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Rollye James
Show The Rollye James Show
Station(s) Talk Radio XM165
America's Talk XM158
online at rollye.net
Time slot Live 7-10pm Pacfic on 165 weeknights / replayed overnights on 158 / 24-7 online
Style Talk
Country United States
Website www.rollye.net

Rollye James is a radio veteran of over 40 years who has been hosting a talk show, "The Rollye James Show", nationally since 2000 which is currently heard exclusively on XM, live weeknights 10 -1 ET on Talk Radio, channel 165 and replayed overnights, 7 nights a week on America's Talk, channel 158. Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165, is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country America's Talk is a news and talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio, launched on 2007-11-19 on channel 158 Talk Radio, often branded on-air as Talk Radio 165, is a talk channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial radio show simulcasts from around the country America's Talk is a news and talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio, launched on 2007-11-19 on channel 158 Listeners can also hear the show online for free at her official website, live every evening, and replayed continuously until the next live show. She is a staunch libertarian and conspiracy theorist who often discusses cases of government abuse and excess Monday through Thursday nights. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment Friday nights are devoted to Trivia. Her program is produced by Mediatrix, the company she first formed while still in high school.

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Voted "Disc Jockey most likely to make Rush Limbaugh sound rational" by Philadelphia City Paper a decade ago [1], first listens to James make it easy to dismiss her content as being the ravings of a lunatic (punctuating that reaction, James' announcer refers to the program tongue in cheek as "The Lunatic Fringe"). Philadelphia City Paper is a free alternative news weekly in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. A repeated pattern among listeners is first disliking the program, and over time becoming ardent fans. James owes her popularity to two factors: her ability to create intimacy on the air thus making the show a one on one conversation between her and the listener, and her grasp of the logical heart of any argument.

Among her greatest pet peeves is the government continually capitalizing on the emotion of a situation in order to entice Americans to willingly give up civil liberties. Examples include her repeated reminder that the Patriot Act was not written on September 12th (suspending talk of whether government participated in 9-11, she claims it is indisputable that they capitalized on it with the legislation written long before it), the battle cry of "It's For The Children" (as a weapon to instigate everything from smoking bans to internet censorship) and what she refers to as the 'stop me from being stupid laws' which range from mandating seat belt use to prohibiting prostitution and drug use. The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U Similarly, she refers to proposed legislation for term limits on politicians, as the "stop me before I vote again laws". See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office

James often focuses on unfairness and injustice. She is heated about her belief that rules and laws must be upheld and applied uniformly, if they are to exist at all. She often uses the war on drugs to explain selective enforcement. The War on Drugs is a prohibition campaign undertaken by the United States government with the assistance of participating countries intended to reduce the Illegal Among several recurring themes are James' opinion of the blatant unfairness of Family Court (She regularly details outrageous abuses of non-custodial parents by a system which according to her is anything but "for the children"), the over reaching attitude of Child Protective Services ("The guideline should be, leave the kids with the parent unless you have reason to suspect they'll be dead by morning"), the meaning of the 2nd Amendment ("without it we won't have the other ten, or anything else resembling liberty, something our forefathers knew well"), and her frustration over the apathy of Americans which has enabled the government to circumvent the constitution. Child Protective Services (CPS is the name of a Governmental agency in many states of the United States that responds to reports of Child abuse She regularly urges listeners to contact their representatives over various issues. She was instrumental in defeating the 2007 amnesty bill but warns her audience that it was a battle won with a war to go, as she implores them to stay involved.

Many listeners find the most interesting facet of the show being James willingness to tackle most any issue a caller might raise. It's likely that instead of politics, a given listen to the program will produce a discussion about the history of Top 40 radio, or James' passion for obscure soul music, which are two categories where she is a recognized expert. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. [2] [3]

Controversy

Her encyclopedic mind and quick wit are both the foundation for success, as well as the cause of much dissent. Being devoted to the libertarian philosophy that in a free society people have inalienable rights but with them comes personal responsibility, some listeners see her as a callous person or find her views offensive. Others find her humor to be objectionable. And a few feel she advocates causes that may lead to the breakdown of society. Investigations of the entirety of her opinions have not yielded confirmation of the latter assumption, including the facts surrounding the well known incident of James being fired from KLBJ in 1996 for what management termed as comments that appeared to endorse an assassination of then President Bill Clinton, Vice-President Al Gore, and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from James maintains that put in context that was not what was said, nor was it her intent or meaning. In 1998, a jury of her peers agreed with her. [4] [5] She became the only person to ever defeat the LBJ family in open court in Texas and achieved record ratings while there. [6]

