Why the four Atlanta radio stations V103, and Majic 107.5dumped their regular play lists Thursday evening?
Here’s the part of the article at AccessAtlanta.com where I read about it: At least four Atlanta radio stations — V-103, Kiss 104.1, Hot 107.9 and Majic 107.5 — dumped their regular playlists Thursday evening and went all Jackson. V-103 morning hosts Wanda Smith and Frank Ski were on air for a Jackson retrospective. “It feels like a piece of me has passed away,” Smith said. Rickey Smiley, a comedian and syndicated morning host heard locally on Hot 107.9, called the news “devastating.” “I’m really just numb,” he said. “I really just want this to go away. I wasn’t prepared for this.” “For a lot of black folks,” he continued, “this is so personal. He’s our Elvis.” Smiley said he grew up listening to Jackson 5 albums with his grandmother. He plans to dedicate his Friday show to Jackson’s musical legacy. “I’m going to play some of his songs and let people call in,” he said, “express what Michael Jackson meant to them. Give people a chanc
g his hits back-to-back as a way to revere the only and only King of Pop. Michael Jackson suddenly passed away on Thursday at 2:26 p.m. It is still not clear what brought the music legend to his demise, although speculations abound that he died of stress and overdose of prescription medications. The Indiana native is not only being remembered by his American fans, but also by his followers around the world. Radio stations are playing his songs continuously, from his earlier hits with his brothers, The Jackson 5, to his later songs. His fans are paying him tribute around the world are mourning over the music industry’s great loss. Pakistani radio station, City FM 89, has been playing Jackson’s songs all day. General manager Munizeh Senai told ABC News, “There are many people in Pakistan who don’t know that the world is round but know who Michael is.” In Japan, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication, Tsutomu Sato, told the press, “I grew up listening and watching The Jackson Five
Here’s the part of the article at AccessAtlanta.com where I read about it: At least four Atlanta radio stations — V-103, Kiss 104.1, Hot 107.9 and Majic 107.5 — dumped their regular playlists Thursday evening and went all Jackson. V-103 morning hosts Wanda Smith and Frank Ski were on air for a Jackson retrospective. “It feels like a piece of me has passed away,” Smith said. Rickey Smiley, a comedian and syndicated morning host heard locally on Hot 107.9, called the news “devastating.” “I’m really just numb,” he said. “I really just want this to go away. I wasn’t prepared for this.” “For a lot of black folks,” he continued, “this is so personal. He’s our Elvis.” Smiley said he grew up listening to Jackson 5 albums with his grandmother. He plans to dedicate his Friday show to Jackson’s musical legacy. “I’m going to play some of his songs and let people call in,” he said, “express what Michael Jackson meant to them. Give people a chanc
g his hits back-to-back as a way to revere the only and only King of Pop. Michael Jackson suddenly passed away on Thursday at 2:26 p.m. It is still not clear what brought the music legend to his demise, although speculations abound that he died of stress and overdose of prescription medications. The Indiana native is not only being remembered by his American fans, but also by his followers around the world. Radio stations are playing his songs continuously, from his earlier hits with his brothers, The Jackson 5, to his later songs. His fans are paying him tribute around the world are mourning over the music industry’s great loss. Pakistani radio station, City FM 89, has been playing Jackson’s songs all day. General manager Munizeh Senai told ABC News, “There are many people in Pakistan who don’t know that the world is round but know who Michael is.” In Japan, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication, Tsutomu Sato, told the press, “I grew up listening and watching The Jackson Five
