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I got to looking at all the reels my editing software creates and I realized that I can download the better ones, edit them together and load them up a best of daily edition. I know this is from Friday and today is Monday but I figured I'd give it a try. My goal is to do them daily if time and internet connection permits. Here's my best of the day (or worst depending on your perspective) from Friday, May 23rd's show (Ep #986) Here is the description from the full show, the best of features highlights from the below topics: On The Clay Edwards Show, aired Memorial Day weekend 2025, host Clay Edwards discusses America's societal shifts since George Floyd's death in 2020. Celebrating "Space Force Friday," Edwards reflects on the pendulum swing from "Black Lives Matter" to what he calls "Black fatigue," arguing that the past five years exposed flawed leadership and societal wounds now healing. He critiques the focus on race in media and politics, citing examples like the firing of WLBT's Barbie Bassett for racially insensitive remarks. Edwards debates a caller from New York, who challenges his focus on Black-on-Black crime, pointing to White suicide rates and systemic issues. Edwards counters that public violence, unlike suicide, impacts communities broadly, emphasizing local crime's effect on Jackson, Mississippi. He rejects excuses for violence, urging accountability while dismissing deflections like health disparities in Black communities. The show, marked by heated exchanges, underscores Edwards' unfiltered style and his call for unity behind shared American values, while honoring Memorial Day's true meaning—remembering fallen troops.

EXPOSING HOW THE WOKE MOB GOT BARBIE BASSETT FIRED FROM WLBT

1- Girl dies after falling from roof of car while twerking, then being ran over by fire truck heading to emergency 2- WLBT platforms the son of man on terrorist watch list that had standoff with Richland police the led to his death as he spewed wild conspiracy theory about the standoff 3- The Rankin County Goon Squad saga is finally coming to an end with the official settlement being revealed yesterday with the men involved in the night of hell in Braxton, Mississippi in January of 2023. 4- Why does it appear that WLBT has an agenda against Rankin County law enforcement? We explore. 5- I was reminded that everything happens for a reason, I tell the story in hopes that it helps someone going through tough times right now.

WLBT platforms the son of man on terrorist watch list that had standoff with Richland police the led to his death as he spewed wild conspiracy theory about the standoff  

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two men who were abused by five former Rankin County sheriff's deputies back in early 2023 have settled their civil suit against Rankin County. On April 30, U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan issued an order dismissing the suit brought by Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker, saying that the two had reached a settlement with Rankin County and the Rankin County Sheriff's Department. Jason Dare, an attorney for the department, provided details about the $2.5 million settlement at a press conference Thursday afternoon. “The county will pay $500,000 for that resolution. The county's insurance will pay its policy limits of $2 million for [the] resolution of that case,” he said. Dare told reporters outside the Rankin County Detention Center that the $500,000 would come out of the sheriff's department's budget. “The citizens of Rankin County are not going to be impacted by the settlement of this case,” he said. In a follow-up interview with WLBT, Dare said services will not be impacted, and that the $500,000 will likely come from different line items in the sheriff's $24.2 million budget. He said the payment will likely be made in the next 14 to 30 days and will be in one lump sum. The Rankin County Board of Supervisors will likely have to approve a resolution authorizing the payment. It was not known when that resolution would be presented. Dare went on to say that the settlement is not an admission of guilt on the county's or the sheriff's department's part. However, he did speak to the impact that the Goon Squad's actions had on the victims, the sheriff's department, and the county itself. “A lot of people were impacted by what happened in Braxton, Mississippi, on January 24, 2023, most notably, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Parker, and their families, but also the Rankin County community, and the fine, upstanding law enforcement officers who are with the Rankin County Sheriff's Department, who have weathered the storm that has ensued since that day,” he said. “To everybody, we hope this resolution brings some sense of finality... and peace.” Parker and Jenkins filed the suit in June 2023, months after they were abused at the hands of five former Rankin deputies and one former Richland Police officer on the night of January 24, 2023. The two were seeking $400 million in compensatory damages, punitive damages, interest, and other costs. Those former officers have since been sentenced on state and federal charges.

FLORENCE, Miss. (WLBT) - A man is in custody after a police chase in Rankin County. Tuesday, Florence Police Chief Brad Burns told WLBT 3 On Your Side that officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2011 Black GMC Yukon on Highway 49 for improper equipment violations. Chief Burns said that while officers attempted to get the suspect and driver of the vehicle, Thomas Fresquez, out of the vehicle, he took off, and a chase ensued. Florence police said the driver ran multiple red lights into the city of Richland. With Richland PD's assistance, the Yukon was spiked near Kroger, where it was a successful hit as three tires were disabled. A Richland Police K-9 was deployed into the vehicle, and Fresquez was then removed from his vehicle and taken into custody. According to the chief, the man was found to have a large amount of THC wax and three firearms. Fresquez faces multiple charges, including trafficking a controlled substance, felony fleeing, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of marijuana in close proximity of a firearm, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, false information to a law enforcement officer, suspended driver's license, no insurance expired tag, and improper equipment. Fresquez also has a full extradition warrant from Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Mississippi Highway Patrol also assisted with the arrest.  

Four white people have been arrested in Jackson, Mississippi while breaking into the Metrocenter mall in what looks to be an attempt to steal copper. We take a look back to a story from WLBT on Sept. 30th that claimed the current Metrocenter resident (a movie studio) claimed that Ayran Brotherhood gang members were stealing copper and transporting it to Houston for Mexican drug cartels. I initially called BS on this story, but now I'm questioning my original assumption. Below is the current story from WLBT JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Four people were arrested by the Jackson Police Department for Business Burglary among other crimes. Jackson Police Department Precinct Two Units responded to 3645 Metro Center Drive regarding a burglary in progress Thursday. Upon receiving a description of the suspects and the suspect's vehicle, officers were able to apprehend them on the top-level loading dock. Suspects forced their way into the building on the lower level of Burlington Department Store. The vehicle used in the crime was a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado truck with a switch tag. Located inside the vehicle were guns, burglary tools, and copper wire. Four suspects were taken into custody and transported to police headquarters to be interviewed. According to JPD, after the interview, the four suspects were booked into the jail on the following charges:  

