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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
8/27: Atlanta group Kazual competing tonight in “America’s Got Talent”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Although NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” hosted auditions at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in March, not a single Atlanta act made it to the final 40 from those sessions.
One Atlanta singing quartet has made the cut, but the group actually applied through a special MySpace audition. Kazual, three brothers and a cousin, moved to Atlanta four years ago from Columbus, GA but had yet to get a big break until now.
The group impressed the show’s producers with an a capella version of the Backstreet Boys’ “Inconsolable,” which can also be seen on YouTube.
So what do you think? Are they worth the $1 million prize?
Unlike many other acts, Kazual will have to compete for votes Wednesday night (8 to 10 p.m.) with almost no airtime up to this point, a major disadvantage to get to the next round.
“It’s going to be pretty important to actually knock it out of the park because people haven’t seen us,” said EJay (real name: Eugene Burt). The other three are DMac, Playboi, and Lil Gabe.
Here are the few seconds they got on the show itself doing “In the Still of the Night.”
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8/26: TBS orders up new series “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TBS has ordered a new sitcom “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” after the success of 100 episodes of “House of Payne.”
The station is a bit more cautious this time, ordering just 10 episodes for January 2009. Then again, the release implies that this 10-episode run of “Meet the Browns” could mean more episodes forthcoming if it does well.
According to a press release:
“Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character who earlier this year was featured in Perry’s hit film of the same name. He has also appeared in several episodes of “House of Payne” on TBS. Perry’s new series begins after Brown inherits a dilapidated house from his deceased father.
Angela Bassett, who was in the original film, won’t be joining the new crew.
“House of Payne” has 26 new episodes set starting in December with production beginning in September.
-97.1/The River is testing four veteran DJs to replace Lexie Kaye in mornings: former 96rock/Eagle 106.7 jock Steve Mitchell, traffic gal Paula Phillips, former 96rock/Z93 jock Kaedy Kiely, and former 96rocker Tim Rhodes.
Mitchell does voiceover and production work since he was ousted from Eagle when Citadel blew up the country station in February in favor of oldies.
Phillips used to be a jock in Athens and other cities but has spent several years doing traffic for the River and other Cox stations.
Kaely, who worked for more than 20 years in Atlanta radio until Z93 was killed for Dave FM in 2004, has done other ventures including a soft-drink company and a board game version of her “Rock Riddles.”
Rhodes, who was let go from 96rock when that station died at the end of 2006 after more than a decade there, works at Bulldog 103.7, an Athens rock station also owned by Cox Radio.
Chris Miller, program director, said management will make a decision next week on who will get the job.
Who would you think would work best?
