A Good Man

Out of all the cutbacks at WDIA, Jeff Lee's dismissal is the one I hate the most. Bobby Ojay is partially right when he claims no responsibility for the latest firing. The whole truth is when he didn't keep the night show going after Janis Fullilove left, he started something he can no longer control. Jeff Lee had made about a 160* turn from when he first got the job. He had gotten so much better recently. Bobby Ojay incubates cocky behavior among the other personalities. So once the smoke clears he is the one left standing. When Jeff first came his arrogance was sickening. Now it was just annoying at times.

Greg was only working a couple of hours a day, so he can find another hustle to take it's place. Greg leads a pretty laid back existence anyway. Give him enough to pay his rent and keep him a ride and he'll be straight. He doesn't have a big mortgage and car notes to pay like Jeff. So this lay-off is not as devastating for him. Yvette, I'm not so worried about. I think she was in need of a wake up call anyway. She is over thirty and not a Jennifer Lopez either. She needs to get married and have a baby before it's too late. If this hadn't happened. She would've set there in the studio kissing up to Bobby and having the listeners swell her head for the next ten years. Holding on hopng  for another chance like Eileen stumbled upon. Heaven knows she paid her dues. She brown nosed for years. Smelling what Bobby Ojay had for breakfast five days a week. It paid off with her getting the PD job at the other station. Something tells me Aisha Raison wasn't completely shocked. Her and Jeff are probably the only two that can draw unemployment. She left the notoriety of the airwaves for a full time job long ago. Someone said she got married.

Even though it happens all the time. I don't like saying "I told you so." I told Jeff when he first came on board at WDIA. He should be thankful for his callers and listeners and he would regret talking so smart to them. His first humbling experience was the death of Jay Michael Davis. He had to grow up real fast after that. He didn't have Jay Michael to stand behind anymore. Before he could get over that Steve Ladd, Jay's replacement had died. That was the turning point in his career at WDIA. I think he grew tired of his deceased partners being more popular than him. A visible change had taken place. He had finally won me over. I could tell he was trying real hard. But he still had a ways to go. Just last week he showed signs of his old ways. At his core he is a good man though. I hope he lands somewhere in the city.