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Hinds County supervisor and a community activist from Bolton are calling on the city to end its contract with a private company now handling parking meters in downtown Jackson. On Tuesday, David Archie and Addie Green appeared before the city council, where they decried the parking kiosks, saying senior citizens don't know how to use them, and they're not easily accessible for those with disabilities. “Jackson, Mississippi, is in a state of emergency. We have all kinds of issues and all kinds of problems, but this is one problem that we can solve right away, by removing those meters, rescinding the contract with this company,” Archie said. Archie said the city should look for other ways to increase revenue, rather than using the new meters. He also contends Jackson is breaking the law by charging too much for parking violations. He referenced one court case from California backing up his point. “If you need money, go to Washington, D.C., go to the State House. Beg, plead, ask for money to run this capital city, but don't put the burden on the people that are coming downtown trying to do business,” he said. “Jackson is not ready for that.” Currently, someone ticketed in downtown Jackson will receive an initial fine of $24.50. If the amount is not paid within 30 days, it will increase to $44.50. The fine includes an administrative fee of $3.50. “You have the right to charge a certain amount for the ticket, but when you get into a $24 ticket, and then you don't pay in [a] certain [number of] days, you raise it to $44.50, they call that something excessive,” he said. The comments are the latest in a string of concerns raised by residents regarding the new parking kiosks, which were installed a part of a contract with SP Plus Corporation. The council approved entering into a contract with SP in 2023 to install the state-of-the-art kiosks throughout the downtown area. Under terms of that agreement, SP receives a $94,500 management fee, along with a two percent “incentive fee” from each parking fine collected. The kiosks, impact about 850 spaces, and give residents the ability to pay using their phones, credit cards, or cash. They were initially expected to generate about $2.2 million a year in new revenue. Jackson Director of Communications Melissa Faith Payne was unsure how much the meters had brought in as of Thursday. WLBT has since filed an open record request for that information. As far as Green's and Archie's concerns, Payne said the city takes all comments under advisement. She said the meters are more convenient because they offer residents multiple options to pay, including with credit cards, coins, or online. Green, a community activist from Bolton, told the council that many senior citizens don't know how to use the devices. She also says that the kiosks are not located close enough for drivers with disabilities. “People come to town trying to buy tags, pay their taxes, and many times there is no meter for the handicapped to go to right there [where they] park,” she said. “They have to go down the street to [enter] their registration.” Unlike the previous meters, which were located at each parking space, each zone has a kiosk, and drivers often have to walk to find one if they're paying in cash or by credit card. Residents also can pay via their smart phones, by texting a code to the number listed on a sign. Customers then receive an automatic reply with a link directing them to the website to pay. It costs a dollar an hour to park. Green and Archie said they also don't like the fact that they can't get in touch with anyone if a ticket is given. “You can't call anyone that will answer the telephone,” Green said. “It's a big mess.” Fines can be paid online, via an address provided on the ticket. They also can be mailed in to Park Jackson, on Fortification Drive East.

There wasn't a live radio show this morning as I had some personal business to tend to, but I did do a nearly 3 hour livestream with the breaking news out of the city of Jackson. The legendary Kingfish joined me for the full first hour, then it was all me & the live commentors for an hour, then we jumped in on the WLBT livestream and listened to CJ Lemasters so masterfully breakdown what happened. This was really one of my favorite pieces of content I've ever been a part of. Breaking news from Jackson Jambalaya: Another domino falls in the federal investigation of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba as Sherik Marve Smith waived indictment to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery yesterday in U.S District Court.

South Jackson, Mississippi community leaders hold another useless #stoptheviolence rally over the weekend while ignoring the true root cause of the problems in their community. JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -State, community, and faith-based leaders took to the streets Saturday sharing a plea for people to put the guns down. Organizers are hoping to spark change as they flood the streets in Jackson with their message. “We need unity, we need peace.” “Where is the love in Jackson Streets?” Those were some of the chants that rang out at the rally. With signs in hand, rallygoers let their voices and presence be known at every corner of McDowell Road. Many of them stopped vehicles to spread messages of love and peace. “We are in a community right now that's hurting. They need to see that someone cares for them and cares about them,” said Fabian Nelson, State Representative of District 66 James Hopkins is one of the organizers of the rally. “It's time to put the guns down and stop the violence”. He says the goal is to bring awareness to the ongoing violence that continues to plague the capital city, hoping to bring it all to an end. “Sometimes we just need this to remind people that we are still a city. There are still people out here who love the city and people who want things to be better,” the community activists said. According to WLBT's Homicide tracker, the city is now at 90 homicides. Those on hand say it's important to be out at the forefront to deter crime.

Did Cary Gregg's attorney Bridget Todd get caught lying to WLBT?

1- We ended up jumping right down a rabbit hole discussing covid nonsense and places of business we'll never frequent again due to the policies they enforced during covid.  2- There was a modern day lynching in Jackson county Mississippi last weekend when a young boy was racially targeted and physically beaten on a school bus, for some odd reason this story has flown under the radar statewide and nationally. I can only think of one reason why? listen and find out!! 3- State Rep. Fred Shanks joins us to discuss the 2nd meeting of the Save JXN committee down at the state capitol last week. Mayor Chokwe Lumumba actually showed up, listen and find out what he said. 4- Did Cary Gregg's attorney Bridgette Todd get caught lying to WLBT?

Below is from WLBT's website story about the city of Ridgeland banning Kratom effective immediately RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - Another municipality is joining the long list of cities and counties that have banned the use and sale of Kratom. On Tuesday, the Ridgeland mayor and Board of Aldermen approved a measure banning the drug in the city limits. Because the measure was passed unanimously, it goes into effect immediately, Mayor Gene McGee said. “It can be something that can be dangerous, particularly for young people not knowing what they're getting into. We really needed to get it off the shelves,” he said. McGee said in about 10 days, the Ridgeland Police Department will begin working with businesses to pull the substance. “A week or two after they ask them to do that, then if someone continues to have it on their shelves, selling it, that sort of thing, they'll be written tickets,” he said. Meanwhile, officials in the city of Madison say they're likely going to take action to ban Kratom as well. “I anticipate the city of Madison will put an ordinance before the board very soon,” said City Attorney Chelsea Brannon. “We were waiting to see what the Legislature did to make sure we didn't do anything contrary [to state statute].” Kratom comes from a tropical tree in Southeast Asia. Based on the dosage, the consumption of Kratom leaves can serve as a stimulant or a sedative. The substance largely is sold at convenience stores, vape, and CBD shops, according to Drug Enforcement Agency data. At least a dozen counties and more than two dozen cities have banned the substance across the state, including Gluckstadt back in 2022. Since implementing the ordinance, Gluckstadt Police Chief Barry Hale said the city has had few violations. “We did have one store that we found was [selling] it. We went and talked with them and worked with them, and they took it out, but as far as having to cite anybody or anything like that, we have not,” he said. Despite being banned on the local level, Kratom is not banned in the state. Months following a WLBT investigation, at least eight pieces of legislation were introduced during the 2024 legislation session to address the drug, but none of them passed.

PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The suspect who shot and killed a Summit Police officer Thursday had a warrant filed weeks earlier, ordering law enforcement to arrest him for violating conditions of a 2020 prison release, according to records obtained exclusively by 3 On Your Side. Our investigation reveals that Usher Leonard, 25, had violated his post-release supervision requirements by failing to check in with the Mississippi Department of Corrections for more than a year. It's unclear whether Leonard's apparent violation of the law might have played a role in what took place Wednesday when state investigators say he shot and killed Summit Police Officer Troy Floyd. However, WLBT found the affidavit supporting a warrant for Leonard's arrest came nearly 20 months before the court apparently approved it, on October 10, 2022. The court did not provide any documentation for the delay in its official filings or docket. Leonard's post-release conditions stemmed from a 2018 conviction on 11 burglary counts and eight counts of conspiracy to commit burglary in Pike County. He served two years of a six-year sentence, with MDOC releasing him through earned release supervision. Seven months later, authorities found Leonard had violated his post-release conditions by failing to pay court fines or complete his restitution.

Over the weekend there were 2 gas station shooting, leaving 1 man dead at the Texaco on Medgar Evers BLVD then on Sunday at the Shell station (formerly JR. Food Mart) for all my old school south Jackson folks, a mass shooting took place that left 2 people dead and another 3 injured. That means 3 killed and 32 injured in just 2 shootings in 2 days. I believe that by the time the WLBT homicide tracker gets properly updated the number will be 73-74 homicides in 2024.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba stands behind comments he made in a private phone call that a water takeover could make the city “no longer Black.” “I am proud that I live in a majority Black city. And I don't apologize for that,” he said. “Now does that mean that I have any ill intent or ill will or any designs against anybody else? Absolutely not.” “But we're like anybody else. There is some comfort in being able to be in a space that looks like you, that relates to you culturally.” Lumumba was responding to a question about comments he made during a private phone call with former Water Operations Manager Mary Carter. The comments were played during Carter's wrongful termination trial last month in U.S. District Court. The mayor was recorded saying, “We absolutely believe that there is a coordinated effort to take this water treatment facility and that effort... it's bigger than the little politics that we get into. If that happens, that is going to be the first step of trying to make the city no longer Black.” Lumumba said that similar efforts had already impacted the city of Detroit, which he said, “[isn't] as Black as... it used to be.” He did not explain in the phone call how the takeover made Detroit less Black. Jackson has one of the largest African American populations of any major city in the United States, with 82.2 percent of residents being Black, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By comparison, Detroit's population is 77.8 percent African American. The comments were made in July 2022, weeks before the city's main water treatment plant shut down, leaving tens of thousands of people without running water for weeks. The comments also came months before the city's water system was put under the control of a federal receiver. Others heard on the phone call include Dr. Safiya Omari, the mayor's chief of staff, and Carter herself. He said the attorneys likely released the conversation to sway the majority-white jury to find in favor of Carter. However, he said that strategy did not work. Carter was fired as Jackson's Deputy Director of Water Operations in 2022 amid the water crisis. She claimed she was terminated for speaking out in an interview with WLBT. Attorneys for the city claimed that she was fired for being incompetent. “I'm not going to be ashamed of any comments because I assume I'm being recorded at all times in life,” Lumumba said. “In every moment, not just because there are cameras. I always assume and have always assumed that I'm being recorded.” Lumumba said Carter likely recorded the conversation because she knew she would be fired. According to court documents, former Public Works Director Marlin King drew up two draft termination letters for Carter the summer before the water crisis. King was demoted at the start of the crisis and later resigned from the city.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - House Bill 1020, one of the more controversial bills passed during the 2023 Legislative session, is now in effect. “We're all excited about working with more law enforcement because any time you see blue lights, you're gonna not quite commit the crime,” said Wendell Watts. Previously, the Capitol Complex Improvement District spanned over 8.63 square miles. Now, that coverage area has doubled, giving Capitol Police primary jurisdiction in 15% of Jackson. “We've been building our police force, too,” said Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell. “We were granted up to 150 officers a year ago, and we've reached that goal. We actually have a couple more than that. So we built that foresight, [and] we've been preparing, and we're ready for the expansion.” So what happens if you call 911 in the new CCID? “911, right now, will go through all of us, Watts explained. “[It] will go through the Jackson Police Department. Now once AT&T is done with the 911 system for Capitol [Police], they will be routed to their dispatch system at that point.” When it comes to the new court system where judges and prosecutors are appointed rather than elected, construction on the new court house and holding facility is still in the works. “I think there were certain aspects of it that was struck down,” Tindell said. “But one of the things that did remain was having the CCID court, which is focused on misdemeanors, preliminary hearings, and bond hearings. Every municipality across the state has one of those.” However, Chief Justice Mike Randolph has yet to appoint a CCID judge at this time, which means the Jackson Municipal Court judges will continue to handle Capitol Police cases. Despite the coordination overlap in dispatch, court hearings, and cases, DPS and JPD feel the transition will be smooth. “I haven't seen that type of collaboration in a very long time,” Watts said. “I think we're going do a lot for the city.” “This is by no means a takeover,” Tindell said. “This is a force multiplier, and law enforcement agencies working together to create a safer city.” _________________________________________________________________   HINDS COUNTY, Miss. — The Hinds County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with Capitol police to launch the "4th of July Holiday Blitz." The operation, which kicks off Wednesday, July 3, and goes through Sunday, July 7, is aimed at enhancing safety and promoting “responsible celebrations during the holiday weekend,” according to a news release from the sheriff. The operation will include saturation patrols across Hinds County to deter criminal activity and enforce traffic laws. Residents can also expect to see traffic safety checkpoints that will target impaired drivers and seat belt violations, among other safety concerns. “Let's celebrate safely,” Sheriff Tyree Jones said. “Designate a sober driver, buckle up and enjoy the holiday responsibly.” ___________________________________________________________________   JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Pearl police chief who was the subject of a 3 On Your Side investigation into possible misuse of Rankin County tax dollars now has a high-ranking role at one state agency while he's being investigated by another. The Department of Public Safety confirmed Dean Scott started working for Capitol Police on July 1. Spokesperson Bailey Martin said Scott was hired as a lieutenant and will be over communications and dispatch but did not disclose his salary. The average annual pay for a lieutenant with Capitol Police is approximately $70,000, according to records WLBT obtained from the Mississippi State Personnel Board. “With the growth of Capitol Police, the department is continuing to build its team and seeking experienced law enforcement officers to meet the demands of the expanding district,” Martin said in a statement to WLBT. “Dean Scott's former experience in communications will be an asset as a Dispatch Supervisor.”

1. Hour one was us talking about the Hunter Biden trial and playing it fwd to the point of if he's found guilty and it gets appealed and overturned because of the 2nd amendment being absolute. How do conservatives feel about Hunter Biden being the reason we get our gun rights protected? 2. Huge news broke via WLBT last night concerning the FBI investigation into the Hinds County D.A. Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, City Council members Aaron Banks & Angelique Lee. We discuss it and speculate what could be coming up next.

