Buzz checked out two different events this weekend with different results in terms of punctuality.

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee was on time and on point Friday evening at his alma mater, Morehouse College, taking part in a Black History Month celebration hosted by Nike.

Lee recounted how "mutually beneficial" his relationship with the sneaker company has been over 22 years. A couple of Nike ad men saw his early hit "She's Gotta Have It" in 1986, noted that his character Mars wore Nikes and asked Lee to direct and star in Nike commercials with Michael Jordan. The rest is advertising history. Nike helped raise Lee's profile while his cool commercials propelled Nike to greater heights of popularity.

Lee also checked in on Morehouse's new sports journalism program, which he helped launch with $325,000 of his own money. "The press box is still a mostly segregated area," he said, "while the brothers are running up and down the field."

He told the audience that back in the '80s, a film by a black director was "an event." Nowadays, he said, "Tyler Perry has a film out every week!"

After he showed a trailer of his upcoming World War II film "Miracle At St. Anna," Lee left quickly to catch his beloved New York Knicks at Philips Arena that evening. Philips PR man Kenan Woods told Buzz he helped get Lee seats next to the Knicks bench but Lee's presence didn't help the struggling Knicks, who lost to the Hawks. Sorry, Spike!

Meanwhile, Atlanta R&B singer Keyshia Cole taped a reunion show Saturday based on her hit BET show "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is." The show was scheduled to tape at Turner Studios in Midtown from 4 to 6 p.m. Cole and her family arrived late at 4:30 p.m. and didn't get on stage until 7:30 p.m. By then, Buzz was long gone. Taping, a BET spokeswoman said, didn't end until 10:30 p.m. Even she missed the taping because her flight back to D.C. was at 9:30 p.m. The reunion show is set to air on BET March 20 —- presumably on time.

Focus on dads

Calling all cool dads —- guys with good jobs, active in their kids' lives and still making time for getting together with the guys.

A casting director is on the hunt for a few men who make women drool for a reality show about a group of guys for Bravo Television called, "The Dad's Club."

"The idea is that there are so many shows following around moms, why not focus on the dads?" said casting director Charisse Simonian. "We want dads who are successful and who are juggling busy careers with fatherhood yet make time to hang out with the guys. ... Those guys that women will think, 'I wish he was my husband.' "

Those interested in applying, send a one-paragraph bio and photograph to clubcasting@luckymail.com. The deadline is March 10.

Casting directors plan on coming to Atlanta during the week of March 17 to whittle down the finalists.

DeGarmo too pop?

Singer/producer John Rich hit Snellville native Diana DeGarmo hard in CMT's reality show "Gone Country" Friday night, accusing her of not being country enough. After he heard a rough cut of her song, he said she's a "great singer."

"But I gotta tell ya," he added, "There ain't nothin' about that vocal that's country at all. That is straight pop music big time."

He then asked why she wanted to get into country. She said it was "a challenge," then giggled nervously.

"Terrible answer!" Rich shot back. "You need to want to do this because you love country music, not because it's a damn challenge!"

Later, DeGarmo is seen crying back at the house while Carnie Wilson and Dee Snider try to console her. "He made Simon Cowell look like a pussycat," DeGarmo said. "When I was growing up, I wanted to be a country singer more than anything in the world. I tried and I got shot down bad."

Snider, acting like a supportive dad, said she had "gumption" and added, "You're the bravest 20-year- old I know."

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Singer-guitarist Robyn Hitchcock is 55. Guitarist John Lilley of the Hooters is 54. Actress Miranda Richardson is 50. Rapper Tone-Loc is 42. Guitarist John Bigham (Fishbone) is 39. Actress Julie Bowen ("Boston Legal," "Ed") is 38. Actor David Faustino ("Married ... With Children") is 34. Actress Jessica Biel is 26.

—-Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services