 |
|
|
| |
|
 New TV One Show - Baisden After Dark
From Blacknews.com - October 7, 2007
TV ONE BRINGS TOP-RATED RADIO PERSONALITY MICHAEL BAISDEN TO TELEVISION IN DYNAMIC NEW ENTERTAINMENT SHOW "BAISDEN AFTER DARK," PREMIERING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 at 10 PM ET
Legendary Musician Morris Day to Serve as Bandleader of New Talk/Variety Series
Silver Spring, MD - Best-selling author and the top-rated "Bad Boy of Radio," Michael Baisden comes to television with a new talk/variety series, "Baisden After Dark," which premieres Sunday, October 7 from 10-11 PM/ET. Subsequent original episodes will premiere Saturday nights at 11 PM ET immediately following TV One's top-rated original comedy competition series "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?," beginning Saturday, October 13.
Targeted to a "grown and sexy" audience, "Baisden After Dark" explores a wide range of provocative topics with an eclectic mix of celebrity and special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, sports and music. Baisden opens each show with a monologue, followed by a celebrity roundtable discussion of one hot topic, ranging from the bold and sexy, to the sublimely serious. Baisden keeps it lively and engaging by bringing the studio audience into the discussion. Additional features include a musical and/or comedy guest performance, as well as input from Baisden's "Man on the Street," comedian George Willborn, his radio cohort and grand-prize winner of TV One's "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?" comedy competition. The show also boasts a stellar R&B band, with the legendary funkmaster Morris Day ("Jungle Love") serving as bandleader and sidekick.
The premiere episode features a discussion with relationship expert Dr. Michelle Callahan and the topic is "Are men doing their job in the bedroom?" Singer Brian McKnight is musical guest. The wide variety of topics explored during the 13-episode series include interracial dating; why men/women cheat; plastic surgery and black images in film and television. Guests include actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, "ESSENCE" magazine editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray, comedian Bill Bellamy, host of TV One series "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?" and author/video vixen Karrine Steffans. Musical guests will include Angie Stone, Musiq Soulchild, Howard Hewett, Johnny Gill, Tank and the great Betty Wright, to name just a few.
"TV One is excited to be bringing radio superstar Michael Baisden to television," said TV One Executive Vice President of Programming and Production Rose Catherine Pinkney. "We think the provocative yet universal topics he addresses coupled with his energy and enthusiasm will really resonate with our viewers."
Additional airings of "Baisden After Dark" will be Saturday nights at 2 AM, Sunday nights at 1AM, and Mondays at 10PM & 2 AM (all times ET).
Prolific talent Baisden is a best-selling author, motivational speaker and host of his own nationally-syndicated radio program, "Love, Lust and Lies," which airs on the ABC Radio Network.
Morris Day, best-known for his iconic 80's hits "Jungle Love" and "The Bird," has appeared in numerous films, including the cult sensation "Purple Rain" and the Richard Pryor comedy "Moving." Day's television credits include "227," "Eve" and "Da Boom Crew."
"Baisden After Dark" is a FarCor Studios Production. Ralph Farquhar, Dwayne Corbitt and Michael Baisden are executive producers. Carl Craig and Rikki Hughes are producers. Kevin Lightbourne directs.
About FarCor Studios
FarCor Studios is a privately held, full service production company dedicated to producing a full spectrum of high-quality entertainment from feature films, radio, and television, including animation, comedy, drama, reality series and specials. Founded in January 2006 by veteran writer/producer Ralph Farquhar ("Moesha," "South Central") and business partner, music producer, investor and entrepreneur Dwayne Corbitt (Headstart Music Group, Inc.), FarCor Studios is based in Los Angeles. FarCor Studios has a variety of projects currently in production, including the comedy television series "Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?" on TV One, the upcoming children's special "Da Jammies" in a hot new animated music format, and the feature film "The Maintenance Man," distributed by Screen Gems and based on the best-selling book of the same name The FarCor Web site is located at www.FarCorStudios.com.
Other Mybrotha.COM Links:
|
|
Newsletters
Enter your e-mail address to receive the most recent Mybrotha.COM Newsletter
 Write An Article!
Click here to send your article to us. We read all articles and may feature yours on our website!
 Bookmark Us
Stay connected. Add our link to your favorites.
|
|
|