Huge news broke via WLBT last night concerning the FBI investigation into the Hinds County D.A. Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, City Council members Aaron Banks & Angelique Lee. We discuss and speculate what could be coming up next.

1. I open the show calling out a WLBT interview with the Brandon Chief of Police basically calling me a liar while repeating exactly what I stated happened in a shooting at Shiloh park over the weekend. Someone was grazed with a bullet and I broke the story. The headline on WLBT claims "Brandon Police Chief shuts down online rumor about Shiloh park shooting" 2. A Nashville school teacher who survived a mass shooting at her school is advocating against school teachers being armed incase of a worst case scenario, I call her out for being an idiot, a guy calls in and disagrees with me, then all hell breaks loose for the next hour with calls and text 3. Michael Guest and out other 3 Mississippi congressman all voted to approve FISA warrants to spy on all Americans but of course excludes congress. I'm trying to figure out if Michael Guest has ever met bill that infringed on Americans privacy that he didn't agree with? We take a look back at how his office signed off on Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey illegally obtaining warrants to spy on his then married girlfriends phone, he husbands phone and her other boyfriends phone. There's clearly a trend of him having no respect for American's privacy. 4. Pro-Palestine, LGBTQ nutjobs in America decided to block the Golden Gate bridge and entrances to major airports throughout America yesterday while also burning American flags. We take a deep dive in the level of FAFO'ing that would happen if we burned their rainbow or Palestinian flag.

1. I open the show calling out a WLBT interview with the Brandon Chief of Police basically calling me a liar while repeating exactly what I stated happened in a shooting at Shiloh park over the weekend. Someone was grazed with a bullet and I broke the story. The headline on WLBT claims "Brandon Police Chief shuts down online rumor about Shiloh park shooting"

“Mama, don't leave me here” -- On May 12th, 2003, 13-year-old Tyler Edmonds walks into the police station in Starkville, Mississippi with his mother, but as soon as he arrives, cops separate mother and son, and bring Tyler to an interrogation room, alone. He doesn't know this yet, but his own big sister has named him as the murderer of her husband, Joey Fulgham. Alone, confused, and scared, Tyler is bullied into making a false confession, leading to a life sentence without parole in one of the most notorious prisons in the United States, now, the young teen has to fight for his freedom and make sure the real killer pays for their crimes. External Footage from: "Snapped: Kristi Fulgham (Jupiter Entertainment)", "Accomplice To Murder: Ms. V. Edmonds (COURTTV)", "Blood Relatives: Southern Helle (Mike Maths Productions - Investigation Discovery)", "Deadline Crime: Shot In The Dark (Peacock Productions - Investigation Discovery)", "Art In Decay: Found Padded Cells (Art In Decay)", "News Coverage: Walnut Grove (ABC Action News, WJTV 12 NEWS, WLBT 3 News)", The Montel Williams Show: Kristi Fulgham (Mountain Movers Productions, CBC Television)", "Starkville: A 13-Year-Old False Confession (NBC News)". Audio Assets From: "Epidemic Sound (Royalty Free Music)", "Audio Network (Royalty Free Music)", "Getty Images (Royalty Free Stock Footage)". Template Effects From: "Motion Array (Content Library)".

Clip From Ep #611 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB (10/10/23) Jackson Police Dept. come out and explain to WLBT what happened and how the miscalculated 24 homicides this year (a lot of words for sand bagging but at lease the current administration is making it right and I respect that). Check out my website at Www.ClayEdwardsShow.Com for all things Clay

Ep #611 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB (10/10/23) 1. Started the show my question of the day, what do you miss most about the America that we grew up in before the woke mind virus infected every institution and destroyed us from the inside out? 2. Jackson Police Dept. come out and explain to WLBT what happened and how the miscalculated 24 homicides this year (a lot of words for sand bagging but at lease the current administration is making it right and I respect that). 3. A Jackson terrorist decided to shoot up the FBI building in downtown Jackson, Mississippi over the weekend. To absolutely no ones surprise the suspect was not a rad maga hat wearing, proud boy or Oath Keeping Donald Trump supporter. 4. We celebrate some good cop news, a Flowood, Mississippi cop saved a choking babies life on the side of the road Friday. 5. A local race baiter gets offended by a Rankin county homes Halloween decorations and puts them on black on Facebook, I return the favor by doing the same to him on my social media and radio show. Well low and behold, the neighbor of the home in question is a listener of my show and calls in to defend his neighbors then the actual homeowner calls in to set the record straight and says they aren't taking down any decoration.. Check out my website at Www.ClayEdwardsShow.Com for all things Clay

Ep #610 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB (10/09/23) 1. Jackson, Mississippi's homicide count jumped from 71 to 101 basically overnight. I reached out to C.J. Lemasters W/ WLBT and asked him what happened since he is the one responsible for updating WLBT's homicide tracker. I asked were they intentionally sandbagging the numbers, he said no. We discuss the full story 2. The mother of a Gulfport, Mississippi black teen (Jaheim McMillan) is suing Gulfport & the police officer who shot & killer her son in an incident where young Jaheim F'd around & Found out. I try to peel back the onion on this one and it makes even less sense once we look at all the details. 3. Sunday was National Trans-Lesbian Day, um what? 4. Queers Palestine group is supporting the very group of people who's prefer turn them into a rainbow flavored slushee's 5. We take a deep dive into the Hamas attacks on Israel, from who should you be pulling for and why the answer is complicated because both sides have blood on their hands. 6. There's been a lot of talk about the $6 Billion Dollars of Iranian money that the Biden admin unfroze recently, the right says that it's being used to fund Hamas & the terror attacks while the left says that is not possible. We look at the facts from both sides. 7. I discuss a story I read about a survivor of the Israeli music festival slaughter and tie it back into our 2A rights here in America. I hope you guys hear this and understand how important it is for you to stock-pile all of the guns and ammo you can afford to now. Check out my website at Www.ClayEdwardsShow.Com for all things Clay

Clip From Ep #610 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB (10/09/23) 1. Jackson, Mississippi's homicide count jumped from 71 to 101 basically overnight. I reached out to C.J. Lemasters W/ WLBT and asked him what happened since he is the one responsible for updating WLBT's homicide tracker. I asked were they intentionally sandbagging the numbers, he said no. We discuss the full story Check out my website at Www.ClayEdwardsShow.Com for all things Clay

