If you were wondering why T.J. Holmes gave up his CNN post to head over to BET, the answer will be revealed on October 1 at 11 p.m.
Holmes will debut his new show “Don’t Sleep” a nighttime talk and news show that will put him directly against local news programming around the country. Airing weeknights from Monday through Thursday, “Don’t Sleep” aims to be a news program for a market often underserved by mainstream news – African-Americans. Despite BET’s uneven history with news programming with former news honchos Ed Gordon and Tavis Smiley, both departing the network after successful news show, they’re looking to Holmes to try it again. This time BET is bringing a stellar support staff to the table. The show is being co-produced by Madeline Smithberg, an Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer who co-created and ran “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”
(Source: Black America Web)
Hear his full interview with TJMS here
