I’ve always talked a lot. When I was a toddler, my favorite question was “Why?” Why this, why that. My mother said she always had to have an answer ready for her motor-mouth first-born.
Now here I am, 30-something years later, getting invitations to do radio shows. About two hours ago, I was live, on the air, talking to Rev. Jesse Peterson, author of SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America, on his nationally syndicated radio show. I was invited to discuss my latest column, Why Courting the Black Vote Won’t Work.
I had only a few hours’ notice and I was so nervous. But fortunately, Rev. Peterson agrees with my opinions and put me at ease. Not all shows will be that easy. We talked about the column, my faith, my review of his book, and the black community in general.
It was the first of what I hope to be many such interviews. As I write this, the show (1-8-04) is not archived yet but should be up tomorrow. Keep in mind that this was my first show and I was nervous. I may have stuttered here or there!
I’ve prayed for such opportunities. I missed the chance to do an interview on the Don Kroah Show on WAVA 105.1 FM in D.C. He wanted me on to talk about the Kwanzaa article, but for various reasons I didn’t find out about it until I returned from a week-long Christmas vacation. I’ll have to start acting like a professional and make sure I’m always reachable.
God has His plan for us all, and the timing just wasn’t right. That’s the way I see it.