My guests today are the literal definition of a father-son bond. With more than 50 years in the entertainment industry, founder and host of WLBT's former "Black Gold" dance program, owner of Phoenix Records and Radio Announcer, Lee King is here, and is not slowing down anytime soon. His son, Kamel King, is no tortoise to the hare either. He's an Entertainment Attorney at Frascogna Entertainment Law Firm, Tourist Development Bureau Manger at Visit Mississippi, co-host of Next Stop, Mississippi on MPB Think Radio, and is the son that has truly followed in his father's footsteps. They're both here to discuss their respective careers, projects, and to show us just how close their bond really is. Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi Today's Editor-At-Large. He's also host of a "Now You're Talking" on MPB Think Radio and "Conversations" on MPB TV, and is the author of several books. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep #478 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB  03/28/2023 1. Another trans-terrorist has gone on a mass shooting spree in Nashville, TN. at a private Christian school killing 3 children under (9, 9 & 8 years old) + 3 adults. Tennessee recently passed some laws forbidding drag queens at schools and gender transition surgeries for children under the age of 18, this appears to be a response from that. America clearly has a mental health crisis disguised as a gun crisis. 2. Alex Frisbee W/ South Delta Animal Rescue in Rolling Fork, Ms. calls in to tell us about the operation being completely destroyed by Friday nights tornado that tore through the Mississippi delta and how you can help donate if you're interested. 3. Therese Apel W/ Darkhorse Press calls in from the coast to talk about what she saw when she visited the tornado damage in the Delta over the weekend. We also discuss our big fundraiser for tornado victims this Sunday at the Backporch 471 in Brandon. 4. HELL HAS FROZEN OVER: The communist host of The View and Clay Edwards agree on something (kinda). The ladies that host the view are in agreement that Barbie Bassett should NOT have been fired from WLBT. We listen to the audio and I break down when they're saying. 5. CALL OF THE DAY: "Let me tell you something John" calls in to give his opinion on the View talking about Barbie Bassett Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Clip From Ep #478 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB  03/28/2023 1. HELL HAS FROZEN OVER: The communist host of The View and Clay Edwards agree on something (kinda). The ladies that host the view are in agreement that Barbie Bassett should NOT have been fired from WLBT. We listen to the audio and I break down when they're saying. Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Nashville school shooter identified as transgender and had detailed manifesto to attack Christian academy - 3 kids, 3 staff killed; AOC - “Cisgender and often straight men” are the ones after your kids; NBC affiliate WLBT anchor who was fired for reciting Snoop Dogg lyrics; Brandon is joined by Leonydus Johnson, author of Raising Victims: The Pernicious Rise of Critical Race.The Officer Tatum Show is now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and SalemPodcastNetwork.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep #477 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB  03/27/2023 1. I'm teaming up with some folks to throw a fundraiser for the Mississippi tornado victims 2. Discussing all of the available details about the St. Paddy's parade double homicide, including the ridiculous jailhouse confession video released last night by Jordan Cummins   3. More on the Barbie Bassett firing from WLBT 3 On Your Side for saying "FO SHIZZLE MY NIZZLE"   4. Jackson Police Department issues a warning to all Jackson drivers about a high-risk of being car jacked (Where's all my "crime happens everywhere" folks at?   Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Ep #475 / Hour #1 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB  03/22/2023 1. Local legend & WLBT anchor for 20+ years Barbie Bassett has been told she could resign or be fired for saying "for shizzle my nizzle" on-air during a segment about Snoop Dog. This is the rawest show I've ever done, I waited a few days to upload the podcast because I wasn't sure I wanted it out there but I prayed about it and decided to share it. Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Full Ep #398 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB   1. Thanksgiving weekend re-cap of sports & family stuff, I figured out exactly when & where I lost interest in being a die-hard Mississippi State fan. 2. A 12 year old child allegedly died Friday night while playing a game of Russian Roulette in Jackson, Mississippi. Two minors have been charged with murder and another adult has been charged with accessory after the fact. The family disputes JPD's claim that he died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound and based on the charges pressed I'd have to agree. 3. I issue an apology to WLBT's general manager Ted Fortenberry for my comments in the fallout of the Barbie Bassett drama, according my source at WLBT Ted actually had Barbies back and took everything into consideration from both sides and made the call to keep her at WLBT. It takes a huge set of balls to stand up to the woke mob at that level, so cheers to Mr. Fortenberry. 4. The W.H.O renames Monkeypox to "M-Pox" due to monkeypox being a "racially insensitive" term, I go scorched earth abou how ridiculous this is. In the same vein of this nonsense, Lamar Odom goes on a podcast over the weekend and says that the NBA's Phoenix Sun's gorilla mascot is racist..... STOP SPANKING THE MONKEY, EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MONKEY'S ISN'T RACIST!!! 5. The Washington Post tries to cancel Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for a 65 year old photo of standing in the background of some white guys blocking the entrance of a Little Rock, Arkansas high school. Keep in mind Jerry was only 14 years old at the time and is clearly standing around as a spectator not an instigator. 6. CNN & Don Lemon pulls the curtain back and says why they're actually angry at Elon Musk for buying Twitter, it's some very revealing audio for sure. 7. JSU head football coach released a barrage of tweets over the weekend explaining why you should and shouldn't send your son to play for him at JSU!! You can tell I get excited reading these tweets #CoachPrime 8. Mainstreaming Vs. Marginalizing: Why society can't walk back the over sexualization of or towards children  Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Clip From Ep #398 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB   1. I issue an apology to WLBT's general manager Ted Fortenberry for my comments in the fallout of the Barbie Bassett drama, according my source at WLBT Ted actually had Barbies back and took everything into consideration from both sides and made the call to keep her at WLBT. It takes a huge set of balls to stand up to the woke mob at that level, so cheers to Mr. Fortenberry. Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Full Ep #389 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB   With all of the toxicity going on concerning the Barbie Bassett incident on WLBT a couple of weeks ago I thought it would be a good time to get someone on and discuss it through a different lens. Dr. Pam Confer W/ Harmony Talks (A Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training specialist) joins me to have a "tough conversation" about race in Mississippi. We take calls and discuss in depth, I hope you all enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed creating it. You can connect w/ Dr. Confer at Www.PamConfer.Com Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Full Ep #385 Of The Clay Edwards Show On 103.9 WYAB   1. WLBT Regional VP & General Manager Ted Fortenberry goes on his Frank Melton style editorial rant and drops Barbie Bassett all the way in the grease. We play the audio and then dissect his comments. 2. The View calls all out white suburban women that vote Republican "cock roaches" 3. Deion Sanders son (Shiloh) has his truck broken into in front of the JSU Football offices Check out my website & all of my social channels by clicking my link tree at www.solo.to/clayedwards

Heavy rainfall has made some water undrinkable in Jackson, MS. WLBT Investigative Reporter CJ LeMaster joins us to talk about the very latest in his reporting on this.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/local-news-live-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

WLBT 3 On Your Side joins Local News LIVE as they cover clean up efforts and track more heavy rain chances across Mississippi.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/local-news-live-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A Mississippi tax assessor arrested for DUI and charged with rape. It's a two-part investigation our Gray TV station WLBT in Jackson, MS has released.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/local-news-live-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

FIRST ALERT: A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across the Deep South on Wednesday, March 30. WLBT 3 On Your Side's Meteorologist Peyton Garrison breaks down the risk for the Jackson, MS area.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/local-news-live-daily/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Welcome back, listeners! This week we are telling you some wild road trip stories. BUT FIRST: Last week we came at you from the Lizzie Borden house and told you a couple of family annihilator stories. Shannon's was the true story of Willie Cory Godbolt. She got her info from WLBT.com and dailyleader.com. Maire's story was Season 8 Episode 20 of Law & Order SVU (All hail Elliot Stabler.) Keep it creepy, ya'll. And remember... don't change the station.

