T.J. Holmes Headed to BET?
According to MediaBistro.com, CNN weekend anchor T.J. Holmes could be headed to BET once his contract is up later this year.
They report:
A source at BET tells TVNewser that they have “had conversations” with Holmes, but could not confirm whether he would be joining the African America-focused channel.
Prince says BET “plans to build a show” around Holmes.
For the last few years BET has been trying to reform its image as a video music destination. It’s added scripted shows like “The Game,” “Reed Between the Lines,” and “Let’s Stay Together,” and it plans to air a political documentary later this week examining Herman Cain’s now defunct campaign.
With the 2012 elections quickly approaching, BET could be looking to relaunch its news division by hiring T.J. Holmes.
What do you think of T.J. Holmes possibly moving to BET?
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Let’s just hope that his news show will be on the same level as Tavis Smiley or even Ed Gordon (Remember THAT guy???)
Hmmm. I’m not sure if that’s a good idea or not…
And I think he is so attractive.
I cant see CNN letting him go.
So TJ wants to ruin his career the way Jacque Reid did when she left CNN Headline News for Black Exploitation Television?
@Val – you’re right. BET is where journalism careers go to die.
On a side note…damn! he is cute. Caught me in a baby gaze.
@Val-Agreed! But isn’t TJ just a weekend dude at CNN? Perhaps he sees the move to BET as a way to get more airtime and be more in control if he’s offered his own show. But I must say, BET would be the absolute last destination I’d go to if I were a serious newscaster.
Other than weekly spots on TJMS, what the heck is Jaque Reid doing anyway?
She’s a host on LX TV’s “New York Live.”
Being on TJMS isn’t a bad job. There are millions of listeners.
Dude………seriously. Come back to the Bay.
NO!
No no no no NO!!!!!
This is career suicide at its best. Isn’t he currently anchoring at Al-Jazeera? The CEO for BET isn’t she IVY League educated?! What the hell is she doing over there?! It seems that BET is run by a bunch of hood rat executives.
“hoodrat executives”
I died ohmygawd lol
Just wanna say that regardless of him leaving CNN or not… TJ is fione. Period.
Saw him while I was flipping through channels and he got my attention! :-)
Haha…me too. TJ is the reason I watch CNN news on the weekend.
Oh mi gosh…this is the one black dude I seen on CNN that had me CHANGING the channel! I soooooooo do not see any foiness…lawwwd! He pisses me off for some reason (I know, crazy but true!) To each his own, i guess.
I used to have a Don Lemon crush ….I’ve switched teams to T.J. Holmes. Don’t leave CNN boo.
Don’t do it. You will seriously regret it if you do. You are delish. That is all.
I think it would be a great move. I think BET really needs to step it up and have a news program. It just doesn’t make sense that they don’t have one. We cry that we need more news content from our prespective but the one network that could provide it…isn’t filling in the void. How could they have missed the opportunity to cover the historical ’08 presidential campaign? I think if they come up with a solid news progam that it would be a great move for him. Just because you switch to a black network doesn’t mean that it isn’t necessarily a good move. We need to be more supportive of what we have created and we should not think it’s of a lesser quality than what the mainstream has created.
don’t do it!!!! he is so fine…
Can he head home to me?
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I guess this would be a lateral move, seeing as they’re both crap!!!
Don’t do it T.J, please! But he should have an agent looking for perhaps another cable channel, or even CBS 60 minutes could do well with him.
I enjoyed T.J. Holmes on CNN. He will be a great addition to BET. Break a leg T,J.