
Development producer Princess Banton-Lofters, who helped create and cast Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” has offered a spot on her show “Boys Club ATL” reality show to Bert Weiss of Q100. Weiss, who has known Banton-Lofters for awhile, is considering it.
Surprisingly, Bert’s wife Stacey didn’t nix the idea immediately and is arguably more willing to do it more than Bert. On the air this morning, she was relieved to know there are no hidden cameras and the family will always know when the camera crews are there. She asked to see a contract.
Banton-Lofters told the Q100 audience that the show will give viewers a feel for the “lifestyle” of Atlanta men, “what they drive, the women around them, the things they do for fun, family.” Bert, she said, was on her casting wish list.
Kim Zolciak yesterday told Bert not to do it, saying he already has a great platform on radio, that it takes the toll on relationships. For example, “I’d rather take a bullet than have dinner with Sheree but I have to do it sometimes,” Kim told Bert.
“Boys Club ATL” has not been picked up by any network but Banton-Lofters says there’s plenty of interest. She said the production company will start taping the show once a network signs on.
Weiss said he is worried he might get portrayed the wrong way. For instance, he got angry with a colleague yesterday and if cameras had been there, he’d feel he’d be painted as a tyrant.
His colleagues on the Bert Show said don’t do it. “You’re a control freak,” Jeff Dauler said. “This is completely out of your control. If you think you’re going in that with the illusion you won’t do things you don’t want the cameras to see, it won’t happen.”
Bert said he was 30% leaning for it before talking to Banton-Lofters. Now he’s closer to 40 to 50 percent. But he’s still very nervous. “There’s a lot of stuff I don’t want exposed,” he said.
Later, I spoke to Princess on the phone. “Bert represents a part of Atlanta not everyone gets to see,” she said. “Not only is he a great friend with many of the strong candidates, he does a lot of great things for the community. He’s a great part of Atlanta.” She’s looking to cast five or six guys by the beginning of January.
- I also heard that Frank’s wife Tanya Ski is being considered as a possible sixth housewife on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” But Ski texted me this morning to say that they are not interested.
- WSB-TV’s Monica Pearson sent me a note telling me that the Hosea Feed the Hungry fundraiser featuring TV personalities from all four local TV stations this past Sunday pulled in more than $10,000. Among the participants: Stephany Fisher of WGCL, Karen Graham at WAGA, Brenda Wood at WXIA-TV and WSB colleagues Fred Blankenship and Carol Sbarge.
- Mike Stiles, former producer for Steve & Vikki and morning host at J93.3, will be taking over management duties at the new Funny Farm club at Andretti Indoor Karting & Games. The club is opening this weekend. Go to www.funnyfarmcomedyclub.com for details. He also runs Sketchworks, the comedy troupe. And he does comedy on YouTube, too:
- I’m listening to the Regular Guys’ iPod shuffle bit. Larry Wachs, who used to do top 40 DJ work, can still do great intros to songs.
- Dave FM’s Mara Davis’ lunch-time theme today is song titles that sound funny when attached with the phrase “covered in chocolate.” It’s similar to the Chinese restaurant fortune cookie fortunes with the phrase “in bed.”
So far: The Fixx “One Thing Leads To Another”
Death Cab For Cutie “Crooked Teeth”
Barenaked Ladies “Pinch Me”
Filter “Take a Picture”
Talking Heads “And She Was”
Aerosmith “Big Ten Inch Record”
Jack Johnson “Banana Pancakes”
McDonald’s Daily Cheese: Ambrosia’s “You’re the Biggest Part Of Me”
24 comments Add your comment
Sally
December 16th, 2009
10:06 am
He looks wierd, and I don’t mean in a good way, I mean in an Austin Powers kind of a way. She looks like her face was hit with a shovel.
Thomas SENOR
December 16th, 2009
10:17 am
sALLY, WHO YOU TALKING ABOUT????????????????? BEING HIT WITH A SHOVEL?/??
Bert Show Sucks soooo bad
December 16th, 2009
10:24 am
I only listen to the Bert Show until the Regular Guys come on, and in those few minutes of talk I usually start contemplating running my car into a bridge pylon or something. This show sounds great, only they would have to change the title since Bert’s passion (other than exploiting terminally ill kids to aggrandize his own name, cf. BBA) is to forbid the use of the abbreviation “ATL.”
W. Woods
December 16th, 2009
11:47 am
Jeez, Bert. I guess you can see from the mean comments already posted that it would be best not to even expose you and your wife to this reality TV foolishness. Stick with radio!
URASSHATS
December 16th, 2009
11:57 am
I agree with W. Woods, look what the jerks are already saying.
BTW, Princess has an agenda. I heard her on the radio this morning talking about the great new reality show that Bert should participate in. However, when she said she has no control over the contract, that should be a clue that nothing she says is significant when it comes to what will happen with the show in the future.
