Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Reggie Hudlin To Program BET

According to Reuters.com, Reginald Hudlin (not to be confused with Reggie Dennis!)–best known for the “House Party” films, “Boomerang”, the late great HBO show “Cosmic Slop”, and “The Boondocks” adaptation for Cartoon Network–has been hired by BET as president of entertainment.

This could be the long-awaited signal that BET will finally move towards foriginal programming. The decision comes after last month’s shift of power at the network from founder Bob Johnson to Debra Lee.

The interesting twist–Hudlin is a close associate and friend of Aaron McGruder, who has been one of the most merciless critics of BET. Has Hudlin sold his soul? Is BET really serious about programming? Stay tuned…

posted by Jeff Chang @ 12:48 pm | 1 Comment

One Response to “Reggie Hudlin To Program BET”

Anonymous says:

July 14, 2005 at 7:10 pm

what’s interesting is the other people who were up for that job … and the marathon hoops they, including RH, jumped through. the calls that were made from bigwigs like … Oprah … like Quincy J., like B. Cosby … for the guy (because from what I understand, not a female made it to the final four) they wanted to win.

Feed Me!

Revolutions

DJ Nu-Mark :: Take Me With You
DJ Nu-Mark remixes the diaspora…party ensues!
El General + Various Artists :: Mish B3eed : Khalas Mixtape V. 1
The crew at Enough Gaddafi bring the most important mixtape of 2011–the street songs that launched the Tunisian & Egyptian Revolutions…
J. Period + Black Thought + John Legend :: Wake Up! Radio mixtape
Remixing the classic LP w/towering contributions from Rakim, Q-Tip + Mayda Del Valle
Lyrics Born :: As U Were
Bright production + winning rhymes in LB’s most accessible set ever
Model Minority :: The Model Minority Report
The SoCal Asian American rap scene that produced FM keeps surprising…
Mogwai :: Hardcore Won't Die But You Will
Dare we call it majestic?
Taura Love Presents :: Picki People Volume One
From LA via Paris with T-Love, the global post-Dilla generation goes for theirs…

Word

Cormac McCarthy :: Blood Meridian
Read this now before Hollywood f*#ks it up.
Dave Tompkins :: How To Wreck A Nice Beach
Book of the decade, nuff said.
Joe Flood :: The Fires
The definitive account of why the Bronx burned
Mark Fischer :: Capitalist Realism
K-Punk’s philosophical manifesto reads like his blog, snappy and compelling. Just replace pop music with post-post-Marxism. Pair with Josh Clover’s 1989 for the full hundred.
Nell Irvin Painter :: The History of White People
Well worth a Glenn Beck rant…and everyone’s scholarly attention
Robin D.G. Kelley :: Thelonious Monk : The Life And Times Of An American Original
Monk as he was meant to be written
Tim Wise :: Colorblind
Wise’s call for a color-conscious agenda in an era of “post-racial” politics is timely
Victor Lavalle :: Big Machine
Victor Lavalle does it again!