Affiliations

James is a member and defender of The John Birch Society, a group she says is maligned and misunderstood. The John Birch Society is a political education and action organization founded by Robert W Their sole purpose, she maintains, is to fight the government's move towards collectivism (originally communism in the 1950s and globalism today). According to James, they lead the charge against everything from NAFTA to the ICC (International Criminal Court). The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against She is also a member and supporter of GOA (Gun Owners of America), saying it is the only major organization that is constant in its full support of the 2nd amendment, and a vociferous supporter of OOIDA, (Owner-Operator Independent Driver's Association). Though not a commercial driver, James is an OOIDA member.

Much of James' audience consists of over the road truckers and she sees their plight as one that affects every citizen. "Everything you have, came on a truck," she often mentions, as she details how the government directly threatens the livelihood of today's drivers from the bureaucratic morass of regulations such as Hours of service to the multi-pronged threat of the Mexican Truck Pilot Program under NAFTA. The hours of service ( HOS) are regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA governing the working hours of anyone operating a Beyond James' respect for the commercial driver is her personal involvement through her unusual hobby of driving the US Interstate Highway System which dates back to her teen years. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) "I've completed it, which is more than the federal government has done," she has said.

Friday Night Trivia

In addition to interactive trivia of all varieties and "Bumper Stumpers", (the ultra obscure records she plays leading into Friday night segments, offering prizes to listeners who can identify them), James' Friday night show often features hour long interviews with legendary personalities from Top 40 radio's heyday including disc jockeys, television hosts and musicians such as Art Laboe, Jerry Blavat, Big Jack Armstrong, Lloyd Thaxton, Charlie Gracie and Freddy Cannon. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Art Laboe (born c1925) is an American pioneering Disc jockey, Songwriter, Record producer, and Radio station owner who Big Jack Armstrong (born John Charles Larsh on December 4, 1945 in Durham County North Carolina; died March 23, 2008 Lloyd Thaxton ( May 31, 1927 - October 5, 2008) was an American writer producer and television host best known for his syndicated pop music television Charlie Gracie (born Charles Anthony Graci on May 14, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello December 4 1940, in the North Boston suburb of Lynn, James is a strong supporter of "Beach Music", a group of obscure rhythm and blues records heard along the Carolina shore that contain a specific beat which spawned the "Shag" dance craze still in evidence in the Carolinas today. Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the Forties, Fifties and Sixties

Bumper Music

In 2006, Wired Magazine cited The Rollye James Show as having "the best bumper music"'. Wired is a full-color monthly American Magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993 Bumper music is a term used in the Radio broadcasting industry to refer to short clips of music used to buffer transitions between programming elements [7] In 2005, Philadelphia City Paper bestowed a similar award. Philadelphia City Paper is a free alternative news weekly in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. [8] As divisive as her views may be, to some listeners her bumper music is even more so. But fans of Vocal Group Harmony ("Doo-Wop"), soul music, "Beach Music" and any obscurity with a back beat find her choices to be irresistible treats rarely, if ever, heard on commercial radio. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the Forties, Fifties and Sixties In Music, back beat (also backbeat) is a term applied both to a specific style of Rhythmic Accentuation with accent on even Asked about her personal favorites, she said they vary, but always include Bertha Tillman's "Oh My Angel" which she adds, "oddly for me, is without a back beat, but then again it's a ballad. "

Revenue

Income from the program is derived primarily from live endorsement commercials. James says she will not promote any product in which she does not fully believe "which explains why I'm not rich" she quips. In addition to James' approval, sponsors are chosen who can measure results. James' ability to delivery live copy is widely touted. [9] The show routinely outperforms much larger venues, delivering what James terms "cash register ratings", a euphamism for actual sales totals, which attract sponsors such as Vermont Teddy Bear who generally buy larger venues. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company is one of the largest producers of Teddy bears and the largest seller of teddy bears by Mail order and Internet. CCrane Co. has been a sponsor since the show began in 2000.

