he’s confirming what we basically already knew.

No surprise there!! EBT is not about the uplifting the black race and portraying positive black images as evidence by the constant stream of buffonary, coonery and minstreal shows it continues to showcase.

FIRST!!! BET HAS BEEN A HOT MESS FOR YEARS NOW. THEY ONLY REFLECT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Hmmm……………interesting. I do wish he had given some more concrete examples of what he tried to do at BET that was met with resistance (besides trying to successfully incorporate an embeddable player on BET.com). I guess I’ll have to wait for the book. Good luck in your future endeavors Andreas.

yea he went hard, and we knew all that already

real talk- homie aint said shit we didnt already know AND this n!gga already hyping a proposed book…. get the fcuk outta here slim!

all u did was waste your fcukin’ time…. you didnt learn shit and obviously didnt do shit PLUS you worked the internet and NOT on the actual network channel….

you just bored me!

Not surprised.

#6 He bored you because you probably had a difficult time comprehending.lol

OK, THAT LETTER IS ENTIRELY TOO DAMN LONG FOR ME TO SIT HERE AND READ, BUT I GET THE POINT. IM 19 AND I HAVE NEVER NEVER SUPPORTED BET. FROM ITS KNOCK-OFF’S OF OTHER NETWORK SHOWS AND LACK OF POSITIVE PORTRAYAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN’S (A FEW SHOWS WHICH CAN GO UNMENTIONED COMES TO MIND), BET IS JUST A COMPLETE WASTE. OK, I THINK IM GONNA READ IT NOW…

i have been noticing the unappealing nor positive display of advertisement on BET.
but i wasnt expectinq this degree of unnecesary termination.
now i believe chanqe is needed for BET

this really saddens me…dammit
everything is corrupt to the point
a television network thats supposed
to be “uplifting” african americans is
just helping to keep them dumbed down???!!!!
WTF!!???

i swear we need to just start fckn revolting
against negative bullshit! smhh

Dam shame….WOW..Im speechless to this.

He should either write a book or collaborate with Aaron McGruder and destory BET! This would be perfect for a Boondocks episode!lol

Sounds like my job. Thats what you get when you work for black folks. but its still a hell of alot better then working for the man. With white - T you have to be on time…. Not my strong suite.

no, I comprehend well @ 8… YOUR boy just didnt share anything relevant!

He lost me when he started talking about a book…..that didn’t need to be mentioned because it just makes people think he wants to gain money off exposing bet. He could have said that it was just too much details to write in a letter.

I cannot hate on his position and views about BET. It was real n’ to the point. Very respectful…

It has become apparent (before his email AND after) that BET has grown to become a laughable network. It progressed backwards instead of forwards. I can believe the things he said about them as a company. The “powers that be” take their so called power too seriously.

Its sad that our people really don’t have a place to call home. With its knock off tv shows and negative views i just don’t understand why the appeal of BET is so CHEAP!! The award shows have been horrible for years and the only major star we see is Beyonce. What happened to all the people before her and people that came and done there part that we loved so much! He is 100% right i been gave up on BET years ago..

A letter written in the heat of the moment….unnecessary for the public and uninteresting. Unmet expectations on the part of the scorned employee led to his bitterness. STOP CRYING and MOVE ON.

OK,I READ IT, AND I’TS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE STOOD UP AND SAID SOMETHING. I RECALL READING SOMEWHERE ABOUT AN EPISODE OF THE BOONDOCKS WHICH MOCKED BET EXECS AND SHED THEM IN SUCH AN UNFLATTERING LIGHT, THAT BET BASICALLY COERCED THE SHOW INTO NOT BEING AIRED AT ALL. DON’T BE SURPRISED IF DUDE GOES MISSING OR SOMETHING…JUST KIDDING, BUT THIS LETTER JUST MAKES ME DESPISE BET EVEN MORE THAN I PREVIOUSLY DID

