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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 11:24:23 GMT -5
Last weekend september 10/11, 2011 was the final show of the urban chart The Countdown, hosted by Walt Baby Love. The chart show was born in 1982 and next year was going to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It´s the longest urban music chart show and last night it came to the end. Lately there were 2 editions, urban mainstream and Hot AC. Walt Baby Love will continue with his only syndicanted show Gospel Traxx www.waltbabylove.com/ |
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Post by jaxxalude on Sept 12, 2011 11:51:48 GMT -5
That's not cool at all!  I think the Urban AC version of the show could certainly be maintained, as it's certainly more appealing (and appropriate) to who his target audience is these days. Do you have any recording of the last show you could send to me? If you do, I'd really appreciate it very much.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 12:30:38 GMT -5
See your PM´s.
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Post by at40caseyfan on Sept 12, 2011 20:01:25 GMT -5
Hi, Any reason given..... why is the show ending? |
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Post by mrjukebox on Sept 12, 2011 22:31:26 GMT -5
In the 70's,Walt "Baby" Love was on two NY radio stations that no longer exist: WXLO (99X) & WNBC.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2011 3:35:27 GMT -5
I havent heard any reason of the ending. So all can be considered, even low audiences . Because , IMHO, if the show is still popular , a new hoster would be found, if that the case Walt is tired of doing it an only wants to do Gospel Traxx .
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Post by jaxxalude on Sept 13, 2011 5:06:49 GMT -5
In the case of the Mainstream Urban version of the show, I'll bet a dwindling number of affiliates and consequent loss of ratings and advertising revenue did contribute. After all, his style and delivery weren't really suited to the kind of music making that chart anymore. The axing of the Urban AC version, on the other hand, does strike me as surprising.
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Post by statenislandfan on Sept 13, 2011 15:04:56 GMT -5
How many remember Walt Baby Love working at Top 40 WXLO (99X) in NYC in the '70's?
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Post by statenislandfan on Sept 13, 2011 15:06:41 GMT -5
Oops, Mr. Juke Box beat me to it...
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Post by Josh Joel's Top 40 on Sept 13, 2011 23:00:12 GMT -5
Believe it or not this *is* the first "countdown" show that I have ever listened to faithfully as a kid before I was even a teenager. Then months later I added AT40 to list of shows to keep up with. Those who know me know that "urban" music has always been the root of everything I listen to. No Urban AC but you still have "Cannon's Countdown" and "Live In The Den with Big Tigger" for your Urban Mainstream countdown source. I really don't know of any others at the moment, if you do, please let me know.
Yours,
Josh Joel
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 2:17:12 GMT -5
There is a Top 40 on BBC Radio 1 Xtra , Saturdays , 2pm CET, 8 am EST . Its called BBC Radio 1Xtra Chart : www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/chart/singles/It used to be more urban, now it seems to be bland and camp pop. |
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Post by at40caseyfan on Sept 20, 2011 20:02:03 GMT -5
I'll never forget hearing somewhere that Walt "Baby" Love is the first Black person to dee jay on a country music station in Houston, Texas (The South). I believe in the 60s. Don't remember what radio station.
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I think the Urban AC version of the show could certainly be maintained, as it's certainly more appealing (and appropriate) to who his target audience is these days.
