For decades, his voice has been
For decades, his voice has been
the voice that thousands of
Houstonians of tune into in the
morning, the man had a show in
97 not the box radio, but you
haven’t heard from him there in
the wild.
>> There’s a reason why.
He said this morning to talk
about his new venture to public
radio and the positive in the
impact it could potentially
have on a whole new generation,
a young people welcome
a young people welcome
houstonnewsmakers missed a man
had a okay Benjamin Thompson,
good to see you my brother we
did and man I want to put the
government I I I understand REL
you do Big I’m doing fine and
or a fine mist you though now
that you’re K T S you tell me
about the vibe the vibe is a
new thing to me about their
search nationally is not over
yet the by we’re definitely
going to be a is doing a lot of
hip hop R B in deals Gen Z and
millennials they’re going to
love everything that we’re
doing over here we’re going to
be community driven.
>> As we’re starting off we’re
kicking off our big big big
weekend are takeover of Katie’s
United were not in the history
of the station has never
happened and we’ll have a lot
of surprise during the course
of the weekend from some of
your favorite artists in the
city to an incredible Labor Day
me it’s all the way to being in
the community on this Saturday.
I actually getting people
registered to vote how is it
different Now with the public
radio station as opposed to
where you were before what is
it how is it make a difference
in terms of what you do and how
you outreach to the community.
>> So far not really that big
of a difference. I think we
want to be more community
driven over here. I think we’re
right here in the heart of
their war on the campus of ATS
you so there’s an expectation
of being a part of community
from the We just want to make
sure that we bring the station
is being a part of that and
also introduced in the
marketplace to you know new
types to music that’s out there
is a lot of R B artist out
there that’s looking for
opportunities and we definitely
wanted to be a voice in the
frequency give them the
opportunity to be heard by a
son as a as the content
director now of that is what
kind of.
>> Influences that give you one
changing the whole dynamic in
terms of what people listen to
in this community on that
station.
>> Wow influence on August the
inflows like I said before
there’s a lot of great music
out there and what I want to do
to have I want to give them an
opportunity to be heard in the
grace and the aged and I think
we’ve done well in hip-hop will
still be playing a pop and find
a new hip hop artist, but arm
be I think for such a long
period of time they have not
had opportunity to really shine
in the city, I mean we’ve got
to says we love we’ve got a
list of some of its down ideals
from the old school or the 90’s
but you know there’s a crop of
talent out there that just they
have no place to go but their
music is available and now want
to make it available on the
frequency that can be heard by
the entire city.
>> So is that is how do people
listen to divide Amy where do
people go to find the by.
>> Great question. Glad you
asked was going to happen this
is the way that we want to be
doing his Katie issue will
exist had as it always starting
at 8 o’clock in the evenings
Monday through Saturday 8
o’clock into 5 o’clock in the
morning. It is all the vibe on
Airways would you can check out
by all times 24 7, 3, 6, 5,
when you download the app you
can get the app right now it is
the vibe at just go get that
you can years wherever you go
you go out of the friends away
just fill in for a couple days
take the mob which will be
which I did.
>> Diaz are different
responsibility that goes along
with what’s going on because it
is a public radio station.
It’s a whole different. You
know the way you were you for
profit, that’s what you have
been all that for the last 20
years that’s all for profit now
it’s a different. You know the
entre on it just kind of makes
it different.
>> Well, you know it really is
not to me I think they’re all
for profit right even at the
university is still for profit
right Sir, although we’ll have
underwriters and things of that
nature there’s still a
underlining Situation that
occurs is always are now or in
any business that you don’t see
even if his nonprofit, but yeah
we’ll be doing that it would be
a little different in the way
our presentation can be as far
as underwriters is concerned,
but you know we’ll be seeking
those out as well knows just
fine line that we can cross
because they kind of ran with
that we’ll need up the
community to put thank you and
we’re also membership driven to
so you can become a member
which is always cool and that’s
what I love about you know
doing what I do at the
university you could become a
member you can pay a fee, you
know not all that to be a on
the website of the body used to
make sure you go there you can
get all the details vype
Houston is the website. Not
used in dot com. Yes, Sir.
>> Got it all just going to ask
you how do I find it how do I
find a place and you just told
find a place and you just told
me vype Houston dot com now man
had a I will say the other name
and had a public radio now, but
still read it build it breaking
out the hits and making a
