Party With A Purpose

Initially it comes across as being  impersonal and selfish. The tax exemption doesn't belong to an individual anyway. It is for a particular organization. But some things only hurt you after you get bigger. As long as you have fifteen members or 500 listeners it doesn't matter unless they're influential. But  what happens  when you get two-hundred fifty raising  $20,000.00 every Sunday or several hundred thousand llisteners tuning in daily? Now I see why my pastor was so protective of the church's 501C3. Ill thought out decisions now, can come back to haunt you later. There are people who will use the church's name to do anything. Even an R&B show featuring Roy Hughes (The Mack) and the Temprees, where you BYOB. Mary J. Blidge is caught up in the middle of a bogus charity scam now. Bobby OJay has been following that story intently since the beginning. Talking about it almost every morning on his show. The other day people were calling him inquiring about the annual White Soiree. He forwarded all questions to Bev Johnson and pulled the commercial off the air. Obviously it wasn't paid for with cash. It was probably being called a public service announcement (PSA).

Bobby and Bev balance each other out. They keep the station local. Both of them are partly to blame for this latest thing at WDIA. If it had gotten this far Bobby didn't have to blow up the spot. He could have pulled Bev to the side and talked to her off the record. Rather than put her on front street making her look bad. For Bev's part she should have known better.  Bobby wouldn't let any of the other personalities make any extra money using the station. He wouldn't even let Janis do that and he likes her. So Bev should know better. Most of those people coming to her event are more concerned about the buffet than the charity they're supporting. Plus meet some of the callers. Like Little Daddy, Lady D, Lady P and Prince Charles. This is a deal between Bev and Scotty. They go to the same church. He is also the music director at Mt. Pisgah. It's a party with a purpose alright. To put some money in their pockets.