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2A NEWS/The Charlotte Post Thursday, June 18, 1998 Brown Tune in, welcome back...CBS’s purchase of sever al Charlotte radio stations won’t affect business at black-oriented WPEG, WBAV and WGIV. Insiders tell Fly’s spies that CBS’s buyout of the stations from American Radio Systems only mean a change in ownership, not format. It’s also deja vu for Wayne Brown, general manag er of the stations. He worked for WCBS, a CBS owned and operated station in New York before moving to Charlotte. • Call him Dr. Fly Jock...Speaking of radio, nationally- syndicated host Tom Joyner, who’s heard daily on WBAV, recent ly received an honorary doc torate from historically- black Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla. Joyner was recognized for creating the Tom Joyner Foundation Dollars For Scholars program to benefit UNCF schools. Joyner will be in Charlotte next month for a live broadcast of his program, which is heard over 95 stations nationally. Joyner • The rift between Cowens and Anthony Mason is starting to widen. The spies scoped the Charlotte Hornets’ coach and forward at the Sting sea- son-opener last week, and Dave Cowens there wasn’t much said. In fact, nothing was. Both were preen ing and playing to the crowd, and Cowens even took time to holler at a reporter or two. But talk to each other? Nope. According to the Hornets, Mason’s atti tude is getting to be a prob lem and they’d rather it dis appear as fast as his game did during the playoffs. It won’t happen — nothing could disappear that fast. Mason Martin does ‘the right thing’ in vote Continued from page 1A week that he was studying the proposals, but had not made up his mind how he would vote. Traditionally, Martin has been a supporter of public schools. But his acrimonious relation ship with the Democratic Party and some blacks caused many to worry that he might actually support James’ budget. Last year, Martin voted to cut fund ing to arts groups because of homosexual themes in some programs and to replace chair man Parks Helms with Tbm Bush. “Some Republicans felt because I supported them on the homosexuality thing, that I would support them on the budget thing,” Martin said. “I’m not like that. I have to vote the way I see it.” Bush encouraged James to craft an alternative budget that would hold the line on tax increases. “James knows the numbers game,” Martin said Wednesday. “All of us would have preferred Douglas a revenue neu tral at 65 cents. I said ‘Put some numbers together and let me see what you got.’ When I first saw them they looked good, but before I could see the whole plan, he got with someone else. Then I saw things I didn’t like. I told him I needed full funding for the schools and social services. Douglas blasted the Republicans for proposing such sharp budget cuts. “I think Bill James and Tom Bush were totally out of line in protocol in the way county management is run,” Douglas said. “The county manager sets the budget and county commis sioners debate and maybe put in amendments. Tom Bush had no right to appoint Bill James to set a budget that affects peo ple not even in his district. Petition drive beset by some eligibility concerns Continued from page 1A signatures. Those who do wiU go into a drawing for the scholar ship. “I might have to get 18,000 sig natures to cover the loss,” Martin said. “We are still beating the bushes. We stiH have folks going out in different places getting sig natures. The ad may help some college or high school students get a taste of what politics is aU about.” On Wednesday, Martin seemed resigned to the possibility that he might not get enough signatures. “If I don’t get it, I won’t be on the ballot,” he said. “I’ll be gone in November.” Martin, who represents District 2, abruptly dropped his Democratic voter registration in an acrimonious political spat which began when he sided vrith the four Repubhcan commission ers to cut county arts last year. Martin sponsored the measure, saying he was opposed to homo sexual content in local arts pro ductions, particularly the play “Angels in America,” in 1996. The resulting brouhaha stormed through the community and as the debate raged, talk began of finding a way to oust Martin - labeled a traitor to the Democratic Party — from the board. The black community sat out much of the debate, while the gay and arts communities lam basted Martin and began recruit ing someone to run against him. Norman Mitchell had already indicated he wanted to run in District 2 and Martin was plan ning to run at large. Martin, angered by the opposi tion within his party, sided with Republicans to oust Democratic chairman Parks Helms and replaced him with Republican Tbm Bush. Martin then annoxmced he would leave the Democratic Party and run as an unafEhated candi date. Because he changed his affiliation within 30 days of filing for office, state law required Martin gather voter signatures. He has struggled to secure wide support in the black community, though he has appealed to churches and has supporters. Free Vacation! Close a loan by August 31,1998 and receive a 4 day, 3 night vacation. • Credit Problems Understood • Debt Consolidation • Cash Out Any Reason • Self Employed/NIV “Airfare not included. 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With the deadline looming and conservatives angry that he voted against fellow commissioner Bill James’ budget-cutting proposal, Martin is in no-man’s land again. Martin said some Republicans who supported him last year are no longer doing so. And Democrats are welcoming him back into the fold. ‘T told them don't welcome me back, I haven’t been anywhere,” Martin said. “I am the way I have always been. I’m not a Republican and I don't think I will ever be a Democrat again, either. “Tb support someone for one issue is stupid. It was wrong for democrats to vilify me...it was wrong for Republicans to support me on one issue. It is insane to support a politician based on one issue. No elected official can please everybody. If they think they can, they are crazy.” Comments? Questions? 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