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In the history of Atlanta radio...

Re: In the history of Atlanta radio... For B. J.

B. J.


When I first heard you on WGST last year I thought you had promise. Although your shows were basically audition shows I continued to listen to the end of your time slot because you were entertaining.

However, when you post I find your writing laborious to read. I find less and to the point to be more. Plus, many adults find the use of capitalization for the purpose of emphasis is just not necessary. To many, the use of capitalization for emphasis says "Hey stupid, let me help you".

I also like your enthusiasm for talk radio. Maybe you should direct more of your efforts to it instead of spending much time tapping toes with others here.

But what do I know . . . I am just a fat, bald, white guy over forty that listens to the radio . . .
 
BJ
Say what you want about Herman Cain but he is sydicated on about 12 stations. So let's look at it. You both are on the air on the weekends. But he is on WSB in Atlanta AND 11 other stations. You are on 1 station in Memphis.

Btw, I did listen to some of your archives on your website. Herman is a much better host. Sorry, just another "White Guys" opinion. Besides Herman, I belive your "brothers" station has a black conservative on in the afternoons. So that destroys your argument about Black stations not wanting to have a conservative host.
 
Merlin Berlin said:
The last time I checked radio was a business. The majority of these businesses are going to make the decisions that are going to make their stock holders the most money. If that means running programs called "Pet Chat" or "Polka Party 2006" that's what they're going to do. If that causes you as a relatively intelligent black talk show host to build a business case that shows you can be entertaining and bring in the revenue stream that will make the suits happy, then I guess that's what you have to do. But to paint the talk show industry with your broad brush that no one wants to hire you unless you are 40+ and white is not correct. Unfortunately for you, right now, 40+ angry white guys are what people want to hear and advertisers are buying it up. I will say though, I do admire your passion for your craft.
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You have to take in consideration that most of these radio stations are owned by the same few corporations. Often times, these shows are syndicated. This doesn't mean the show is necessarily doing well but the larger coverage a big company owned radio station provides is very lucrative to advertisers. Often times, these advertisements are syndicated from various firms who are just looking for targeted demographics of audiences.

Talk radio has to be entertaining and something people can relate to. No one wants to hear a college lecture on drive time or on the weekend. Many of these markets are missing out on local talk radio as many of these syndicated hosts like to focus on Washington.
 
But to paint the talk show industry with your broad brush that no one wants to hire you unless you are 40+ and white is not correct.
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What are you basing this quote on? Do you listen to talk radio? Have you visited news/talk radio station's websites? True enough, you are entitled to your opinion, but I really wonder what it is rooted in? I really wish people like you would take the blinders off and try to understand what I'm actually saying here...
 
Say what you want about Herman Cain but he is sydicated on about 12 stations. So let's look at it. You both are on the air on the weekends. But he is on WSB in Atlanta AND 11 other stations. You are on 1 station in Memphis.
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Again, comparing Hermain Cain's (which is older than my father was) success to mine is totally pointless. I'm sure more successful than many 10-15 year olds, but I don't think it is necessary to make such a comparison. What I'm speaking of is the ENTERTAINMENT value of his show--that's all. As a white guy, you might not understand the motive behind "tokenism". That's Herman Cain's reason for being on those stations--not because his show is that great. The LAST thing that "the powers that be" want to do is put a REALLY GOOD talk show host on that is black--because it would open the FLOODGATES for more blacks to enter this industry...

Btw, I did listen to some of your archives on your website. Herman is a much better host. Sorry, just another "White Guys" opinion.
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I respect your opinion, and at least you took the time to compare. Your taste is different, and I can definitely respect that. However, for every comment I receive like yours, I receive 10-15 others that are like mine. One of the most common responses I receive is, "I didn't know talk radio can be entertaining until I heard The B.J. Ellis Show." Those people represent GROWTH in the interest of talk radio--what is sorely lacking in talk radio today. We have reached the pinnacle of listeners to "lecture-style", NO entertainment, heavy information talk radio. What is going to bring the new listeners to talk radio is ENTERTAINMENT, period. I hope you don't take these comments the wrong way, but if you actually think Cain's show is more entertaining than mine, then please tell me what makes it so entertaining... I just don't see it, and maybe you can help me here.

Besides Herman, I belive your "brothers" station has a black conservative on in the afternoons. So that destroys your argument about Black stations not wanting to have a conservative host.
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I had virtually no problem with your post until I came up on this paragraph.... This one infuriates me more than any other statement you made. If you are speaking of Shelly "the brown nose" Wynter, he is no more conservative than I am 9 months pregnant. I was just about to give you all the respect in the world for your opinion. To say that person is a conservative is insulting to anyone that is a conservative. The reason he is on that station is because he is a BUTT-KISSER, period. There's no way that station would put a REAL conservative on that station, because it would destroy their INTENTIONAL social engineering campaign. My "argument" is nowhere NEAR destroyed, and just because you (must) have NO idea of what a TRUE conservative is doesn't mean that I don't know what I'm talking about...

