Steve Harvey and Kevin Hart Talk Real Husbands of Hollywood and More. (Audio)
Radio Facts: Radio Facts: Kevin Hart stopped by the Steve Harvey Morning Show and had a good time with the crew as they talked...
Rudy Rush and Claudia Jordan Break Down How Their Show Will be Better than...
Claudia Jordan states that most syndicated shows don't have strong female leads and that the women are often thrown into the fold to giggle and cackle at the male lead's jokes limited her ability to grow. We agree with that. To that end, I ain't tryin' to starts no shyeat but Rudy and Claudia are replacing the Steve Harvey Morning Show in Dallas ..... because..... Look, draw yo own conclusions. See vid
Steve Harvey Seeks Help of Expert to Repair his Tattered Image
Steve Havey has been having a really hard time lately with his reputation. His remarks about Asian men not being attractive to white or black women got him in hot water with the Asian community then almost directly after that he visited Trump at Trump Tower in NYC in an attempt to position himself as the rep for the black community, creating a line of communication about the problems with violence in Chicago. The result was ire from the black community. Shortly after that, Harvey sued (and won) to halt the release of video footage from his comedy days in the 90s where he allegedly asked audience members to "spit on white people." Harvey claimed the videographer had been trying to embezzle funds from him for years not to release the footage.Harvey also canceled his successful Neighborhood Awards after an alleged disagreement with a former business partner and the catalyst to a majority of Harvey's major successes, Rushion McDonald. Next, while hosting the recent Miss Universe pageant Miss Columbia revealed that Columbians hate Steve Harvey. As if that wasn't enough, Harvey is ethered in a recent viral video by comedian Tony Rock questioning why Harvey is the "oracle" relegated as a "relationship expert" while on his third marriage whose current wife, Majorie, was the mistress to his previous wife.Sources close to Harvey tell us that he is deeply DEEPLY bothered by his current reputation and that point is proven by him being in talks with Judy Smith, an expert who the show Scandal is based on, in an attempt to rebuild his sordid public perception. We have also learned that Harvey will relocate his radio show from Atlanta (a literal mecca for Black radio stations) to Los Angeles (with very limited Black radio outlets) in May. This would give his show a greater advantage over getting more exclusives and a better chance that he will actually be in the studio since he is rarely in the studio in Atlanta. Harvey's show is run on Los Angeles' KJLH. The station, a huge integral market affiliate to help secure advertising for Harvey's show, was very close to dropping the show on a couple of occasions before Premiere Networks, a Sherman Oaks, CA-based company that does not support the black music and radio industry, basically gave them the moon to keep it on.When Harvey took over mornings at many stations across the country, many black radio professionals lost their jobs but Harvey's show is not promoted by anyone from the black music industry in return, which he is well aware of.According to the New York Daily News, Harvey is concerned that true radio icon and competitor Tom Joyner is using Harvey's poor reputation issues by urging listeners who are angry with Steve to "come on back home to me!”Steve Harvey offers Tribute to Doug Banks… while riding a Treadmill?
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Doing a tribute to a late radio icon while riding a treadmill? (click "Next" above or below)[/caption]This is WAY over the top. I may be missing something because I don't listen to the Steve Harvey Morning Show. With all due respect to the true radio vets on the Steve Harvey Morning show, Carla and Shirley Strawberry, and to Steve's legacy as a media mogul, in my entire 30 years of radio, I have never seen a true "radio pro" do a show on a treadmill let alone make a tribute to a recently departed radio icon at the same time while riding it. Steve would fire me because I would be the one person to tell him this sh is unacceptable. We need to hear directly from and see Shirley on camera Steve, she is the one who worked with him right? What gives? Is it me or is this disrespectful to our craft and to Doug? Can you imagine a preacher doing a funeral while eating chicken and waffles?Am I making too much of it? Can you IMAGINE if a true radio Radio DJ like the late Frankie Crocker did a show on a treadmill in Black? he may have done it on a horse or while skating but he would have made it spectacular. Anything less would have never happened. Perhaps I am expecting too much but being a radio pro is a SKILL and a CRAFT there is no compromise, you work within those parameters. Perhaps a comedian would do a tribute on a radio show while riding a treadmill but a true Radio DJ.... would not. Considering that my Black radio brethren will not respond to this I'm asking fans of radio if I'm wrong. I will open my mind and imagine the possibilities. Perhaps Steve has started a new trend. Here are my suggestions for other unorthodox ways to do a show on the air and to make a tribute to an icon. Your thoughts? (RIP Doug)
Doing a tribute to a late radio icon while riding a treadmill? (click "Next" above or below)[/caption]This is WAY over the top. I may be missing something because I don't listen to the Steve Harvey Morning Show. With all due respect to the true radio vets on the Steve Harvey Morning show, Carla and Shirley Strawberry, and to Steve's legacy as a media mogul, in my entire 30 years of radio, I have never seen a true "radio pro" do a show on a treadmill let alone make a tribute to a recently departed radio icon at the same time while riding it. Steve would fire me because I would be the one person to tell him this sh is unacceptable. We need to hear directly from and see Shirley on camera Steve, she is the one who worked with him right? What gives? Is it me or is this disrespectful to our craft and to Doug? Can you imagine a preacher doing a funeral while eating chicken and waffles?Am I making too much of it? Can you IMAGINE if a true radio Radio DJ like the late Frankie Crocker did a show on a treadmill in Black? he may have done it on a horse or while skating but he would have made it spectacular. Anything less would have never happened. Perhaps I am expecting too much but being a radio pro is a SKILL and a CRAFT there is no compromise, you work within those parameters. Perhaps a comedian would do a tribute on a radio show while riding a treadmill but a true Radio DJ.... would not. Considering that my Black radio brethren will not respond to this I'm asking fans of radio if I'm wrong. I will open my mind and imagine the possibilities. Perhaps Steve has started a new trend. Here are my suggestions for other unorthodox ways to do a show on the air and to make a tribute to an icon. Your thoughts? (RIP Doug)
Are Urban Radio Vet DJs Closing the Door on New Talent?