I know Andres when he worked at HiphopDX. He’s good at what he does but this letter sounds like sour grapes. It’s interesting to note that he was FIRED. If he felt all of these things why did he not leave on his own accord?
Leaving on his own would lend a little more credibility to his argument.
But he stayed there just like the others at BET because he was collecting a check and moving along with the status quo. He was never in a position to change the content of BET.COM because they reflected the station in truth. And the station is not going to change the content as along as the subscribers don’t raise any objections to it. Many people I know are offended at the content of BET and you know what you can do then? Turn the station like I do. Andres should be like Angel and do his own Blog and then he could see how popular his ideas would be I think it would be a smash. This is what the internet is all about and given a little ambition you can change things by offering new alternatives to what’s already out there. As long as people watch Frankie and Nefe, College Hill, Tiny and Toya, 106 & Park and the BET Awards these things will continue to exist. This email Andres sent out will only hurt him in the end because it’s extremely personal to his situation and HIS frustrations at BET. And all of his frustrations could have been handled in a better way than this letter (which to me is not effective) and if he was still not satisfied he could have walked out on his own and gone and done something he really wanted to do if he was not happy with the “Changes” BET seemed interested in when they hired him. Come on dude you were the Music Editor.

I’m sorry but I just don’t feel Andre’s approach or the contradiction in the fact they he knows that dot only reflect the content it does not really stray too far from the Source. It’s next to impossible to make changes if the ones in charge don’t want them. And there are always ways to communicate things….much better then this contrary note that he sent out AFTER he was fired. Viacom is not changing because of this note. He only hurt himself. And viewers ultimately have the power to bring forth changes in content and that does not seem to be happening with the BET crowd and we can think of a few reasons why that is the case. BET is reflective of a community that is similarly lost and confused. And there are bigger issues in the Black community that what is on BET. Let’s have some perspective Andres.

Again Angel. EXCELLENT Work.
(Some people are innovative and don’t complain about lame content on old formats they make their own way)

I interviewed at BET once and I must say they are very unprofessional. I was offered the position and turned it down because of the salary.

I think he was pissed when he wrote the letter but that doesn’t make it a lie. I believe him… I don’t care enough to buy the book because we already know that BET is a Hot Mess… I still watch Frankie and Neffe and the Award shows… What can I say other then sometimes I like the watch smut TV that is called BET…

WHY BET WHY?

#15 It must not be that irrelevant because you’re still checking comments and posting.lol

I applaud him for the respectful manner in which he expressed his sentiments regarding his disdain for bet. And while, I have no information in regards to the inner working of BET it is quite obvious on that outside that BET is cheap and degrading one-sided representation of black people as a whole. I rarely watch BET because there is rarely anything positive or worthwhile watching on the station. Additionally, they continue to perpetuate the negative stereotypes that SOME African Americans have sought to bury for quite sometime. I’d also like to commend Concreteloop for not advertising that Neffe and Frankie buffonery that claims to be about “CHANGE”. I’m glad someone is putting morals before compensation.

This is still tired and a waste. We all know that station ain’t sht. If you want to call someone out, do it major. Oprah interview perhaps?

Okay… only thing left out was an attachement of his resume. like most of you said…no surprise. You can look at BET’s line up of their”new shows” and see what they are about:
Frankie and Neffe…WHY and what purpose?
Wendy Williams…Why?????
Tiny and Toya…Why and what purpose? Even the one show College Hill that you would think would be positive was a mess. I partof one season of that when they were in St. Thomas, VI and was disgusted. I prefer TV One. I can see all the reuns I want of good old tv shows and great interviews, great black movies I had not seen before. I like their special “UNSUNG”. BET has a long way to go still.

GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN CONFESSIONS OF A BET PRODUCER…. THIS GUY WORKED FOR BET SINCE 98, AND HE TALKS ABOUT ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES ISH HE WENT THROUGH…. HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT DEBRA LEE AND STEPHEN HILL AND HOW THEY HAVE DUMBED DOWN THE PROGRAMMING ON PURPOSE. HE CALLS STEPHEN HILL OUT ESPECIALLY FOR SHOWING NOTHING BUT SEX AND VIOLENCE ON BET…….

