Mary (Black Maria) Mitchell about a black commentator:

[Garrard] McClendon was stunned that after working so long without a contract, CLTV, which is owned by the Chicago Tribune Company, pulled the plug rather than pay him what he felt he was worth.

He may have been stunned, but so what? How many listeners or viewers did he have? Does Mitchell know? As for feeling underpaid, in this he may join millions of the same persuasion, each about himself or herself.

McClendon, who taught school for 17 years and holds a Ph.D. in education, told me that he basically thinks he was being paid under scale.

What’s the relevance of the Ph.D. etc.? Performance, not credentials, count.

There are few black male commentators working in the Chicago market. Cliff Kelley on WVON is the only one that immediately comes to mind. Since Chicago has such a large African-American population, the absence of the black male perspective is insulting.

To whom? People didn’t want to listen to this guy, and blacks are insulted? Not unless they like getting worked up