Don't Burn Your Bridges

If this young lady was establishing herself as an up and coming radio personality. She shot herself in the foot with her latest move. Rennie McClatchey has left the radio just like she came. With a willingness to learn and a unrealized dream. She should have remained loyal and true to her friends. I think Bev Johnson was comfortable with having her around as a member of her posse. That was the best connection to the airwaves she had going for her. I know it probably seemed like her chance on the mic was a long time coming, but that's the nature of the business. Black radio is one of the most selfish,ego centered businesses around. Nobody is going to help you for fear of you competing with them. If you're not a good looking, sexy woman or a really funny man who can sing. You just have to pay your dues. Even then it's an uphill battle. It's just a matter of someone giving you a break. "Get in where you fit."

It's kind of like the pastors at these churches. If a visiting preacher moves the congregation to their feet, he won't soon be back. There will never be a black Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage or Ann Coulter. These people get paid for what they say. Blacks don't want to hear another black going against the grain. Even if they know they're right. Especially if he's getting paid for the trouble. They want to close his message down. Unless you're going to offer something different. Don't expect the sea to part for you. If you're going to bring more of the same rhetoric. You have to be in the click. If there's a chance you might ever go back that way. Don't burn your bridges.