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Yolanda Adams comes to D/FW

salemjedi54

salemjedi54

Starting on Sept. 1, 2009 we all can enjoy the inspiring message of Yolanda Adams and Brother Larry Jones on KHVN 970 am.

I look forward to listening to her show.
 
I guess this is not big enough. Maybe I should have said that Russ Martin or Pugs & Kelly will be doing mornings on KHVN!!!!!
 
Heaven forbid!
 
Salem, that's why I gave up on posting anything on "Minority radio". You know we are the odd men out.

Anyways, had a chance to hear her show during my trip to South Carolina, and it sounded pretty good. I just wish one of FMs were flipping to gospel and we could hear it in stereo.
 
I thought this would be big news since KHVN is replacing a D/FW Radio LEGEND with a syndicated show.

Buc, you may have given up, but I will keep posting about Black/Urban formatted radio.
 
You should know no love is going to be shown to Joe Bagby or Nate Quick.
 
bucwhyl said:
You should know no love is going to be shown to Joe Bagby or Nate Quick.
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I know, unless Russ Martin or Pugs & Kelly are playing at the funeral.
 
Tell me a little about Yolanda Adams.

I am interested and will try to listen tomorrow.

6-9 a.m.?
 
I dont listen to Heaven 97 [I think thats KHVN]
Only time I tend to listen to AM now and days is to DX and listen to KAAM's Saturday Night Soc Hop every now and then.
 
bucwhyl said:
You should know no love is going to be shown to Joe Bagby or Nate Quick.
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You know what "I" get tired of? This attitude of yours. First off, I, a white man for the last 44 years, gave nice eulogies to both Joe Bagby and Nate Quick on "The Hi-Fi Club" radio show. It would have been nice if Nate or someone at his various stations could have posted a more thorough biography for me to read, but I made do with what I had. And these were both "lead stories," not buried in the show somewhere.

Next, you seem to only defend "black radio" that caters to the older crowd. I can tell you from NINE years of reading and posting on this board that YES, you are indeed in a minority. For whatever reason, little is ever said on here about KKDA-AM, KHVN, KGGR and KKGM. Perhaps the normal audience for those stations is not into blogging. That doesn't make those stations worth any less, however, but you seem to consider them that way, like it's an attack against a race. I fully agree with you that Willis Johnson is one of the unsung radio heroes in this town. So was Joe Bagby. I tuned into KKDA-AM two days ago and heard a voice from the past (for me at least)...Joycelynn Johnson. I remember her doing news for K-104 back in 1978 when they still had their "Disco Soul" format. I have her on tape somewhere reporting about the American hostages held in Iran.

Then again, there's a frequent amount of postings here about K-104, KBFB, KSOC and KRNB. As those stations skew towards younger blacks, perhaps that "group" is more into blogging. Hell, there's even a post about 100.3 Jamz on the board right now.

Now maybe it's *me* that's in a minority, usually addressing your questions or comments about "black" stations even when others don't. Then again, maybe most of the "white" listeners on this board don't listen to "black" stations and have no valid commentary to add, anyway. But that's no reason for you to take it personally. It's not a reflection on the station or on its audience or on the race or religion that listens to it or that the station appeals to. Hell, Hyman Childs is a white, Jewish man owning three black stations in the same town. Go figure. Years before Earl Graves owned KNOK, it was part-owned by Stu Hepburn, a white guy (and, during 1960-63, Hepburn co-owned it with PAT BOONE.) Again, go figure.

Then again again, look at the percentage of Hispanic listeners in the DFW market, and the commeasurate amount of Latino stations in DFW. But you don't see a lot of chatter on here about those, and their percentage of the entire population of DFW is much greater than "non-whites" and is about to eclipse the percentage of whites in DFW. So there's a HUGE group that doesn't blog.
 