It's a crying shame that you think someone so WEAK, so SHALLOW, and so STUPID can be considered a "conservative". Let me ask you this, "What white person would you compare that host to?" Honestly it doesn't matter to me if you are a racist or not, but that paragraph is borderline racist at minimum. Even if that person were a conservative, it still doesn't speak to the issues I raised previously, nor does it address the tremendous segregation in this industry that is unjustified.

Contrary to your popular beliefs, wishes, and opinions, there are some blacks out there that have high standards (yes, just as high as you white folks), and we are tremendously insulted when white people like yourself expect us to accept LOWER-quality as standard. Furthermore, it is even more amazing that the main people who are arguing my points can only name 3 (one of which isn't even on anymore) black hosts, but they seem to never speak to the over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) white hosts on talk radio stations. If the industry was beaming in ratings success, then I'd have no grievance. However, the stagnant ratings do make my inquiries legitimate and my grievances justifiable. Private companies can do whatever they want to do--don't get me wrong here. All I'm asking is for them to have the courage to ADMIT their true motives. Insulting my intelligence doesn't do anything to address the issues at hand.

Final F.Y.I. To say that WAOK is anyway a "brother's" station is yet another racist insult. WAOK is owned by CBS Radio, which is owned by Viacom--WHITE-OWNED companies, by the way. I'm not stupid, and I hope you aren't either.
 
Re: In the history of Atlanta radio... For B. J.

When I first heard you on WGST last year I thought you had promise. Although your shows were basically audition shows I continued to listen to the end of your time slot because you were entertaining.

However, when you post I find your writing laborious to read. I find less and to the point to be more. Plus, many adults find the use of capitalization for the purpose of emphasis is just not necessary. To many, the use of capitalization for emphasis says "Hey stupid, let me help you".

I also like your enthusiasm for talk radio. Maybe you should direct more of your efforts to it instead of spending much time tapping toes with others here.

But what do I know . . . I am just a fat, bald, white guy over forty that listens to the radio . . .
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Thanks for the kind words, and excellent advice. Your points are well taken, and will be considered--in fact, if you notice, I don't post nearly as much as I used to in the past (especially on the AJC radio blog)...

As for the capitalization usage, it is only to express EMPHASIS--not to insult anyone's intelligence. Remember, that is what capitalization is for....I don't use it for any other reason...
 
Radio Info has installed a board called "Take it Outside". Your black vs white ramblings, while interesting, may be better suited to continue the discussion on that page.

As for the talk format, black or white, rich or poor, gay or straight, great or small, it's all just an opinion. The sad part is that it's becoming more and more apparent that no two people seem to have the same opinion. :(
 
What are you basing this quote on? Do you listen to talk radio? Have you visited news/talk radio station's websites? True enough, you are entitled to your opinion, but I really wonder what it is rooted in? I really wish people like you would take the blinders off and try to understand what I'm actually saying here...
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I actually do listen to talk radio. I do understand exactly what you are saying and I personally think you are wrong. There is no deep seeded hate for the black man. There is no desire on my part to keep the black man down. I simply want good entertaining radio. I can't recall the liberal host that used to be here in Atlanta (was it Mike Malloy?) but I used to listen to him, not because I agreed with him but because he was entertaining. I have a feeling that I would probably listen to you too if you were on the air here because like I previously stated, I appreciate your enthusiasm.

The one issue that I have with you and your posts and others of your ilk is that there is always some kind of a conspiracy that is keeping you from success. It's never what you are doing. But then that is the general mindset of a liberal. That my nubian friend is why I would listen to you. So you see, it's not that I dislike you as a person regardless of color. It's that I disagree with your philosophy. .........
 
Oh please, Marl-- I mean BJ.



Yes, I remember you from the great days of Atlanta Broadcast Institute where you squeaked by. You were middle of the road in a crappy trade school for radio!

Should all of the people who finished better than you in the class be already on the air too, or was it whitey again?


This is my first post because I just couldn't take it anymore.

I hit my knee --blame whitey
I stubbed by toe -- blame whitey
Nobody wants to listen to me on the radio--blame whitey
 
scrappydoo said:
Oh please, Marl-- I mean BJ.



Yes, I remember you from the great days of Atlanta Broadcast Institute where you squeaked by. You were middle of the road in a crappy trade school for radio!

Should all of the people who finished better than you in the class be already on the air too, or was it whitey again?


This is my first post because I just couldn't take it anymore.

I hit my knee --blame whitey
I stubbed by toe -- blame whitey
Nobody wants to listen to me on the radio--blame whitey
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Ouch!!!!!!!

ABI?! The 'Amway' of trade schools? Tooo funny.

A challenge for Marl~uh, I mean BJ.

you say there are '1,000 white talk show hosts' in America. there are only about 300 markets with at least 50,000 populace.

Please name all 1,000 talk show hosts. We know you like to type alot, so get started! ;)
 
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