Yesterday, I wrote a piece on Donny Simpson and I have to admit, I felt that perhaps I was a little hard on Donnie. There are times when my passion for Black radio might go a bit too strong to get a point across but sometimes I feel like the entire Black radio industry is on a sinking ship and the bottom of the boat is flooding while we keep patching up the deck or waiting for someone to come out to sea to save us. Shortcuts to save money can undermine our financial success in the long term. Donnie Simpson, Steve Harvey, Tom Joyner and Michael Baisden will be on their death beds with the mic live if they could but are any of them doing it for the LOVE of radio or for the LOVE of MONEY and GREED? The heads of the Corps(e) may say... 'I don't give a sh... WHAT they do it for, they are our saving grace right now and they save us money.' I would agree... they are the saving grace RIGHT NOW but why is it that no matter where I go and who I ask, even with PPMs ratings... NOBODY listens to radio anymore? If our collective ratings are good with the plethora of syndicated shows we are running now, could they possibly be GREAT if we hired young, local talent that could connect with the trendsetters in our markets. Would local and national advertisers be more apt to advertise the latest cell phones, soft drinks, local colleges and trade schools etc? I hear to get Tom or Steve to make a local appearance, you better dig DEEP in the station's pockets and come out with thousand s. I've seen LOCAL morning show Radio DJs pull JUST as many people with a local remote who were paid much MUCH MUCH less. On the subject of overpaid vets who are not effective, where does our loyalty end and our brain activity begin?There is nothing wrong with having vets on the team as long as they are forward thinking at the same time, when I used to talk to big New York ad agencies about a magazine I did a few years back (a magazine outside of the industry) I would always stress, the person on the cover of the magazine resembles the target of who the magazine is trying to reach. It's the same with radio. While we may all love him, from his days as a host on BET's Video Soul, who is Donnie Simpson reaching THESE days? He did a great contest not long ago to find a new sidekick and the sales team at WPGC did a great job of selling the concept to advertisers but after all was said and done and the winner was picked... we're right back where we started. Donnie may not want to face the fact that his illustrious career in the Black radio and TV industry may be over but the listeners are screaming it and WPGC has ignored it for too long out of loyalty. WPGC is now forced to FINALLY make a decision they should have made 2 years ago but it's better late than never... (maybe). A vet sent me an angry email saying I was against vets and that I am wrong and the music out now is pure crap. ... Yadda, yadda fooking yadda. Rappers and R&B stars are not making their songs for ME to like them as a middle aged man, they are trying to reach THEIR generation. As you get older in this industry you have to rely more on your skills and experience than you do your taste, out of the 3 that's the one thing that makes the most drastic change. As an on air host, if you are not into the music, there is an element that is missing and the audience will pick it up. I can't applaud Donnie for refusing to play today's hits because he deems them unworthy of airplay. He's not the PD and perhaps we will eventually return to the days when Black announcers can have their own shows and play the type of music they want to play. I can understand how that would make radio more exciting. Sh..., with the way the radio economy is going, selling time to local churches (some of the WORST on air presentations, preaching and singing I have EVER heard. Do we really have to let these people DESTROY the quality of our stations? Would someone tell them "You SUCK, Praise the Lord," "Gloraye Hallelue." Give me a check (that will cash) and I'll go to the Sunday Service and tell the whole congregation.... YOU'RE FIRED!) Anyway, I'm willing to bet there are some radio people out there willing to buy time on the air, provided they can sell that slot too. Maybe people who don't like today's music can buy their own on the air and play the music they like, but why should radio pay them when they already have a PD?I think there are some Black radio people who are truly passionate about radio. Who love the craft and who are willing to work hard at developing their talent. That can be at any age and I can't stress enough the importance of "forward thinking." I don't think those people are Tom Joyner , Steve Harvey, Michael Baisden etc. There is a difference between "passion" and "payday." It is distinct, you can hear it on the airwaves. Mentally, I'm trying to put myself in their shoes. Would I want as many stations as Tom at his age? No, I would take 1/4 of the stations and demand those other opportunities be given to young, fresh talent. Would I have the team that Steve or Tom has? There are some good quality vets on both shows but I'm not sure but I would want people who are afraid of me or who would fear telling me when I'm wrong about something. That's the one good thing about Robin on Howard Stern. She is the ONLY sidekick I have ever heard who stand s up to Howard and challenges him. I also have to give the comedian on Tom Joyner (I don't listen to Tom's show.. is it J Anthony Brown?) credit for the time he stood up to Tom when Tom was moaning and groaning about Tavis leaving the show. A BRILLIANT move on Tavis' part, that show was SO beneath him but it served its purpose to make him a star... get in and get out. J Anthony told Tom "Get over it man, Tavis is gone, can we please move on?" J was right, Tom's bitching was annoying but his response to Tom damn near had me drive up a tree. I am often so accustomed to sidekicks on Black syndicated shows being so meek. Tom told J Anthony to go home. What kind of sh... is that? (laugh) Somebody should tell Tom to go home. I talk to a LOT of radio people from both Black and CHR each week and when CHR people admit Black radio people are underutilized and that the ENTIRE industry is run by too many old, fat, bald guys (and we won't even get started on the men)(laugh, whew, I just kill me) something is wrong (laugh).No disrespect to Donnie, Tom, Steve or anyone else who has made a LOT of money from Urban radio over the decades... But when do we open the door and allow the opportunity for others in to start their careers. You know, like the opportunity that WE were given?
