In a rare breach of personal ethos Hot 97 SVG owner Luke Boyea reached out live on-air to Elson Crick last Thursday, sources say, on WeFM\u2019s Shake Up radio talk show.<\/p>\n
Hot 97\u2019s AMMayhem, hosted by the duo Luke Boyea and the Legendary 2Kool Kris, is increasingly vocal with their prime time criticism of the Vincentian political class and the impact of their sundry policies, or lack thereof, on citizens far and wide.<\/p>\n
Lately the Gonsalves-led government\u2019s COVID-19 response has come in for its share of microscopic scrutiny.<\/p>\n
And the highly contested matter of the Vincentian sailors\u2019 repatriation was the most recently, prominent subject. The recent \u201cbotched delay in the sailors\u2019 arrival here to be precise,\u201d our unnamed source supplied.<\/p>\n
Boyea was provoked to telephone the Shake Up radio program minutes before it expired because the host was, \u201ccalling us irresponsible etc. while ignoring the fact that the PM\u2019s press secretary [Sehon Marshall] had called into AMMayhem saying the flights were coming Thursday and Friday. At 7:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
“Tuesday morning the flights are coming by 9:30 the PM is telling us he had just got the emails indicating they weren\u2019t coming!\u201d Boyea told Asbert News Network on Sunday.<\/p>\n
A clip of the exchange between Boyea and Crick is currently trending in some WhatsApp circles and captures the 2 media professionals defending their positions on the issue.<\/p>\n
At one point Crick says to Boyea, \u201cBut I\u2019m telling you straight, you need to reexamine your modus operandi as a radio operator. Take that from me, take that from me. Take that from me,\u201d in response to Boyea\u2019s allegation that, \u201cwe weren\u2019t being told what was really going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke Boyea is the managing director for Hot 97.1, undeniably SVG\u2019s most popular radio station as per the last active media audience survey conducted in 2018 \u2013 and every other one that was conducted since 2004; approximately 3 years since its first broadcast.<\/p>\n
Understandably he queried, \u201cwhy, why, why? And your ranking in this is what? Why would I take that from you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Crick, a communications consultant in the Prime Minister\u2019s office and a former heavyweight in local cricket administration, responded, \u201cbecause of the years of experience I have in radio and communications which is more than what you have, which is more than what you have.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boyea – \u201cI\u2019m not sure bout that. Either way, right? It is required in a modern society, in a society which is plural, to have differing voices.<\/p>\n
“Now I know the goal would be to say \u2018well Hot 97 and Luke is NDP,\u2019 but you know that\u2019s not true because you know I\u2019m not NDP.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you?\u201d the PM\u2019s communications consultant interjected.<\/p>\n
Boyea rejoined, \u201cI\u2019m nothing. I am not affiliated with any political party. I\u2019ve always said that and you know I\u2019ve always said that.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve never been affiliated with one party or the other. I don\u2019t talk for any party. I don\u2019t represent any party.<\/p>\n
“So it is convenient to try and position me as being NDP but you know that\u2019s not true. Because you know I blast NDP just the same, you know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
To this, Crick asked with affected incredulity, \u201cyou do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, all the time.\u201d Boyea maintained.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they\u2019re not in power so there isn\u2019t as much to blast them on because they don\u2019t have to make decisions and I said that on numerous times.<\/p>\n
“Maybe they get a soft pass because they\u2019re in Opposition and \u2013\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo they get a soft pass?\u201d Elson Crick asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that\u2019s fact. I mean it was the same when ULP was in Opposition. Obviously they wouldn\u2019t get tested the way that those in power who have to make decisions are tested.\u201d Boyea replied.<\/p>\n
Crick again posed, \u201cwhen you test the ULP you have to do your testing based on facts and logic. That\u2019s all I\u2019m saying. That\u2019s all the Prime Minister is saying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boyea apparently agreed with this sentiment as he responded, \u201calright. Well the logic in this story is that we are being told to believe that the government didn\u2019t know anything\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s we, who\u2019s we? Hot 97?\u201d Crick again interposed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, the public, the public,\u201d Boyea returned.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell you can\u2019t speak for the public. You\u2019re speaking for the public now?” Crick asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can speak as a member of the public. We were told that the government didn\u2019t know anything about this until some couple of hours after the Prime Minister\u2019s press secretary had said that the planes were coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
At this point Crick reminded his phone-in guest that they must \u201cbreak for the news\u201d while lauding Boyea\u2019s company on-air and inviting him to \u201ccall me back sometime let\u2019s have this argument \u2013 this discussion when we have more time.\u201d<\/p>\n
As could be expected Boyea (apparently) accepted the invite, saying, \u201cI like this discussion but you have to recognize that there are different views out there on this and not everything is passing the smell test.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although they were meant to be wrapping up neither could have resisted parting jabs at the other, it seems.<\/p>\n
Crick swung with \u201csomething\u2019s passing the factual test though.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke Boyea, \u201cI don\u2019t know about that, I don\u2019t know about that \u2013 \u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could never know about that,\u201d Crick said while chuckling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just find it amazing that a young junior [indecipherable] in wherever \u2013 sitting off the waters of wherever he is, Texas or Florida, seems to know more about this than we do,\u201d Luke managed to punched out all the while being talked over as Crick attempted to make way for the upcoming programming.
\nJP.Schwmon.Vincy@Gmail.Com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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