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| Lloyd Gite former KTSU Radio Employee |
The phone for the Insite began ringing off the hook last week. Everyone on the other end of the line wanted to talk about the unexpected firing of Houston journalist Lloyd Gite from KTSU radio.
Here's how the story supposedly went. Gite, who was a talk show host for KTSU, apparently was a panelist for a seminar held at the radio station's studios last Tuesday. It was an event put on by the Houston Association of Black Journalists to mentor young students on TSU's campus. It's my understanding Gite is not a member of the organization but volunteered with this particular session.
Gite was among the list of journalists and media professionals scheduled to address the college students. The speakers were suppose to give realistic advice on the broadcasting industry. According to those who attended the meeting Gite reportedly gave the students much more.
Sources say Gite tore into the university claiming the school and its faculty and staff were unprofessional. Some even claim Gite personally attacked the journalism students in the room saying they couldn't speak or write properly.
The Insite was told prominent TSU journalism professor Serbino Sandifer-Walker and some of her students walked out. Others in the audience defended the university against Gite.Keep in mind this entire episode allegedly happened on the campus of TSU at KTSU studios with lots of school and radio staffers around listening.
By Thursday morning Lloyd Gite was no longer on the air at KTSU radio where he hosted a program called Straight Talk.
As any journalists would do the Insite wanted to get Gite's side of the story. Early Monday morning he responded with this email and was willing to offer more insight into the matter.
What Gite makes clear is he was not fired. He resigned from the radio station. Here's his statement:
"I actually resigned my position at ktsu. I went there after I was assured by the president of the university that he wanted to change things at the radio station. I was there for three months and nothing changed. There is a serious lack of professionalism at that institution and nobody seems to care. Those who are suffering are the students and the community at large. Once again, we have an African American institution that is failing all of us. As for me, I learned a lot about why we as a people are in serious trouble."
The Insite also placed a call to KTSU's General Manager George Thomas. He referred me to TSU spokesperson Eva Pickens for a comment. But Thomas did offer some perspective on Gite. Thomas said, "he resigned is all I can say...He said some very nasty things about all of us...He was very unprofessional..."
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| George Thomas, KTSU Radio General Manager |
So one thing is very clear. Gite was not fired from KTSU. Radio station officials confirm he resigned. But the question some still have is was he pushed?
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Lloyd Gite is unprofessional in every way. The man stood in a place of higher education and insulted a dear friend and former mentor that has passed on, Maurice Hope-Thompson in front of his former students. Lloyd Gite was actually fired for previous childish antics during his time at KTSU, but asked could he save face by resigning. Please do not be fooled by this man, this is not the first time he has been fired from an institution.
ReplyDeleteLloyd Gite was so disrespectful in the HABJ meeting that lead to him being fired the next day ( FYI he asked to resign from KTSU to save face). He told the students and other members attending the HABJ (Houston Association for Black Journalism) meeting that Maurice Hope-Thompson didn't even have a relevant black radio show, and that he could run circles around him. Remember this is a mentor and great friend who passed away, and is the only reason Lloyd was given the job at KTSU in the first place. Lloyd stood up at the institution of higher learning that employed him and belittled the students of TSU by telling them in the meeting that ALL TSU students were ignorant, they could not write, nor speak, and that they were lazy. Now this is coming from a man who made little effort to reach out to JOURNALISM students at TSU. We also know this to not be true because Mr. Tony Wiley has employed numerous TSU students, and still continues to work with some this very day. This was also a meeting were Lloyd was asked to speak to students and encourage them, but instead he chose to degrade every person who has worked to make TSU a better place for students. He degraded the work of every teacher at TSU. He was so out of control that the Houston HABJ president, Mary Benton had to make him sit down. Lloyd tell the truth, you were fired from KTSU because of your childish and disrespectful antics towards the students and faculty members. Numerous from students from other universities were in attendance at this meeting and were disgusted with Lloyd s antics. Seek the truth and ask those who attended the meeting (i.e. Mary Benton) what really happened!
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