Professor Chief Jimmy Brown

Talk Show Host Chief Jimmy Brown
South Florida’s number 1 Arbitron Rated talk show, Hot Talk on Hot 105 presents its esteemed host, “Chief Jimmie L. Brown”. Every Sunday night at 11:00pm (EST) listeners tune in to the most informative “live“ talk show in the South Florida market. Regulars know the all too familiar voice who starts the show sending shout-outs to various people and municipalities throughout South Florida with special shouts to his mom, Mrs Ida Mae Brown of Perrine and to his “Barbie Doll” in Davie. The talk show “Hot Talk” was born out of the rage and frustration that erupted into violence on the streets of Miami in 1989 after a police officer shot and killed a motorcyclist, touching off days of civil unrest infamously known as the McDuffie riots. Brown was part of the army of officers who swept through Miami’s Black community, arresting looters and bottle-throwers.
Initially, Brown turned down the station’s offer to host the program afraid no one would call in with the reasoning of not having any formal radio training. But Brown accepted the offer and turned out to be a natural. the rest is history…… hence the title “Chief “ as he spent 30 years as a “po po “with Miami Dade police department culminating at the rank of Police Division Chief upon retirement in 1999. His mile long repertoire of accomplishments positioned him to know South Florida’s movers and shakers and for them to know him
Chief starts out his show by throwing out a variety of topics from race relations to unemployment, politics to education and allows the topics to play themselves out and/or introduces special guest (s) for the evening who inform, educate and share ideas. Callers are free to talk about anything on their mind. Chief is consistent and emphatic with the comment “ it‘s your show” to his listeners and callers for he allows them to set the tone of the show.
Chief then asks a Black history question. Listeners must call into the show on the 1.888.550.9105 number. The first caller to correctly answer the Black history question wins a prize i.e an autographed book. Chief announced the beginning of 2007 he was on a mission to empower people. Newbies as well as regulars know Chief Brown brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. An avid reader of the local Black-owned newspapers; Miami Times, the Westside Gazette, Florida Courier and Broward Times; National Black-owned media; Black Enterprise, Ebony, and Jet magazine and mainstream newspapers ; Sun Sentinel and the Miami Herald; magazines; books and the internet to prepare for his shows.
Brown commented in an article in the Westside Gazette newspaper “I stay busy doing research to bring to the program thoughts and ideas for community betterment, individual and collective growth. I have a very strong desire to share what I learn, what others have learned that will empower people of color ”.
Callers from the tri-county area frequently call in to participate in the discussions. Most callers comment how they have listened for a long time before calling in. Others are regulars who work the night shift, get off at that time or just stay up to listen to the various discussion and topics
A few notable guests and callers: Congressmen, Senators, political candidates, news casters, mayors and commissioners throughout South Florida, authors, financial advisors, psychics, grant writing consultants, political activists, ministers, movie stars, officials in the NAACP, Urban League, judges, lawyers, educators, police officers, etc.
The hottest topic discussed is “ relationships”. Chief will comment “ yall bout to get something started up in here”. Other topics of importance are restoring voters’ rights, sealing and expunging of criminal cases, grant writing information and local community projects and how they galvanize the various communities throughout the tri-county area. And there are callers who most listeners do not relate to i.e. the mold lady and Carl……. occasionally Chief just listens, answers questions, dispels rumors , provide facts and agrees with a few caller(s) to disagree.
Oops we are out of time, two hours have passed. Chief urges the last caller to “come on with it” because he has run out of time. He usually ends with a motivational reading that applies to one’s life in some way.