In the United States, there's a “public” element to all broadcasting over the federally regulated airwaves. Audiences have the right to speak up about the changes we expect on the air. That's why a commercial broadcast license challenge — launched decades ago, yet still within living memory — intrigued Viewers Like Us's investigative reporter Akintunde Ahmad. Special thanks to Randall Pinkston for this interview. Learn more about his life and career: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/randall-pinkstonCorrection: An earlier version of this bonus interview excerpt misidentified the party that assumed control of WLBT's broadcast license in 1980 as Communications Improvement Inc. CCI was the interim operator of the station for nine years after the FCC ordered the original owner to vacate the license. The excerpt has been updated for accuracy.

Marshall Ramsey sits down with Walt Grayson about his long career as a Mississippi storyteller. Grayson is a life-long Mississippian who was born and raised in Greenville. After moving to Jackson, he worked at various radio stations until moving to television in 1984. He was a weather anchor and feature reporter for WLBT for over three decades before heading back to WJTV-12. Grayson is also well known as the long-time host and a segment producer for Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Mississippi Roads.

The ruins of Windsor are among the most photographed historic sites in Mississippi. 23 towering columns that cast long shadows on the history of the once grand mansion and places like it across the American south.    Want more Southern Mysteries?  Patrons get monthly bonus content called Southern Mysteries Shorts! Join today at patreon.com/southernmysteries   Connect Website: southernmysteries.com Facebook: Southern Mysteries Podcast Twitter: @southernpod_ Instagram: @explorethesouth Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com    Episode Sources Windsor Ruins National Register of HIstoric Places Nomination. 1971, updated 1992 "Burning of the Daniell Residence." The Southern Reveille. February 21, 1890 The Ruins of Windsor. WLBT. April 30, 2011 Cotton. Mississippi Encyclopedia. July 10, 2017. The Creation Of The Cotton Kingdom. African American History and Culture. United States Census, 1860. Claiborne County, Mississippi. Population Schedules Windsor Ruins, Mississippi – A Silent Sentinel to the Magnificent South. Legends of America. November 2019.  The Windsor Ruins of Mississippi. Parker Studios. June 11, 2019.   Episode Music Sense of Loss by Purple Planet Music. Purple-planet.com. Licensed under Creative Commons Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen and I Need To Start Writing Things Down and I Am A Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriske. Licensed under Creative Commons  Autumn Sunset, Relaxing Piano Music and March of the Minds by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com Devouring the Whole by Ross Gentry. Special thanks to Headway Recordings, in Asheville, North Carolina for permission for use Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use.

Marie Edinger is an award-winning multi-media journalist on KMPH FOX 26 in Fresno, CA. Marie also spent a significant amount of time working in radio, reporting long-form stories and anchoring the local NPR affiliate's news cut-ins during “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” Originally from Gainesville, Florida, Marie came to Fresno from WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dhts/message

Ep #28 Of The Clay Edwards Show On WYAB 103.9 FM In Jackson, Mississippi: I was joined today by one of my favorite reporters, Therese Apel from Dark Horse Press (Wwww.DarkHorsePressNow.Com). We dicussed what motivated her to leave WLBT and start her own media company from the ground up. We also talk the state of Jackson, Mississippi, why she finally moved outside of the city too & the city of Jackson dropping the ball on the fallen law enforcement memorial event this year & much, much more.  Follow Therese on Twitter @TRex21and @Darkhorse_Press The Clay Edwards Show Is Brought To You By: Generator Power Solutions LLC / Black Axes Throwing Club / Dumpsters Of Mississippi / Lakeland Glass & Tint / Coleman Taylor Transmission Company - Jackson, MS / Watkins Construction & Roofing / JonesyQ BBQ Co. / USA Pawn / The GYM at Byram / Father and Son Southern Lawncare Professionals / AM Renovations & Handyman Services / Casey Bridges W/ Hopper Properties    

When Claude E. Ramsay sat down with us in April of 1981 to discuss his career and tenure as President of the Mississippi AFL – CIO, the three main topics of that series of interviews were: worker’s rights, voting rights, and civil rights. Forty years later, those same three issues are still grabbing headlines across the nation. Whether it is Amazon employees in Alabama trying to unionize, GOP efforts to restrict voting after the 2020 election, the Black Lives Matter movement, or the uptick in violence against Asian, Hispanic, and Jewish communities, the struggle for better working conditions, access to the ballot and freedom from discrimination continues against the same forces using the same tactics and reasoning. 1981 - In 1939, Claude Ramsay went to work for the International Paper Company in Pascagoula. In this episode, he recalls joining the paper-workers union and rising through the ranks to become president. Ramsay was elected President of the Mississippi AFL – CIO in 1959. He discusses working with Medgar Evers to secure voting rights and labor rights for all Mississippians. Ramsay also details his meeting with President Kennedy the day after Evers’s assignation. In 1964, after years of complaints about the anti-union, anti-civil rights biases of WLBT, the AFL – CIO joined the United Church of Christ in petitioning the FCC to revoke the Jackson television station’s license. Ramsay explains why they felt it was important to take a stand against “right wing propaganda.” The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed employment discrimination based on gender and ethnicity. Ramsay discusses how the law also aided efforts to organize Mississippi’s workers.

WLBT sports Director Trey Mongrue stops by to discuss Jackson State football and Deion Sanders in week one of spring football.  Steve Robertson discusses Mississippi State sports - and we jump off into a football player fighting a mixed martial artist in Oklahoma, and more. 

On Tuesday’s Oxford Exxon Podcast, WLBT’s Therese Apel joins us to discuss the investigation into the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. We also discuss the latest developments in the case, the state of local journalism today and her thoughts on why local law enforcement has been so close-lipped.