I am actually glad that the Yolanda Adams show will be on in DFW. It will hopefully show that Gospel radio CAN sound professional and just as good as any other format. The problem is that although the show dosen't start until Sept 1st, the staff at KHVN is not embracing the change as they are already airing calls from "angry" listeners saying that they won't listen to the show. At some point hopefully management will realize that they need a "shepherd to guide the sheep" and hire a PD.
 
I don't listen to Mortensen broadcasting at all. cheap shysters. As far as minority broadcasting <sheesh I'll be glad when the labeling division stops> KKDA AM is a great sounding station. I am not into Rap/hip Hop ,same ol slow beats and stretching words into rhyme, nor am I Into country in case you want to shoot back with that.
 
Mortenson

thunderradio said:
I don't listen to Mortensen broadcasting at all.
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The name of the company is Mortenson, not Mortensen.
 
Mike, with all do respect, I don't post on this board for you or anyone else to like me or my attitude. Really, I could care less about that. I'm doing just what this board was created for, and what everyone else does on here. Give my opinion, and I'm not going to change.
 
Buc, I'm sorry for coming down so hard. Guess the earlier post just hit me wrong. Indeed, you've got every right to post whatever you want to here, and I wouldn't want to ever see that compromised. But I think my point's misunderstood. Just because people (in general) don't post ANYTHING about Nate or Mr. Bagby (or answer a post) doesn't imply that they hate them...I think it's more that they don't KNOW them, or their careers, or can offer anything valid. Me as a radio historian, YES, I'm probably more knowledgeable about Mr. Bagby than most of my "white" counterparts, and yes, I hate to see ANYONE legendary be overlooked. I just don't want to see you take any of the posts here personally, when it was never meant to be that.
 
Mike, me and Salem never said anything about anybody hating anybody. When we say "Show no love", we meant show no recognition. Me and Salem have jumped in on several occasions and posted on several topics that were not urban related. It just seems like nobody attempts to learn anything about the formats we listen to.
 
MikeShannon914 said:
Buc, I'm sorry for coming down so hard. Guess the earlier post just hit me wrong. Indeed, you've got every right to post whatever you want to here, and I wouldn't want to ever see that compromised. But I think my point's misunderstood. Just because people (in general) don't post ANYTHING about Nate or Mr. Bagby (or answer a post) doesn't imply that they hate them...I think it's more that they don't KNOW them, or their careers, or can offer anything valid. Me as a radio historian, YES, I'm probably more knowledgeable about Mr. Bagby than most of my "white" counterparts, and yes, I hate to see ANYONE legendary be overlooked. I just don't want to see you take any of the posts here personally, when it was never meant to be that.
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Mike,
I did not say anything about your earlier post because I did not want to get into a shouting match. Buc and I get upset because Urban, Urban AC and Gospel formats in general are after thoughts in this market even though for the most the urban/urban AC's are consistently in the top 10 in the target demos. I started this thread because this is significant. Joe Bagby did mornings on 970 am for God knows how long and now Heaven 97 had to go syndicated for the morning show. Its sad to see, but I want to see how she does here.

There are 500 posts if Russ Martin takes a dump on the air, but there were over 120 views of my Yolanda Adams post before anyone else posts. Something is just not right.
 
Gotta roll with my dog Salem on this. He's just keeping it real.
 
I am going to have to agree with Mike on this one. I will agree with Buc about the Russ Martin Posts ( how many times have I said :"so what?" "he's gone", "why keep threads up about him?"). K104, The Beat have done well,however Mike has a fine Point ,there are hardly any posts about hispanic stations,yet they have done well too. To each their own. It has come across as negative complaint that a majority do not post about Black stations. I don't . Why? Its not a format I chose to listen to, same as country, same as WRR,same as Hispanic stations. I am not interested in them. I don't expect Buc or Salem to chat up KSCS or the Wolf,or WBAP, KRLD,etc. So yeah voice your opinion and concerns on your format of interests,but don't expect a good chunk of hte board to follow suit, just don't interpret it as a negative. Mike btw does an excellent show on ALL FORMATS AND PERSONALITIES WHEN THEY BECOME NEWS. He is very neutral..period.
 
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