The Breakfast Club Off in Atlanta? Another Prank?

Baller Alert ran a story about The Breakfast Club being booted from 105.3 in Atlanta. There are three odd things to consider.

They announced that they heard or saw that the news was on the site Baller Alert. Clues:

• Would you mention a platform that just announced you are being canceled in Atlanta?
• The Black Effect Podcast Festival is coming to Atlanta on the 27th. This would be an amazing opportunity for 105.3 in Atlanta to promote and market the event.
• The Breakfast Club, while we love them, is becoming more and more famous for these pranks. There is no way a show would be canceled this close to an event (but stranger things have happened).

Kudos as these pranks are pretty well-crafted, solicit conversations, and are a great marketing tool for the show. it’s very interesting and entertaining to see non-industry people speculate and comment on what they think the issues are.

We have to give credit to TBC for being the leader in making the radio realm remain relevant and interesting. We would lean on the side that this is another great prank and they are still on in Atlanta as the show is too successful but we would not doubt that they will go as far as having the show pulled for the time being to garner more interest in the situation. Time will tell. See the announcement that was recently made about the Podcast Festival below…

Good morning – Today, iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God announced the return of the Black Effect Podcast Festival to celebrate, uplift and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry. The event will take place Saturday, April 27 from noon to 8 p.m. ET at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. The festival will be hosted by Comedians Pretty Vee and B-Daht. Tickets will go on sale February 28 at 12 p.m. EST.

“We are proud to return to Atlanta for the second year in a row to showcase the talent across our network, and some of the biggest shows in podcasting,” said Charlamagne Tha God. “Through culture-defining storytelling, unique brand partnerships, compelling panel discussions, special live podcast recordings, and more, we are inviting everyone to experience the power of The Black Effect and the many ways Black creators are driving the culture forward.”