Radio Background

The first words Rollye James ever uttered on the radio were "Sue I don't know what to do, Timmy's wet the bed again. " It was the opening line from a local Miami commercial for "The Sta-Dry Enuretic Service". (James has said she still wonders how it worked-- "Did they clean the sheets or send a cork?") And thus a career behind the scenes began which led to a variety of positions including Production Director for Storz Broadcasting's flagship, WQAM in Miami. WQAM (560 AM, "Sportsradio 560" is a South Florida Radio station owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.

In the early '70s, James relocated to Nashville first working for Epic Records before becoming promotion manager for Charlie Rich. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American Country Music Singer/Musician. Within a few years, women were beginning to be hired as on air personalities and James left Nashville to pursue air work in markets including Louisville, Raleigh, Indianapolis (heard on the legendary WIBC) and Jacksonville among others. In 1979 she returned to her native Los Angeles where she programmed Capital Cities Communications' KPOL before becoming morning co-host with Charlie Tuna on KHTZ. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Capital Cities redirects here For the article about the seat of a government see Capital. KPOL (1540 AM) was a Radio station that operated in Los Angeles California, USA. Charlie Tuna is a radio personality based in Los Angeles California currently working at KRTH-FM. No longer wanting to wake up early, she left the airwaves in the '80s to write and produce Watermark's "Soundtrack of the '60s" hosted by New York legend, Murray the K. Murray Kaufman ( February 14, 1922 &ndash February 21, 1982) professionally known as Murray the K, was a famous and influential From there she took over the radio editor position at Billboard Magazine at a time when it had lost significant readers within the radio industry. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Within a year, she rebuilt the readership to the position it enjoyed when Claude Hall headed it a decade earlier. Best known for writing the "Vox Jox" column during her tenure at Billboard, her position also included coordinating several pages of copy each week along with the annual Billboard Radio Convention and the Radio Programming Awards.

In the latter '80s, the advent of satellite delivered programming allowed cash strapped stations to enter the talk radio arena which had previously been reserved for very well funded facilities. Simultaneously, AM radio was in decline, searching for an identity. Even music programmed AM stations were looking to talk radio for night time slots. James saw this as a way to be back on the air outside of morning drive. After filling in on stations throughout the country, in 1987, KOA in Denver hired James for evenings, replacing Alan Berg who was the last local personality to hold that slot before his murder. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Alan Berg (January 1934 – June 18, 1984) was an American Attorney turned Radio talk show host in In her almost three years there, she was number one in virtually every important sales demographic. [10] Returning to Los Angeles, James was heard overnights on KMPC and evenings on KFI. KMPC ( Radio Korea, 라디오코리아 is a radio station based in Los Angeles California that airs Radio Korea programming For other stations which used the KFI callsign please see KFI (disambiguation.

In 1993, she replaced Bill Ballance on KFMB San Diego, remaining there until going to KLBJ, Austin (see Controversy above). Bill Ballance (or Willis Ballance) (1918 in Peoria Illinois – September 23, 2004) was an American radio talk show host According to James it was her love of obscure R&B oldies and junk food that influenced her move to Philadelphia in 1997. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə For two years she was the evening talk personality on WWDB-FM. Her ratings [11] attracted much interest, but James no longer wanted to work in local radio. Her desire to syndicate her show dated back to her resignation from KOA in 1990 [12]. After several partnership deals fell through while James continued to host local radio shows, she was determined to pursue national radio exclusively almost a decade later. For several months from in 1999 and 2000 she was Art Bell's designated replacement, hosting Coast to Coast AM on Monday and Friday nights. Arthur W "Art" Bell III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and Author, known primarily as the founder and Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently But a month prior to Bell's exit, James left the show, saying she wanted to concentrate on a venture of her own.