The Real Housewives people have made their living off of making women look as tacky, trashy, conniving, greedy, and awful as possible. What makes you think this show would be different? They kicked DeShawn Snow off for being too normal! It’s a terrible idea.
Old Man Tate
December 16th, 2009
12:10 pm
Wow…That truly is an ugly couple. A short guy like Bert should not wear such a high collar, he looks like a wannabe with no neck! That girls face looks scary. Something ain’t right, I’d sleep with one eye open around her.
Bert Show Sucks soooo bad
December 16th, 2009
12:14 pm
URASSHATS – actually, Bert and his slaves are ASSCLOWNS, get it right. I don’t think that Bravo had to do anything to make the real housewives look “tacky, trashy, conniving, greedy, and awful…” as possible – why do you think those stoopid ass ho’s were chosen to begin with?
A real entertaining show would be a reality show og Jeff Dauler. It could be “America’s Biggest Loser – No Pun Intended” where he’d play America’s biggest loser with a weight problem. Instead of exercising, though, he and Jimmy Baron (his self-proclaimed best friend) could go around the ATL and sample all of the great eating establishments. Then he could sit and talk about it, like they do every morning on the air.
TOOL BOX!
BERT SHOW BACKER
December 16th, 2009
12:26 pm
OLD MAN TATE, YOU HAVE NOOOOOOO ROOM TO TALK ABOUT ANYBODY’S GIRL… I KNOW YOU PERSONALLY AND I KNOW WHAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND LOOKS LIKE WITH THAT BAD BOTOX AND LAZY EYE! YOUR GIRLFRIEND LOOKS LIKE SHE CAN MAKE GRIMILIN COOKIES WITH HER FACE..
Old Man Tate
December 16th, 2009
12:31 pm
Are you talking about my precious Wendy? You have been jealous of every girl I’ve dated since I dumped you. Go roll your face in dough and make sad cookies!
BERT SHOW BACKER
December 16th, 2009
12:39 pm
YES I’M TALKING ABOUT YOUR PRECIOUS WENDY…. SHE WASN’T SO PRECIOUS WHEN YOU CALLED ME TO COME PICK U UP AFTER SHE LOCKED YOU OUT OF YOUR OWN HOUSE A MONTH AGO! GO ROLL YOUR FACE IN DOUGH AND MAKE 6 INCH COOKIES!
Old Man Tate
December 16th, 2009
12:47 pm
You are the one who introduced Wendy to botox in the first place. After that she started looking better and I became attracted to her. So, I know you are jealous because Wendy left you for me, but it is time for you to move on. Go roll your face in dough and make wrinkle cookies!
wesleywhatwhat
December 16th, 2009
1:13 pm
please tell me this is a joke.
BERT SHOW BACKER
December 16th, 2009
1:31 pm
WHATEVER. I’M NOT JEALOUS AND HAVE NO REASON TO BE…… I’M JUST STATING FACTS HERE… BEFORE YOU START TALKING ABOUT BERT’S WIFE AND WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE, JUST REALIZE YOU, AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS ON HERE HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK…..
BERT SHOW BACKER
December 16th, 2009
1:33 pm
WESLEY, I WISH IT WAS A JOKE…. WOULD HAVE MADE MY LIFE AND WALLET A LOT EASIER…
Carlos
December 16th, 2009
2:05 pm
Who else is going to be on this show? I doubt any network is interested when they haven’t even finish casting. I think it is a bunch of smoke and at most it will probably air on local peachtree TV.
I am sure this is being promoted as a male version of real housewives. How unoriginal is that.
Fury
December 16th, 2009
4:41 pm
That Burt is one very GOOFY looking guy.
And that is the nicest thing I can say than about him other than he
does do a few good deeds.
If he has any brains he won’t do the silly show and expose his Napoleon complex.
Larry
December 16th, 2009
5:03 pm
Holy crap that dudes chompers are not real. It’s like he has chicklets for teeth. And that nose.. you could roll his face in dough and make cigars!
sleepy
December 16th, 2009
8:39 pm
I’d like to kiss his wife’s nipples.
Dew
December 16th, 2009
10:36 pm
She forgot to inflate her right breast.
Ms.Simon
December 17th, 2009
11:14 am
That is ONE UGLY COUPLE!!!!
Stewey
December 17th, 2009
12:24 pm
Fortunately for guys, the quality of women we get is a direct relation to the amount of money we make. Unfortunately for Bert, radio doesn’t pay very well as evident by the clown faced woman standing next to him.
Kat
December 21st, 2009
12:19 pm
She has a “man” face, probably “man” hands too. Kind of like Taylor Swift with her straight haircut that she had – brought out her true manly features. Freaky!
Demetrius
December 21st, 2009
8:41 pm
Biggest Jew nose I’ve ever seen.
bertsupporter
January 4th, 2010
4:40 pm
I love the Bert Show and I think he does great things for ATL…but a TV show is a bad idea…mo’ money, mo’ problems…