“Journalism is hard work, it’s tedious, it’s serious, it’s necessary, and it’s the foundation of democracy.” In August of 1973, after attending the Michelle Clark Fellowship Program for Minority Journalists at Columbia University, Pinkston was promoted to WLBT’s 6:00 PM newscast, the first African American to anchor the #1 newscast at Mississippi’s #1 television station. In 1974, he accepted a position with Post-Newsweek Station WJXT-TV, a CBS affiliate in Jacksonville, Florida, as the urban affairs director and producer. In 1976, Pinkston transferred to Post-Newsweek’s WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, where he held posts as anchor, reporter and producer of public affairs programs. While working in Hartford, he earned his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1980. That same year, Pinkston was hired as a correspondent with WCBS-TV, where he worked until 1990 when he was appointed as a CBS News White House correspondent. Pinkston reported on stories of national and international significance from the Persian Gulf War to the nomination of Justice Clarence Thomas. In 1994, he moved to the CBS New York news bureau and served as a correspondent for CBS Evening News as well as a contributor, reporter and correspondent for other CBS news broadcasts, including CBS Reports, CBS 48 Hours, and CBS Sunday Morning.  In 2013, Pinkston ended a thirty-three year career with CBS. His final report included an interview with Myrlie Evers Williams on Medgar Evers’ efforts to open broadcasting to minorities.  After CBS, Pinkston worked as an adjunct professor at the City University of New York School of Journalism and The University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism, and as a freelance journalist for Al Jazeera America.  Pinkston’s work was first recognized by the Great New York Safety Council for his reporting on underage drunk driving and its influence in the shaping of New York state law on underage drinking and driving. He is the recipient of a national Emmy award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his work on CBS Reports’ “Legacy of Shame,” and two other national Emmy awards for reporting on the death of Princess Diana and the TWA Flight 800 disaster. He has also received a Community Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for a report on the aids crisis among African Americans. www.javiermercedes.com Follow me social: Host: @JavierMercedesX Show: @PassionInProgress Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/javiermercedes

Mr. Lee King a native of Baton Rouge started with James Brown as an engineer gained knowledge and was later promoted to a member of his entourage . Later Mr. King quit and went to Mississippi and continued with radio. He got an idea of a TV show and was turned down by all. Well he kept going, took kontrol until WLBT finally gave an opportunity . The rest is history . See the video https://youtu.be/mmy7XsHnvJk Hit the subskribe button, thumbs up and share .

Do we have a "free press" in the United States? Jaye makes the case that even though the news media are not owned by the government, elite monopolistic ownership of media outlets and lack of federal regulations lead to outcomes not much different than state-run news media. What does the lack of free press mean for our democracy? Also - we debut a new segment called "Editorial by Jaye." In the first "editorial," Jaye gives her reaction to the Alfie Evans case. While the case is extremely tragic - is it also an example of nationalized health care gone horribly wrong? Thank you for listening! Subscribe, review, rate 5 stars, and share! Check us out online: Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ Website: http://potstirrerpodcast.com Citations: Aziza, Sarah. 2018. “As Supreme Court Weighs Travel Ban, Trump's Wider Anti-Muslim Agenda Proceeds Unchallenged.” The Intercept. April 27. https://theintercept.com/2018/04/27/muslim-ban-supreme-court-trump-vetting-muslims/ (May 6, 2018) Bailey, Isaac J. 2018. “Alfie Evans Shows We Don't Do Death Well.” The Charlotte Observer. May 4. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article210389519.html (May 6, 2018) Burke, Timothy. 2018. “How America's Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump's War On The Media” Deadspin. March 31. https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490 (May 6, 2018) Chang, Alvin. 2018. “Sinclair's Takeover of Local News, In One Striking Map.” Vox. April 6. https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17202824/sinclair-tribune-map (May 6, 2018) Colker, David. 2015. “The Rev. Everett Parker, Who Fought a TV Station's Racism, Dies at 102.” Los Angeles Times. September 23. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-everett-parker-20150923-story.html (May 6, 2018) “FCC Suspends Last Elements of Broadcast ‘Fairness' Rules.” 2000. The New York Times. October 4. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/04/politics/fcc-suspends-last-elements-of-broadcast-acutefairnessacute-rules.html (May 6, 2018) “The FCC & Censorship: Legendary Media Activist Everett Parker on the Revocation of WLBT's TV License in the 1960s for Shutting Out Voices of the Civil Rights Movement” [Transcript] 2008. Democracy Now. March 6. https://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/6/the_fcc_censorship_legendary_media_activist (May 6, 2018) “History of WLBT.” WLBT-TV. http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/212466/history-of-wlbt (May 6, 2018) Kane, Paul. 2018. “Ryan Dismissing House Chaplain, Leaving Lawmakers Demanding Answers.” The Washington Post. April 27. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-ryan-forces-out-house-chaplain-n869421 (May 6, 2018) “Local TV News Fact Sheet." 2017. Pew Research Center Journalism & Media. July 13. http://www.journalism.org/fact-sheet/local-tv-news/ (May 6, 2018) Martin, Gregory J., and Josh Martin. 2018. “Local News and National Politics.” Working Paper. Emory University. April 4. http://joshuamccrain.com/localnews.pdf (May 6, 2018) Matthews, Dylan. 2011. “Everything You Need to Know About the Fairness Doctrine in One Post.” The Washington Post. August 23. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-fairness-doctrine-in-one-post/2011/08/23/gIQAN8CXZJ_blog.html?utm_term=.d070a81e7d83 (May 6, 2018) Mirabella, Lorraine. 2018. “Friendly Buyers Step Up to Help Sinclair Shed Enough TV Stations to Appease Regulators.” Baltimore Sun. March 9. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-sinclair-tribune-station-sales-20180307-story.html (May 6, 2018) Pagano, Penny. 1987. “Reagan's Veto Kills Fairness Doctrine Bill.” Los Angeles Times. June 21. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-21/news/mn-8908_1_fairness-doctrine (May 6, 2018) Stefon, Matt. 2017. “Fairness Doctrine.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. August 16. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fairness-Doctrine (May 6, 2018) Thierer, Adam. 1993. “Why the Fairness Doctrine is Anything But Fair.” The Heritage Foundation. October 29. https://www.heritage.org/government-regulation/report/why-the-fairness-doctrine-anything-fair (May 6, 2018) Thomsen, Jacqueline. 2017. “Kushner, Ivanka rub elbows with Dem Billionaire Soros at Hamptons Party: Report.” The Hill. July 3. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/340495-ivanka-jared-kushner-rub-elbows-with-dem-billionaire-at-hamptons (May 6, 2018) Tillman, Zoe. 2018. “The Justice Department Deleted Language About Press Freedom And Racial Gerrymandering From Its Internal Manual.” Buzzfeed. April 29. https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/the-justice-department-deleted-language-about-press-freedom?utm_term=.omRdAev7y#.knzLaerkB (May 6, 2018) Music: Raga Rage composed by Noisy Oyster provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com Ether composed by Silent Partner

