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Friday, June 16, 2006
6/16: SiMan says goodbye to AM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After four years, R&B/talk station 102.5’s Silas “SiMan Baby!” Alexander ended his morning show today upbeat as always after folks like Ken Ford, Shirley Franklin and the other morning shows in the building wished him off. While Steve Harvey takes over Monday, SiMan gets to keep a job — just in the evenings. And seriously, if SiMan is bitter about it, he isn’t showing it.
“I want to give another special thank you to Radio One and v.p. and general manager Wayne Brown,” SiMan said at 9:56 a.m. today on the air. “I keep telling people in the real world, he could have called me and said, ‘Have a good show this morning?’ ‘Yah.. I had a pretty good show.’ ‘That was your last. Steve Harvey starts on Monday.’ He didn’t do that. Instead, he said, ‘We are going to keep you in the house. Steve Harvey will take the mornings to a new level.’ ”
SiMan’s producer and the program director Derek Harper said, “All the listeners over the past few years, they became family. I want to shout out to SiMan baby. I’ve worked with many personalities in this cityand out. Everyone can attest that he’s one of the most personable and easy people to work with. That’s a testament to your success. I know your family is here to support you today. They’ll have to get used to seeing you in the mornings. You’re a real professional. I’m just glad you’ll still be here.”
