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Homegirl in the spotlight

An article in the current issue of Newsweek ponders the future of the lucrative cable channel BET (Black Entertainment Television).

BET makes cash hands over fist, but I've been put off by its over-reliance on infomercials and thug/hoochie mama videos to earn its living.

That said, a key element to BET's future is its brilliant president and COO, Debra Lee, a former Greensboro resident and Dudley High School alumna. Lee is the highest-ranking African American woman in Viacom, the parent company of BET. She also is line to succeed Charlotte Bobcats owner Robert Johnson as CEO of BET when Johnson's contract expires next January.

Most profiles of Lee describe her as "a Harvard-trained lawyer" but for some reason neglect her distinguished tenure in the Dudley French Honor Society and Junior Jaycettes. The nerve.

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FINESSE WHIDBEE said:

SALUTATIONS,
GREETINGS,DEBRA LEE I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. YOU HAVE WORKED LONG AND HARD TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE AT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE BET AWARDS YOU ALL HAVE DONE SO WELL GIVING NEW FLAVOR TO THE SHOW I TO AM IN THE MUSIC ENT WORLD I HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE LINE FOR MANY OF YRS LISTENING AND LEARNING WATCHING AND ASKING QUESTIONS WORKING WITH OTHER COMPANIES WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN IN THE LIME LIGHT OR IS ON THERE WAY BEING AMONGST THOSE WHO HAVE THE LOVE AND PASSION FOR MUSIC NOW I HAVE A MANAGEMENT& ENT. COMPANY MY COMPANY SEEKS RECORDING&RECORD DEALS DEVELOPING ARTISTS PROMOTING THE ARTISTS EXPOSING THE RAW TALENT AS THE TALENT DEVELOPES BY HAVING TALENT SHOWCASES WHICH HAS BEEN A SUCCESS TO BOTH TALENT AND COMPANY IT IS MY PRAYER THAT GOD CONTINUE TO GUIDE YOU GIVE YOU STRENGTH AND COURAGE KNOWLEDGE TO OPEN UP SOME MORE DOORS FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO ENTER I HAD A DREAM THAT I WAS WALKING DOWN THE RED CARPET BEING APART OF WHAT I LOVE SO MUCH AND BEING AMONGST THE SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED VERY HARD AND NOW BEING REWARDED FOR THERE JUST DEEDS WHAT EVER THE TALENT MAYBE GOD BLESS ALL MUSIC AND ALL THAT IT HAS TO OFFER AND ALL THE MANY DIRECTIONS IT CAN LEAD YOU IN I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SHOW ON YOUR T.V. STATION I HONESTLY FEEL WITH THE RIGHT GUIDIANCE AND RIGHT TOOLS THAT FLIP MANAGEMENT& ENT.COULD BE A HIT I ADMIRE YOU AND WHAT THE FORMER BOSS SAW IN YOU I AS WELL WOULD LOVE TO BE APART OF THE AWARDS SHOWS OR ANY EVENT THAT BET DOES I KNOW THAT YOUR COMPANY DO ALOT FOR ALL AND HAVE ALOT TO OFFER IT IS MY PRAYER THAT YOU EMAIL ME BACK AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MY COMPANY WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED ALL WE NEED IS A CHANCE TO SHOW AND IMPROVE THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FLIP 2 SUCCESS
THANK YOU
FLIP FAMILY

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