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The above link is from a article I found from a few years ago about how disappointed the ex-owner of BET and the ex-wive of the founder of BET, Shelia Johnson felt about BET. The writer of the article Dr. Boyce Watkins had a problem with Johnson’s comments and you may too but one thing for sure is this. She voiced her opinions on BET like I am. I am fed up with the so-called Black Entertainment Television.
BET like I said in Part 1 or my series on the outlet is full of themselves plus they play games with people. I have a friend here in Seattle and a rapper named Mr. Benjamin. He put out a few videos a few years ago. BET promised to play his video on a prime time program. Mr. Benjamin went on local radio and other places to let folks know about his video on BET. Ben was made to look crazy by B.E.T.
BUT guess what readers? It was not played. Of course Mr. Benjamin was very upset. You would be upset too. They played a game with Ben and it was terrible. But this has happened to others too which I will cover in Part 3 on my series on B.E.T.
So called Black Entertainment TV also has played a game with me readers. They have TOTALLY forgot that yours truly led a fight for BET to be shown 24-7 in the Seattle/Tacoma area. It was being cut off at about 6pm at the time in the early 90’s. I contacted the late Seattle city councilman Sam Smith to help our fight for BET.
Councilman Smith called BET back east and a rep from BET flew out to Seattle to meet with us about being cut off at 6pm by local cable companies. I am happy to say because of my fight for BET, it was soon on 24-7 in the Seattle/Tacoma area! BUT BET has TOTALLY FORGOT THAT. Myself and Mrs. Annie Daniels and a few others led the fight to benefit BET!
And for the last five years I have applied for red carpet coverage at the BET Awards and has been turned down! My program “Music Inner City TV” has been on the air more than 21 years. We are one of the longest running music programs in the industry. How can we continue to be turned down is beyond me readers. This is after I stood up for them in the Seattle/Tacoma TV market!! Think about that readers.
Not only that, I made commercials promoting the BET Awards to play on my TV and radio programs. This is AFTER Zabrina Horten of BET sent me a email to ask me what can I do to help promote the BET Awards. So in reality I got used and did FREE promos for BET!! This is crazy and wrong on the part of Zabrina and BET.
In my earlier article on BET I asked a question. What program besides the BET Awards do you say to yourself “Man…I got to watch this show on BET” The programs on BET is not that great in my opinion. I see maybe they will do more news in the fall led by former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes. That would be great. Because it is BADLY NEEDED.
Remember this readers. Black Entertainment Television AIN’T BLACK OWNED. It is owned by Viacom! Magic Johnson’s new TV network and TV One is TRULY BLACK OWNED. Next year Sean “Diddy” Combs new network will start. Another black owned network on Comcast-Xfinity cable systems.
Shout out to Comcast for allowing African American owned networks to be on their systems. They also broadcast my TV show “Music Inner City TV” 24-7 all over Western Washington state!
Part 3 on Black Television Television will be in a few days. I will let you know about a game BET has played with major artists music videos. It will be very interesting so please come on back to “Music Inner City News Magazine”
Gordon Curvey