ALSO CHECK OUT BLACKWORLDORDER.COM ……….. LOTS OF VIDEOS ABOUT HOW THEY ARE BRAINWASHING OUR YOUTH WITH THESE VIDEOS… LOTS OF EVIL ISH GOIN ON….

…dude, your letter is foolishness! who cares?! If anybody is influenced by anything they see on TV, then they’re moronic! Not your problem, or BET’s…

BET is a complete mess. I mean, they’ve always been a mess, but at this point it has become evident that the direction the network is going in, is all wrong. They need someone over there, who actually cares. Debra and friends, are making millions so they don’t even too much care what “we” think or anyone else. They should’ve been boycotted since the BET awards 09, for that half ass shit they called a “tribute” to MJ.

…..im with # 15 what the hell is his point
…… all that writing and he aint sayin shit
….. more like a crybaby … scorned

the only thing that has ever really annoyed me about bet is how the lady hosts are never black but the men always are wich obvs there are little black girls watching so it should be setting an example that black is beutiful btw its the media most of em b crazy aneways

i dont watch or support BET in any forum!!!!! I didnt need his letter to confirm my or solidify what I already knew, it’s just said that the masses don’t give a damn!

cCheap….cheap……cheap ! BET is the cheapest station on television.They have no major stars on their shows,because they are too cheap,so they depreciate and degrade the black viewing audience by giving them low budget shows with B-LEVEL people in them like Tiny & Toya,a crackhead Frankie and Wendy ,a low-budget Oprah ,who can barely do her show because her cheap studio is infested with flies.BET executives should be ashamed of themselves,my shoes cost more than what they spend on their low budget shows.

Oprah will not have on Andreas, some washed up dot Music Editor from BET on her show. It’s called changing the station and raising your family.

BET while offensive to most is not something you have to watch. And Andreas needs to move on and learn to be more of a professional because this note is anything BUT.

Stop looking to BET to have some self esteem that should come from within. And if enough self respecting people stop tuning in BET would change.

You can’t argue about something and watch it like a Zombie.

Black youth are not empowered enough as a group and until that happens on important issues like education and political power you will never see yourself reflected in a true sense. What you will have are these gross mischaracterizations that BET shows with some regularity and “reverence”.

This reminds me of that Boondocks episode about BET lol. I’d respect BET more if they had shows like Teen Summit and hosts like Rachel, Free and AJ, Ananda Lewis and such. I respect this dude voicing his experience about BET though.

progressed backwards 18? isnt that an oxymoron? lol

anyway, the man tried and what he did needed to be done so that it could be “proven”. not intended to ofset anyone but the younger people here arent really aware of what BET used to be. thats what so upsetting to the older people (im 30).
its disgusting and even though i LOVE the game, i dont even think id want to give them the ratings theyve (obviously) sold their souls for.

but no one has morals anymore. everything is right and ok. theyve bought into the hype. and anyone who doesnt think satan is using music to build his kingdom, you are sadly mistaken. everything in our world has a negative and a positive to it and music is definitely one of them.
keep killing your spirit by letting ANY and EVERYTHING into it. may as well, youre doing it with the food you put into your body!

@13 this would make a great episode of Boondocks

BET has been discredited as a cable station for a long time now.Their shows cost so little to make,and the quality is so poor,that you could buy a camcorder and make a better show.And it looks like they don`t put any money or effort into making their shows,they just make a cheap copy of whatever is a hit on MTV,that`s how former BET owner Bob Johnson and executive Barbara Lee got so rich,the millions of dollars that should have been spent on making good quality shows went to Johnson and Lee`s paychecks and the little bit of money left over went to the making of these cheap shows,It`s despicable !

He should’ve stayed on and worked his way up until he was in a position to make some real change there. The reason the station is the way it is is because those old people never leave and if they do they hire the “yes” men to replace them. The revolving door has to slow down or the station will never change. BET seems like a lost cause. They will never change until they are challenged by a rival station or until a few people within the organization make the change.

