format and I am getting tired of these DJ’s and talk show hosts with absolute no personality, no knowledge and no common sense dominate Atlanta airwaves. The one good thing I can see with the midday talk format on 102.5 is that it will put some competition on WAOK.

By Eugene

May 25, 2006 10:51 AM | Link to this

Dominique- Competition for WAOK? A group of crickets chirping into a microphone would get higher ratings than WAOK.

By B.J.

May 25, 2006 11:00 AM | Link to this

Duggiefresh: Apparently, you have stepped into the MIDDLE of something before you took time to review the ENTIRE situation. I suggest that you take a look at a couple of documents that I have on my website. They will better inform you on the issues I have. Furthermore, I will tell you, just like anyone else, that you should LISTEN to my show before making any judgments on it—that’s the only way you can make an INTELLIGENT assessment on it.

If I’m wrong, then I apologize in advance, however you seem to be yet another WHITE BOY, who has all the “privileges” and believe that the “system” is FAIR. I have news for you, sir: IT IS NOT. Please speak for yourself when you make those moronic assumptions. There’s NO way in hell that these stations are practicing fair hiring procedures when there are less than 1 percent black-hosted programs on OVER 1700 TALK STATIONS. Furthermore, over half the “personalities” that have shows, are NOT GOOD. However, they are still “offered” opportunity after opportunity after opportunity. Then someone like YOU comes on here and “claim” that the system is fair? I don’t think so, sir.

Also, there’s NO way that ANYONE with a functionally operational brain can admit that the best “black” talk personalities out there are Bev Smith (the idiot), Michael Eric Dyson, “Doctor” Lorraine Jacques White (the comment line), Shelley (the brown nose) Wynter, and (the Reverend) Al Sharpton. I don’t care if you like these talk show hosts or not, the point is that there’s no way in hell that they are the most qualified, the most talented, or even remotely entertaining. It is “talents” like those previously described that lead to the negative portrayal of ALL talk show hosts that are black.

Isn’t it a wonder that Mancow has more stations than Larry Elder? It makes NO sense—Mancow is a ROCK JOCK, and he isn’t that good, either. However, he was afforded a much better opportunity than Larry Elder, and this is fair? How???

By Fireball

May 25, 2006 11:40 AM | Link to this

Few people need talk shows. 99.5 per cent of talk show hosts are braying asses, and nothing more. This goes for all talk show hosts. The fact that you love to exercize your vocal chords, coupled with an obsessive, overriding need for attention, are the only qualifications. Educated, brilliant thinkers who have the capacity for intelligent thought are almost never found in that pig sty.

Fortunately the tide is shifting. These bums are all losing audience, and that includes Limbaugh. The smarter people are now at work figuring out what’s the next big thing.

By B.J.

May 25, 2006 12:20 PM | Link to this

Fireball: That last post left very little to be desired—SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. Talk radio is and will REMAIN the #1 format in radio. Just because YOU don’t like it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t resonate with radio listeners. If your music stations didn’t take the programming out of the hands of the DJ’s—who have GOD given talent and ability to ENTERTAIN the listening public, then so many people wouldn’t have switched over to the talk format. Music directors (playlist coordinators) are NOT necessary in music radio, and MORONIC talk show hosts are NOT necessary in talk radio (even IF they are black).

By Dante

May 25, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this

BJ I see you haven’t commented about my blog on yesterday. I guess when you have been caught being a hypocrite, you have no words to say.

By B.J.

May 25, 2006 02:47 PM | Link to this

Danta: Haven’t you noticed that I don’t usually respond to anything you say? You aren’t intelligent enough for me to waste too much time on. See if you can get one of the other idiots that support WAOK to talk to you.

By Dante

May 25, 2006 03:07 PM | Link to this

In other words, you scared when confronted with some truth. You have been deemed a COWARD and a CHUMP. I have layed out what you stated and disputed it truth. Peace out Betty JOKE (BJ).

By B.J.

May 25, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

Danta: You are MORE than welcome to book up to 2 (TWO) segments on one of my future shows to debate any issue you wish. This is called a CHALLENGE. I’m certain you won’t take me up on that, because one you have NOTHING worthy to debate me about, and two you don’t have the courage to do so. So sit back, shut up, and continue your wet dreams about Jay McGaulphin.

By Mary

May 25, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

Does anyone else think that Michael Baisden’s show has become a smutfest? He is always talking about swingers or sex. And most of his listeners and callers are oversexed whores that have no shame. This is very irresponsible!

By Dominique Huff

May 26, 2006 09:44 AM | Link to this

That was funny Eugene, I was actually assuming that WAOK was actually paying attention to ratings numbers.

Fireball: Talk radio is the thing now if you notice many of these AM and PM drive time personalities are doing more talking than playing music. Some personalities are so bad that they talk during the beginning and the ending of the song and they usually have nothing enlightening or entertaining to say.

My problem with these shows are its too many DAMN people on the air. Why do we need a comedian who is on their last legs to come in and provide comic no relief (Wanda Smith and J.A. Brown)? Why do we have seperate people who read news, sports, entertainment and traffic? These can be consolidated to one person and this one person could be split between sister stations. A good personality could carry their show by themselves or with a partner like they used to do back in the day. To top it all off, now we have to add stereotypical skits like “Its Your World” and “Mr. Sophia” to the mix.

By Dominique Huff

May 26, 2006 09:46 AM | Link to this

Mary: On the most part, Michael Baisden is entertaining and he talks about touchy issues, especially pimping in the pulpit. The edginess of his show is what helps sell it.

By Dante

May 26, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this

I love WAOK…Bev Smith is so intelligent, and Lorraine Jacque White is an amazing talk show host. Of course, I only read on a 2nd grade level, so usually their dialogue and discussion is right on my level.