On today's Burn Down the Sandcast, we talk about Cuphead, Red Dead 2, Mario's fists, Volition's poor decisions in the game design space, and Sonic in bootyshorts serving all you can eat hot wings. Talking Points: Pennywise is a cop https://twitter.com/WLBT/status/912323565831229440 Sonic X Hooters Japan http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/298/857/d15.jpg http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/298/865/4f8.jpg_orig http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/298/866/f19.jpg The ZuckerBot 4000 https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DKOzCypUMAAsbg9.mp4 Subscribe @ burndownthesandcastle.info

 Facebook – The Billionaire LifeStyle   iTunes  – The Billionaire LifeStyle     Stitcher: – The Billionaire LifeStyle The interview with John Daly is the most eye-opening education you can receive without paying. [caption id="attachment_1081" align="aligncenter" width="342"] Don't Believe the HYPE! Media Bias Uncovered[/caption] Fake News Birth, Media Bias, and Infotainment [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="250"] American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America[/caption] The birth of fake news has been a long time coming. We are the products of that which we seek. America is the land of diversity and very much locked into tribal mentality.  On the website the insider, there is a very goo article listing the 11 Nations of the United states. The 11 nations of America article is a very good read gauging Fake news media bias and division in the country go hand in hand. Find the article at http://www.businessinsider.com/the-11-nations-of-the-united-states-2015-7 . Fake news and the directed news information is not a new phenomenon. We started to segregate our personal information when Talk Radio was popularized in the 1980's and 1990's.  These platforms were the doctors of spin for a core audience of individuals listening to branded information. John Daly became one of the early pioneers regarding the current medium considered as infotainment with his television show Real TV which began in 1996. [caption id="attachment_1084" align="alignleft" width="200"] John Daly[/caption] Bio John Daly was taken from Informed Not Inflamed: John Daly is a journalist, news anchor, writer, author, spokesperson, and TV host.  He is best known as a pioneer in reality TV for hosting the ground-breaking show Real TV, the first all-video news magazine show. Daly’s skills as a host, a writer, and an interviewer have led to one thing: solid audience ratings.  He has consistently increased audience share on any TV show or newscast he anchored. Real TV, distributed by Paramount Domestic Television, achieved the highest first year ratings of any show.  Within two years, the all-video show was attracting more than 4 million viewers a night.  Real TV also brought Daly an international reputation since the show was seen in all English-speaking countries around the world. As the host of the Billionaire lifestyle, accurate information is vital. Accurate information is the most important factor for providing adults with tools to make a proper decision regarding their life and living situations. Without accurate media information as a nation, community or individual our ability to make sound decisions are sabotaged. Available on Amazon    or      or       or        Truth Hurts During our conversation, John Daly pointed out how we have reached a point of being comfortable or being correct seem to be far more important than being informed. Somehow we just want our opinions, be they correct or incorrect validated. in a nutshell, our population has resided to the entertainment platform for news versus fact-checking journalism. The evidence is clear too much information is too much. Information is so plentiful, where we cannot distinguish fact from fiction. The 21-century living construct is being connected to the entire world constantly. I see how we could be thought of as living in The Matrix where there is so much information presented as real, where nothing is concrete and tangible. Show me the Money The structure of media has morphed into a vehicle to make money. Television is a for-profit business. Television and media, in general, make profits by selling advertisements. If these entities cannot place eyeballs on the advertiser's products, they die. What would you do if you have a dwindling customer base, due to freedom of choice ( Netflix, Youtube, Hulu, Vice News), and the expansion of options for the consumer who is your audience? Reality TV did not help! The growing popularity of "Reality TV" fueled the fire.  It is synonymous to equating Greco-roman Olympic wrestling to The WWE. Where are the players look as though they are on the same field, but in reality, the scenario's are the exact opposite. We have accepted reality and Fake news as one big soup  at face value television The Fairness Doctrine Abandonment. (From Wikipedia) Much of this movement away from fact checking in media came about, in 1985,  the when it was believed the Fairness Doctrine "hurt the public interest and violated free speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment." The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was — in the Commission's view — honest, equitable, and balanced. Origin In 1949, the Mayflower Doctrine, which had forbidden editorializing on the radio since 1941, was repealed.[5] This made way for the Fairness Doctrine.[5] The 1949 FCC Commission Report served as the foundation for the Fairness Doctrine. It established two forms of regulation on broadcasters: to provide adequate coverage of public issues, and to ensure that coverage fairly represented opposing views.[6] The second rule required broadcasters to provide reply time to issue-oriented citizens. Broadcasters could, therefore, trigger Fairness Doctrine complaints without editorializing. The commission required neither of the Fairness Doctrine's obligations before 1949. Until then broadcasters had to satisfy only general “public interest” standards of the Communications Act.[7][8] The doctrine remained a matter of general policy and was applied on a case-by-case basis until 1967, when certain provisions of the doctrine were incorporated into FCC regulations.[9] In a 1969 textbook case, the United States courts of appeals, in an opinion written by Warren Burger, directed the FCC to revoke Lamar Broadcasting's license for television station WLBT due to the station's segregationist politics and ongoing censorship of NBC network news coverage of the US civil rights movement.[10] Fairness Doctrine - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine The Fairness Doctrine Fake News Definition ( From Wikipedia) Fake news is a type of hoax or deliberate spread of misinformation, be it via the traditional news media or via social media, with the intent to mislead in order to gain financially or politically. Fake news websites (also referred to as hoax news[1][2]) deliberately publish hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation purporting to be real news—often using social media to drive web traffic and amplify their effect.[3][4][5] Unlike news satire, fake news websites seek to mislead rather than entertain readers, often for financial or political gain.[6][4] Such sites have promoted political falsehoods in Germany,[7][8] Indonesia and the Philippines,[9] Sweden,[10][11] Myanmar,[12] and the United States.[13][14][15] Many sites originate, or are promoted, from Russia,[3][13][16] Macedonia,[17][18] Romania,[19] and the United States.[20][21] Fake news - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news   InfoTainment Definition: in·fo·tain·ment ˌinfōˈtānmənt/ noun  1. broadcast material that is intended both to entertain and to inform.   Here is what you can do to educate yourself. Read more books Fiction and Non-fiction Look at several sources on Television Audible books Listen to your peers and engage in conversation, find their why. Make friends with someone of different views.   John Daly Connections: Info@johndaly.tv UnderCoverJetsetter Channel Informed Not Inflamed Liberty Health Share Radio Show Bio Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Resume Reel 1 Resume Reel 2 Sample Audition NOWtv NOWtv Reports John Daly Golf Show Undercover Jetsetter Undercover Foodie Go live the Billionaire Lifestyle