A wise friend of mine once spoke in regard to the BET awards and their tribute to MJ

she said: “I wish BET had died and Michael Jackson did a tribute to them instead”

If you ever watched BET you know its some coon shit. The boondocks was right on point. Come on frankie and neffie, Tiny and Toya, the list goes on and on. We dont need a book to give us a inside look thanks anyway. Good luck to you with this economy the way it is you chose to leave rather then settle.

FINALLY!!!

Now, more people from within or formerly within the organization need to come forward. The only way to make any changes is to take the lid off BET’s self-created hot mess.

When the people you “serve” won’t even watch your station, what does that tell you?

why is it everytime there’s a post about BET everybody comes on here and post all these negative comments about how HORRIBLE the channel is? I’ve always watched BET and I don’t see a problem with it it’s no different than any other network, if u believe so can u give me some type of example bc maybe i’m just looking over it since I don’t invest that much of my time worry about what’s on it, if I want to watch what’s on I watch it if I don’t I CHANGE THE CHANNEL.

And i’m gonna have to agree with some of the other people he seems more hurt about not working there anymore than anything in this letter. He keeps saying he wanted to change this and change that and he knew he had to kiss someone ass to do it but refused to so he wasn’t too serious about the change bc if he was he would’ve done what needed to be done got in good with the people and accomplish what he wanted. It does no good to just quit and complain.

This is so sad. I think if someone like Jay-z took over BET he could change it for the better….somebody needs to do something. If I had the money I would

#45 Marquette

I understand your point, but see BET is not the way it used to be. Before it at least had Rap City, Student Center, BET News, Black Carpet, and other different variety of shows.

Now it only has 5 hour reruns of old shows, and has 2 degrading reality tv shows. You have to question what the hell are they doing. Hopefully Tyrese’s new show provides some ground

Why don`t BET just name themselves Family Dollar or the Payless TV station,and poor Tiny & Toya, are getting paid by BET way less ,than if their reality series was on a real channel like,ABC,or NBC.

BET has been in the dumpster since Debra Lee started and AJ and Free left. Viacom needs to replace Debra Lee. They have stopped with the really explicit videos (Uncut) and started with the coonery.

TV One is all reruns and a couple of good specials. Black networks as a whole have a hard time coming up with original programming and thats the real problem.

IS ANYONE SURPRISED???? BET NETWORK HAS BEEN A HOT MESS FOR SOME TIME….DEBRA LEE AND STEPHEN HILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED LONG TIME AGO

I dont watch BET b/c I dont like it and it’s not really for us anymore. I did watch it Monday b/c they had my show on the game which I love so I had to watch but that’s about it.

@ #45 you are right all the Viacom networks are really the same. VH1 and MTV are not like they used to be. A lot of that has to do with the music industry falling off.

Very true. I have felt this way about BET for a long while now, years and years wondering if they will change their ways. I remember they had a late night show abut poetry, or even showing quality music from quality artist. Education shows cancelled, good music gone, what replaces this— Sad reality shows, music from kids who are in it to make a quick million. Tell me when was the last time you saw a song from Prince, Talib, The roots..and even if you did they cut the video half way into it.

Black Exploitation Television needs a change. In a time where we have an educated president..and he’s black, how is it so hard to have programming that can help us grow as a community. Maybe its not so much BET that is the problem but the people that they hire that just do as they are told because it pays the bills. Specking from real experiences, i’ve had a number of jobs which I left because I refused to sell-out to something I don’t believe in, and in the end it has made be a stronger person and will continue to do so.

@ #6– WOW, you sound like an idiot!!! U are a prime example as to what EBT/BET markets.. It’s fools like you that keep shows like Frankie and Neffe on the Air!!! LOSAH!

EBT is trash and what the former employee is saying i already knew and this station will shut down one day and TV1 will take over cant wait for that cause TV1 is so more tasteful

@22

I could NOT have said it better myself. You hit the nail on the head after the screw driver already screwed it in!!!

BET is a fraud,they pretend to be a channel for black people,but its just a deception for doing shoddy poorly made counterfeit shows,so they can pay their black workers and the black people in their shows less than the going rate.BET would never try to get away with paying white workers less money because they know that whites would complain and protest,that`s why I give Andreas Hale props for speaking out.

