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THE RETURN OF SOUL TRAIN!

From the didn't see that coming file Don Cornelius the creator and impressario of the Soul Train franchise (yes it's a franchise go to Japan if you think I'm joking) sold his baby to a company called MadVision. This from Paid Content : The iconic franchise, founded in 1970 by Cornelius, includes the brand and the production rights for the weekly Soul Train series (not in production anymore), along with a catalog of about 1,100 hours of archival footage spanning the shows long 37-year run. The short term plans for the show are to start producing new shows and continuing to broadcast the "classic" Soul Train episodes. For sooooo many years Don Cornelius (WVON radio alumnus) didn't want you or I to see an episode, look at it on You Tube, buy it on DVD or any media. This could be excellent news or with the music scene being what it is, it could be the worst TV show on Earth. I think it'll be okay though considering the "New" ST could still rely on it's brand to get credible artists to be on the show.

Some more background on ST from Wikipedia: Soul Train premiered on WCIU-TV in Chicago on August 17, 1970 as a daily program. Its success attracted the attention of two Chicago-based companies -- the Johnson Products Company (manufacturers of the Afro Sheen line of hair-care products), and Sears, Roebuck and Co. -- who agreed to sponsor the program's expansion into syndication. Soul Train began airing in selected cities across the United States, on a weekly basis, on October 2, 1971.


Let's hope that everything is good with this national treasure - that's right I said it! Soul Train means a lot to a lot of people. Hopefully it will be in better hands than it's been.

NEWS FROM the SERVICE ENTRANCE THE PODCAST

Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you a golden ticket to this past weeks show. You can download this bad boy and listen to it while you are running or riding your bike or working out or at the library...where it's real quiet. Please enjoy! Oh by the way, the show begins at 1:30pm (Central) but the Podcast will remain 2hrs long...

PLAYLIST

1. Dr. Carter - LIL WAYNE
2. Ms. Fatbooty - MOS DEF
3. Dayride - RETURN TO FOREVER
4. Soulful Strut - YOUNG HOLT UNLIMITED

INTERVIEW with THUMP DADDY

5. Can This Be Real - NATURAL FOUR

INTERVIEW with WINNONA HAUTER - foodandwaterwatch.org

THE JAMES BROWN SONG OF THE DAY
MOTHER POPCORN

6. Alright - LEDISI

Special thanks to THUMP DADDY and Winnona Hauter for being on the show...we had a record number of online listeners and more calls than I can remember...not enough online folks so SPREAD THE WORD the show airs every THURSDAY from 1:30pm - 4:00pm (Central) on WHPK.ORG - l8r