In May 2000, she began the national version of The Rollye James Show with a flagship affiliate, CBS' 50kw WPHT in Philadelphia. WPHT is a CBS Radio station located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania broadcasting on 1210 kHz Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Operating from her own studios in suburban Philadelphia, she first partnered with Talk America for affiliate relations, and then Radio America. Radio America is an American Radio network specializing in conservative -oriented talk programming. Neither proved capable of procuring major market stations. In August 2003, James switched to Jones Satellite Services for distribution and handled affiliate relations in house. In addition to WPHT, 50kw affiliates have included WLAC Nashville, KRLD Dallas, KGA Spokane and WGY Albany/Schenectady. WLAC is a Clear channel Radio station based in Nashville Tennessee, operating at 1510 kHz on the AM dial KRLD " NewsRadio 1080 " is a dual format News and talk Radio station located in Dallas Texas and owned by CBS Radio KGA, is now (as of April 2008 a sports radio station based in Spokane Washington. WGY is a 50000 Watt Radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York. From July 2007 to January 2008, James again hosted Coast to Coast AM, this time on alternate Sunday nights in addition to her weeknight show. Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently She explained her decision to leave as being primarily due to a lack of time on her part, though she also said she was not comfortable with the direction the show had taken both on and off the air in recent years.

In February 2008, rising satellite time costs prompted James to reconsider making the show available to terrestrial affiliates. Noting that she had been virtually all of her advertising revenue from her simulcast on XM Satellite Radio, and hinting at an announcement forthcoming later this year which would shed further light on her decision, she announced she was suspending terrestrial syndication at the end of month. She now broadcasts exclusively on satellite, in addition to a free online stream for non-subscribers.

Early Years

James was born and adopted in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West She later moved to Bal Harbour, Florida where she initially lived at the Americana Hotel, the location of the 2nd annual Todd Storz' Disc Jockey Convention during Memorial Day weekend in 1959. Bal Harbour is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. That infamous meeting led to the payola hearings, Miami Herald headlines of "Booze Broads and Bribes" [13] and according to James, her lifelong interest in radio.

She had numerous local favorites among the Miami radio stations during the day but she says her world came alive at night in her bedroom when she could scan the dial for distant signals. As she said on a 1989 National Association of Broadcasters radio commercial heard in Denver, "At 2 in the morning, KAAY made even Little Rock sound like the big time!" [14] She has mentioned several 50,000 watt stations including Nashville's WLAC with John R. National Association of Broadcasters (NAB is a trade association representing the interests of for-profit over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States KAAY is a 50000-watt class-A AM radio station in Little Rock Arkansas licensed on 1090 kHz , Gene Nobles and Hoss Allen, as being captivating to her.

Though James primarily listened to music stations, she believes the biggest influence on her on air demeanor came unwittingly from a WKAT Miami talk show host known on the air as "Alfred" (Al Martinez) with whom she had a close friendship in the latter '60s.

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References

  1. ^ "CP Choice Awards", Philadelphia City Paper #702 October 30-November 5, 1998
  2. ^ "Nobody Stumps Rollye James" Ken Hoffman, The Houston Chronicle, Saturday December 2, 1989
  3. ^ "Music Moves Her & Moves Her & Moves Her. . . " Richard Acello, San Diego Daily Transcript, Tuesday February 14, 1995
  4. ^ "Ex-KLBJ host wins lawsuit. Jury awards $715,000 for libel, compensation after radio station cancelled contract" Rebecca Thatcher & Mike Kelly, Austin American-Statesman, Saturday May 30, 1998
  5. ^ "Rollye James wins $800k lawsuit vs. KLBJ" Alan Linder, Talkers Magazine, June 1998
  6. ^ Arbitron Ratings, Austin, Average Quarter Hour Shares, Metro Survey Area, Summer 1996
  7. ^ Wired 2006 "The Wired winner for the best bumper music was The Rollye James Show. James a radio host. . . . is a prodigy at R&B and top 40 oldies. "
  8. ^ "Editors Choice Awards 2005" Philadelphia City Paper, "Best non-native keeper of Philadelphia music history: Rollye James"
  9. ^ "The Dual-use Concept" Doug Hatch, Catalogsuccess. com November 1, 2003
  10. ^ Arbitron Ratings, Denver, Metro Survey Area, Average Quarter Hour Shares, Fall 1987 through Spring 1989
  11. ^ Arbitron Ratings, Philadelphia, Metro Survey Area, Average Quarter Hour Shares, Fall 1997 through Winter 1999
  12. ^ Denver Post, Monday April 23, 1990, Joanne Ostrow column
  13. ^ "Booze Broads and Bribes" Dan Brown, Miami Herald, November 25, 1959
  14. ^ "Radio. What would life be without it?" National Association of Broadcasters promotional campaign, 1989
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