WCBN

I'd like to meet:

Mandela, also Stevie Wonder.Sometimes I wish could have met Redd Foxx and the other greats Richard Pryor.Also I like meeting new actors and actresses before they make it. Like Jamie Foxx, or George Lopez. Watching a new actist before they break out is so KOOL.. Thats the real meat of the artist before the money and drugs & the nightlife. MY television network is about distribution urban stories to anybody that wants to see a HERO or HEROess. We as people of color and thoses that LOVE US. we need a hero right now. We know we should look to ourselves, but so many need that inspiration and that word of encouragement. I hope again this television network is not just profitable but inspirational to the whole globe of colored people. I hope when I'm gone, I become someone's HERO!

Music:

Music-old sckool Hip Hop, Smooth Jazz, R&B, Reggae, Gospel. Latin Music...Some Euro-Funk is kool...Asian Rock is funny and I like it! OLd classical voals from the 40's & 50's

Movies:

TRIBAL UNDERGROUND – THE AFRICAN BEAT IN THE ELECTRIC CITY

Television:

All urban TV good or bad from 1950 to NOW.They paved the way for all of us to follow. From Amos & Andy to Martin... West Coast Black Television Network (WCBN)CBTV,VJTV,former Soul Beat in Oakland,first 24 hr Black TV Network. I like FUSE, BFC, Word, IFC, Sundance,VH1 Soul, MTV2, BETJ. I wish the majors would look at our programming and see we can be a hit for them,like a Bravo or BlackStarz.

Books:

Sonja Sanchez/ Nikki Giovanni/ all street stories 4 urban folks. Marcus Garvey. The story & life of Bill Cosby. What a drama:)he has become. I read more newspapers and magazines. But we do many marketing writers on book tours. We want writiers to submitt there stories to be filmed.

Heroes:

My Mother/Father/My Brother & Sister/KPOO FM & Jim Gabbert-Ch20/DCTV & The Johnson's who helped me launch my TV Network out of Denver,CO. Emmitt Powell & The Elites Gospel Group & promoter, he influenced my radio/music/producer career. Also I admire all Independent Black/Latin filmmakers & indie TV producers and artors who struggled with nothing and then "Blam" Hit show! All the indie record labels & underground businesses that keep it real. We need to go back to playing real instruments & vocal lessons to keep it real. Sorry the young artist is lazy for quick cash and the JOY of a crowd lovin them is gone!