Originally posted Friday, July 13, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog
Atlanta's Bayleigh Dayton is now in her fourth week on CBS's "Big Brother," having survived two eliminations so far.
Unfortunately, her showmance partner Swaggy C was shown the door Thursday night after being backdoored by Kaitlyn Herman.
Showmances can be dangerous in “Big Brother” so his departure, in a sense, may help Bayleigh out in the long run although the Delta flight attendant is not part of the alliance currently in control of the game. The winner has to last 90 days to win $500,000.
Swaggy C (real name: Christopher Jordan Williams) after elimination told host Julie Chen he was “in love” with Bayleigh after spending 600 hours together with her. Does she feel the same?
Yes! For now. "I know for a fact that this summer will not be the same without you in this house" she said in a pre-taped video in case he was eliminated. "I love you and I'm so grateful for 'Big Brother' bringing us together and Swayleigh forever. I'm going to give them hell."
He's naturally bitter that surfboard-totin' Tyler Crispen outsmarted him. He hopes Bayleigh and Faysal Shafaat eventually take him out.
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Georgia State athletics has signed a deal with 92.9/The Game to air GSU Panthers football games.
Those games had previously aired on on 1340 The Fan 3 among with 88.5/WRAS-FM.
The Game’s sister news/talk station 1380/WAOK-AM will provide game coverage of select matchups and will broadcast all men’s basketball games. All women’s basketball games will air on Star 94’s HD2 channel, which normally plays 70s and 80s music.
"Expanding our sports contents is an important part of our strategy to remain as the leaders in sports radio," said Rick Caffey, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Atlanta, in a press release. "We remain strong advocates of our local community and of delivering quality content to our city and beyond. This agreement with Georgia State University is another step in that direction and we look forward to an exciting season with an excellent sports program."
The June radio ratings, by the way, showed a tightening in the sports talk battle. The Game, which also airs Hawks and Falcons games, seasonally loses audience at this time of year and watched its ratings fall from 2.8 to 2.2. 680/93.7 The Fan, which airs Braves games, held at 2.0 as the team continue its strong run. That’s the smallest gap in several years though the Game’s audience remains far younger.
The gap in June, 2017 was far greater: a 2.6 for the Game vs. 1.4 for the Fan.
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This fall, CNN is adding a new show at 1 p.m. hosted by Brianna Keilar, the CNN senior Washington correspondent.
She will spell Wolf Blitzer, whose "Situation Room" will continue from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Her show will debut after her maternity leave is over.
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