WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.150 --> 00:00:01.720 My name is Solomon Jones. 2 00:00:01.720 --> 00:00:03.800 I'm a radio host and columnist 3 00:00:03.800 --> 00:00:05.760 for the Philadelphia Daily News. 4 00:00:05.760 --> 00:00:10.215 line:15% I get my show together at night for my radio show. 5 00:00:10.215 --> 00:00:13.820 line:15% So, we have the producer and an assistant 6 00:00:13.820 --> 00:00:16.640 line:15% go through stories, I go through stories, 7 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:18.620 line:15% they send them to me, I pick the three 8 00:00:18.620 --> 00:00:20.960 that we're gonna focus on. 9 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:22.940 We book guests throughout the week. 10 00:00:22.940 --> 00:00:25.660 line:15% And so when I get up in the morning, 11 00:00:25.660 --> 00:00:27.120 line:15% everything is pretty much ready. 12 00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:30.940 line:15% I have about an hour or so to get ready, 13 00:00:30.940 --> 00:00:33.550 line:15% you know, any other last minute details. 14 00:00:33.550 --> 00:00:36.690 And then I go in and I do a two-hour show 15 00:00:36.690 --> 00:00:40.360 on Praise 107.9 FM here in Philadelphia. 16 00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:42.890 On Tuesdays, that's a little bit more complicated 17 00:00:42.890 --> 00:00:45.030 because that's when my column is due 18 00:00:45.030 --> 00:00:47.780 for the Daily News, so I spend 19 00:00:47.780 --> 00:00:50.790 about four hours out of the day 20 00:00:50.790 --> 00:00:52.960 writing a column for the Daily News, 21 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:56.030 after I get off the air with the radio show. 22 00:00:56.030 --> 00:00:57.660 line:15% We talk about politics. 23 00:00:57.660 --> 00:00:59.620 line:15% We talk about race. 24 00:00:59.620 --> 00:01:00.960 line:15% We talk about class. 25 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:03.000 line:15% We talk about economics. 26 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:04.880 line:15% We talk about things that are of importance 27 00:01:04.880 --> 00:01:07.720 line:15% to the community here in Philadelphia. 28 00:01:07.720 --> 00:01:11.750 And it's all, because it's the kind of station it is, 29 00:01:11.750 --> 00:01:14.103 there's a grounding in faith 30 00:01:14.103 --> 00:01:16.510 with the conversations that we have, 31 00:01:16.510 --> 00:01:19.220 but they're fiery conversations, 32 00:01:19.220 --> 00:01:21.560 and they're good conversations, 33 00:01:21.560 --> 00:01:23.340 and I look forward to every day. 34 00:01:23.340 --> 00:01:25.960 For the guests that we book, I always make sure 35 00:01:25.960 --> 00:01:28.180 that we have a short bio for the guests, 36 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:29.590 so that we can introduce them, 37 00:01:29.590 --> 00:01:33.380 so that I know what their field of expertise is. 38 00:01:33.380 --> 00:01:36.240 We always make sure we have a link to the story 39 00:01:36.240 --> 00:01:38.930 that the interview is based on, 40 00:01:38.930 --> 00:01:42.200 line:15% so that I can refer to that throughout the interview. 41 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:45.660 line:15% We do a few questions that we have 42 00:01:45.660 --> 00:01:49.000 ready to ask prior to the interview 43 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:50.960 and then it's putting together the show. 44 00:01:50.960 --> 00:01:54.200 So making sure that we have time for the interview. 45 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:56.810 And then the segment called Raising Your Voice, 46 00:01:56.810 --> 00:02:00.130 where people call in and they talk about their issues, 47 00:02:00.130 --> 00:02:01.860 or their response to the interview, 48 00:02:01.860 --> 00:02:05.810 and then the what's trending stories that we talk about 49 00:02:05.810 --> 00:02:07.710 based on what's hot on social media, 50 00:02:07.710 --> 00:02:10.460 what's hot other than the top three that we talked about. 51 00:02:10.460 --> 00:02:13.370 And then I always write an opening statement for the show 52 00:02:13.370 --> 00:02:16.030 about, you know, kind of setting the tone, 53 00:02:16.030 --> 00:02:18.180 for what the conversation is gonna be. 54 00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:23.320 line:15% So that takes as much time, or more time actually, 55 00:02:23.320 --> 00:02:24.500 line:15% than the show itself. 56 00:02:24.500 --> 00:02:27.140 line:15% I think with anything that you do, 57 00:02:27.140 --> 00:02:31.190 line:15% it is really about preparation more than anything else. 58 00:02:31.190 --> 00:02:32.440 By the time you get there, 59 00:02:32.440 --> 00:02:34.440 you should just be ready to just go.