The Loop

This is the group a certain councilperson was jockeying to be a charter member..She made her move too soon, but didn't make it soon enough. At the height of her popularity, she went for the wrong ring and lost.. Had she run for city council from the start. Janis Fullilove's career may have been totally different now. She could have been like the local Nancy Pelosi. Instead her and Ophelia  Ford take turns being the joke of the day. .

Gale Jones-Carson and Tajuan Stout-Mitchell both have secured cushy jobs with the city thanks to Mayor Willie Herenton. Along the way they have also developed  sort of a local ladies clique. Gale Jones-Carson gets around, she has her hands in a little of everything. If things had gone as Janis planned. I suppose she would've started calling herself Janis Fullilove-Chalmers had she made the cut. Now they wouldn't touch her with a ten foot pole. With her legal troubles and alleged gambling and drinking problems. She would damage the brand they have built.

At first I was disappointed at how clueless Bev Johnson seemed to be in regards to politics. Now I see why she didn't. She has been recruited to be the voice on the airwaves of the local Democrats. Now we know why G.A. Hardaway and Karen Camper get  carte blanche when they call the radio . This use to be a gig for Janis before she fell from grace. Bev is finally getting her props. After twenty-nine years in the business, she has finally become a local celebrity.

Her only competition is on another level..Stormy is already known in other markets across the country. She used to be with Tom Joyner in the morning.. I don't know how she ended up at WDIA . It 's got to be a clearchannel thing. They even got Stan Bell in the trade. But for local radio in Memphis. Bev is the Queen. She had a show the other day about being in the right circles. I guess she was just checking. She is in the loop.