Thanks for speaking out about this…sorry this happen to you…keep your head up and you will find a job soon and everyone will be able to hear you crystal clear…god bless

Oh,

I bet the children of BET’s executives and higher level officers dont even watch their programming…. I willing to argue they dont.

Like 22 said, it up to the viewers. The parents need to force their children to step away from the television and pick up a book.

typo *I’m willing to argue they dont*

[...] is not to say that there aren’t some good people who have sat in the offices of BET. Unfortunately, the good people are not in positions of power to instill any change. [...]

When they started making it about this and that person is when I stop watching it. Everything has gone to straight Wackness. I remember when 106 was the shit when aj and free were hosting. Why did they wait until Micheal Jackson died to give him praise. It brought tears to me eyes watching half those folks making it about them instead of the one who paved the way for them. Dude that wrote this letter did what most do. Run they mouth only when the problem involves them.

Who cares… Dont act brand new. Everybody knew that… he just spoke it.

I’m shocked at BET! It’s a real shame because they are the mainstream representative of African-American culture. I hope BET get it together…real soon!!!

Oh please, this man is a bitter employee trying to sell his book. He, like all of us, knew the conditions of BET but yet still had them relocate him and took a position. Give us all a break on you being brought in for “change”. You were brought in because of your track record as a salesman considering you were behind the success of Hiphopdx.

LOL at all you people who say you didn’t need his letter to confirm BET’s madness. YES YOU DID! That’s why ya’ll still watch it! You know you’re waiting for that one show to justify why you still even watch the monkey business on that network! LMAO!! You know its true. Most of ya’ll on here calling BET out will be tuning in tonight. Most of the shows on that network are right up your alley-you know you relate! That’s YOUR network!! BWAAAAH HAHAHAHA!!!

Hi Brandi. you said it perfectly and to the point. We already knew that BET is not about change.WHAT!! They don’t give a shit about their viewers.

Why do it always take for a person to get fired from BET before they put them on blast? For him to work there knowing that BET isn’t right makes him just as gulity as BET. Basically, if he was still working there, he would still be silent. SMH.

BET does not represent me, no television does. I watch what I enjoy watching. After something becomes less enjoyable, I change the channel. PEOPLE, CHANGE THE CHANNEL! STOP BUYING IT! ACTIONS, speak a hell of a lot LOUDER THAN WORDS! One thing that frustrates the hell out of me is a black person complaining about something that affects them when all they have to do is change it and get sign on from others as positive as they are. People, stop the negativity and start creating what you enjoy watching by not tunning in to bullshit. It is that simple. Didn’t you know. Don’t be afraid to be the first!

WHO CARES ABOUT BET NOBODY I KNOW WATCHES THIS CHANNEL . I WISH THIS CHANNEL NEVER CAME TO CANADA.MUCH MUSIC WAS GOOD ENOUGH. WE BEGGED FOR A BLACK CHANNEL IN CANADA AND WE RECEIVED HOT MESS TV.

I CAN’T WAIT TO READ HIS BOOK. IT WILL PROBABLY BE A GOOD READ.

i love you guys. I love you for having opinons for being black people that have opinions and not afreaid to express them. For knowing that we are so better then what BET is offering us or trying to make us believe we are. FOR KNOWING BET IS NOT I REPEAT NOT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION…..we are so much better then that as a people…for crying out loud MY PRISIDENT IS BLACK!!!!

BET step yo muthafucking game up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont really think too many people watch BET enymore simply because its meant for the 250k a year class. Idk wtf’s up with them not playin music videos but showing 12 episodes of “The Game,” a day! Dood had a god point about not recognizing new talent because a Network called Black Entertainment doesn’t even like our music! o except for beyonce and there “work out music” lol

. . .or cut off the TV and go read a book. Better yet, sign-on to your favorite blog all night! There are so many things greater than television. Allow TV to become passe in your world. Start by not letting your children watch.

oops i spelled president wrong……to much BET LOL not really just moving too fast LOL

I can also tell by the bull crap shows that are heavily rotated. I think TVone is a black quality entertainment channel.