By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, December 25, 2015
For the first time in years, not a single “Real Housewives of Atlanta” item landed in the top 10 of most popular entries on my Radio & TV Talk blog. And there was just one in the top 25.
But that hardly means you readers were more high minded than in year’s past. There was very intense interest in a VH1 show “Sorority Sisters,” the travails of radio host Bert Weiss, my interview with “Empire” star Jussie Smollett and Sam Champion‘s whereabouts. And people still care about Frank Ski three years after he left V-103.
Here are the top 25 in order, as of December 18, 2015:
2. Fox’s “Empire” star Jussie Smollett marvels over show’s success
Stacey and Bert Weiss pose before leaving for Bert’s Big Adventure in February. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
3. Bert Weiss getting a divorce
4. VH1 buries rest of “Sorority Sisters” episodes
Single Ladies” used to be on VH1 but moved to Centric for its fourth season. CREDIT: Centric
5. “Single Ladies” on new network, leaves Atlanta
6. Exclusive: Star 94 hires Bert Show’s Jeff Dauler
7. Todd Chrisley, Atlanta multi-millionaire, joins new USA reality show. This is what you a story with staying power. I wrote it in Decemer, 2013. Over two-plus years, the story has garnered more than 250,000 page views.
8. Weather Channel’s Sam Champion leaves morning show.
9. Audrey Middleton of Villa Rica first transgender on “Big Brother.”
10. Radio host Mike Bell suspended three days after sexist ‘Anchorman’ jibe on Twitter
11. Atlanta radio stations list. This is what we in the business call “sustainable” content. It’s just an updated list of local radio stations and their formats and I thank Google for making it so easy to find whenever someone types in “Atlanta radio stations.”
12. Steve McCoy let go fro NewsRadio 106.7 after trumped-up Trump interview
13. Did Alan Kay win History’s “Alone” and $500,000
Karyn Greer with her Christmas sweater during the Can-a-Thon for the Salvation Army in 2014. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
15. NeNe Leakes purchaess $2.1 million home in Sugarloaf Country Club in Duluth.
16. Frank Ski’s restaurant is up for sale at touted ‘below market’ rate
Vivian Brown’s final day at the Weather Channel after 29 years at the station. CREDIT: Weather Channel
17. Vivian Brown leaves the Weather Channel suddenly after 29 years.
18. Exclusive: “Sorority Sisters’ ” Priyanka banks ‘baffled’ by expulsion, has no regrets
19. Claudia Jordan is off The Rickey Smiley Show after a year
David Chandley worked at WSB for nearly 26 years but began January 26, 2015 at WAGA-TV. CREDIT: Fox 5
20. David Chandley says he plans to leave Channel 2 Action News after more than 25 years. This story posted in July, 2014 but he didn’t make it on air on Fox until more than six months later
21. Star 94 dumps Cindy Simmons, adds new show from out of town
Dr. Marcus Crawford and Dr. Aisha McKnight-Baron work at Crawford Plastic Surgery in Kennesaw. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com
22. Lifetime’s “Atlanta Plastic” features three black plastic surgeons, debuting July 31
23. Controversy over Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” may have actually helped it on radio. This entry is another that has generated regular page views for many months after I originally posted it. Again, Google helped me out because if you type in “Girl Crush,” the story lands near the top of the list.
25. Frank Ski leaving WHUR D.C. radio job after two years.
