Tavis went LIVE on KBLA with the station's political team. On such a historic day, folks had to be glued to a screen to get information unless you were listening to KBLA online. As owner he interrupted regular Sunday programming. ...Read more 🧵
The deal is for a reported $76 billion which includes a $2 billion deal for the WNBA beginning in the 2025-26 season. The NBA rejected a bid made by Warner Bros. Discovery/TNT sports. It looks like TNT played themselves. After next season there will be NO MORE Kenny, Ernie, Shaq, and Charles. ...Read more 🧵
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Bomani Jones joined Abby Phillip on CNN to talk the presidential campaign of VP Harris this week. Is it okay for sports hosts to crossover into the world of politics? Jones joins Stephen A. Smith and Colin Cowherd in this arena.
The longtime co-host of the old “Matt & Ramona Show” and Charlotte TV personality has exited Radio One's Charlotte Radio Cluster in her role as community affairs director. ...Read more
Barkley talks about his future, "Inside the NBA" and the NBA not accepting the matching offer by TNT for coverage beyond 2025
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From the New York Times (full article)
Charlamagne Tha God calls himself an entertainer. He’s a comedian, a media personality and an author. (He has written two best sellers about his life and struggles with anxiety. This month he is publishing a new book, “Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks.”) But it’s as the co-host of the wildly popular hip-hop morning radio show “The Breakfast Club” that Charlamagne — born Lenard McKelvey — has become more than a performer: He’s a political force.
“The Breakfast Club” reaches nearly six million people every month on the radio. Then there’s the YouTube channel, the podcast and the clips from interviews on the show that regularly go viral. While the show often hosts rappers and other celebrities on its four-hour chat-fest, it has also become an important stop for politicians who want to reach Charlamagne’s largely Black audience. Even if you’re not a regular listener, you probably know about some of the more memorable episodes, like when Hillary Clinton went on “The Breakfast Club” during the 2016 presidential campaign and said she carried hot sauce around in her bag. Or in 2020, when Joe Biden, then a candidate, told Charlamagne’s listeners, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black.”
...Read more from writer Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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