Mason Paine: JBTV's Jerry Bryant is here to speak about the history of JBTV and what plans he has for the future for his show. Thanks for joining me, Jerry.
Mason Paine: I just have a couple of questions for you. What did you do before you started JBTV?
Jerry Bryant: Oh, wow. You know, I'm an old man now. So, I started out in 1968 with a company called studio 68 that was involved with helping teenagers get into radio.
Jerry Bryant: And that was in Milwaukee at, W O K Y and at WISN. And, I did workshops with a high school. 'cause, you know, I was a high school kid graduating . Wasn't with new, with junior achievement. So I got involved with that end WTMJ, TV. We did a TV show and I fell in love with TV. As soon as I got into the STV studio, I just loved television since I was a kid.
Mason Paine: Why didn't you go into a traditional TV, actually joined a TV station. I mean, you just made your own.
Jerry Bryant: Well TV, even back then, there was only three channels, you know, in Milwaukee and even here in Chicago, you know, then four or five, if you can, you know, put the educational stations in there, WTTW.
Jerry Bryant: Everything was very corporate, very big. But I started wanting to do my own thing. I loved music. And I did commercials for many years for like 300 radio stations, with a company called super spots. We did imaging. I worked with Joe Kelly, who is a famous voiceover guy and I was the production guy.
Jerry Bryant: We did all like ELO pink, Floyd, all those, you know, REO, Speedwagon, all those big concerts back in the day. Pink Floyd was the big one we did in the Milwaukee, one of the first open air concert. And, then I moved to Chicago like in 1979.
Mason Paine: Wow. So you were doing a lot of the background work. When did you decide to just start your own station JBTV?
Jerry Bryant: JBTV, came out of, literally it was a hobby cause we would do these radio stations spots, and they would have like Madonna and I'd have a one inch video tape. And on that video tape would be like Peter Murphy and a lot of these other bands. And I go. There's no. Cause you know, Jane Byrne was the you know, was our mayor at the time we didn't have cable in Chicago.
Jerry Bryant: So I got involved with doing production for, W G V O channel 66 back when it was a real, ethnic Gar Spanish TV station. And, they had like guns smokes. So I did the promos and in exchange. For the production like Gunsmoke tonight at nine, you know, that kind of stuff. I would do. I want to do JBTV, don't pay me.
Jerry Bryant: I just played music videos, and that's how I got started. Along with, I was also, I first started actually in 1984 with a, CAN TV 19, which is the public access channel, which a lot of Chicago famous people were on there. You know, they got their first start there because,]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse15:32Vaccine Mandate: Illinois to force those in the work force to choose between their job and their conscience
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Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:53:59 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=6856Source]]>Illinois House of Representative from the 31st District, Mary Flowers joins Team MVP Correspondent, Brian Althimer to speak about the Illinois Right of Conscience Act and the purpose of amending the conscience exemption.
Illinois House of Representative from the 31st District, Mary Flowers joins Team MVP Correspondent, Brian Althimer to speak about the Illinois Right of Conscience Act and the purpose of amending the conscience exemption. Representative Flowers also gives her thoughts on Illinois Governor JB Pritzker declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse14:41Should Prisoners Have The Right To Vote In Prison?
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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:14:44 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=6708Source]]>SB2090 was passed in Illinois and mandated that any county with a population greater than three million establish a voting poll inside its county jail. Now SB828 is making its way through the Senate and this bill would allow for prisoners to vote in al...
SB2090 was passed in Illinois and mandated that any county with a population greater than three million establish a voting poll inside its county jail. Now SB828 is making its way through the Senate and this bill would allow for prisoners to vote in all Illinois prisons. Executive Director of Chicago Votes, Stevie Valles speaks with Team MVP Correspondent Brian Althimer about this bill and why he feels it is important. Stevie also discusses:
* Why do you believe that people in prison should be given the right to vote?* What do you think are the implications of not providing voting rights to prisoners?* What parallels do you see between the voting rights of people in prison and the voting rights of people with felony convictions in general?* Do you think that voting rights for people in prison would help them reintegrate into society?* What are some unintended consequences of people in prison having access to voting privileges?* Why do you consider prisoners voting a form of historic voting legislation?
]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse16:22Many Illinois Counties Feel “We Need To Secede!”
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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:27:54 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=5956Source]]>Many counties in Illinois are fed up with Illinois; they feel that Cook County is not only a financial burden on the entire state but also state government is only County focused when it comes to new laws and policies. Vice Chair - New Illinois,
Many counties in Illinois are fed up with Illinois; they feel that Cook County is not only a financial burden on the entire state but also state government is only County focused when it comes to new laws and policies. Vice Chair - New Illinois, Jeff Tipps group is leading the efforts for counties to secede Illinois. Jeff gives us the latest update on his group’s secession efforts.
]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse11:38Expanding Chicago Surveillance; Is It Worth It?
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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=5835Source]]>The city of Chicago has the most advanced surveillance camera network in the country. These 30,000 plus cameras have helped solve many crimes with their zoom capacities and automatic tracking features. Alderman Ray Lopez from the 15th ward would like t...
The city of Chicago has the most advanced surveillance camera network in the country. These 30,000 plus cameras have helped solve many crimes with their zoom capacities and automatic tracking features. Alderman Ray Lopez from the 15th ward would like to extend Chicago’s surveillance, through the use of doorbell technology. Alderman Lopez joins me to explain how this expansion would be possible and why he would like to do so?
]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse12:59Legal Cannabis in Illinois
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Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=5411Source]]>Illinois has become the first state to legalize cannabis for recreational sales through legislation rather than the ballot. Leafly.com California Bureau Chief David Downs breaks down some of the things we can expect with this legalization tomorrow and...
Illinois has become the first state to legalize cannabis for recreational sales through legislation rather than the ballot. Leafly.com California Bureau Chief David Downs breaks down some of the things we can expect with this legalization tomorrow and beyond.
]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse19:56Team MVP: Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois
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Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:00:47 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=4438Source]]>An organization called “New Illinois” wants Chicago to separate from Illinois but why? Vice-Chairman of New Illinois, Jeff Tipps explains why his organization is spearheading this movement. For more information about New Illinois visit: NewIllinoisS...
An organization called “New Illinois” wants Chicago to separate from Illinois but why? Vice-Chairman of New Illinois, Jeff Tipps explains why his organization is spearheading this movement.
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Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:49:05 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=1500Source]]>Illinois State Representative, Mary Flowers explains why the Senate had to pass a bill that allowed Illinois schools to teach Cursive Writing. Representative Flowers also breaks down why the Debt Transparency Act was passed.Cursive Writing. Representative Flowers also breaks down why the Debt Transparency Act was passed. The Small Business Grant for Public Aid recipients is revisited & Representative Flowers offers more details about up to how much Public Aid recipients can receive for their small business.]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialfullfalseSmall business grant program for public aid recipients
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:00:11 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=898Source]]>Illinois State Representative Mary Flowers talks about the Department of Human Services Small Business Grant Program that has recently been approved by the Illinois General Assembly and has now been sent to Gov. Rauner.Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse16:14Not Dead Yet; Arcades
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Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:00:50 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=847Source]]>Back in the day you could find an arcade within a two block radius. Almost every mom and pop shop had some sort of arcade game to play too. Arcades now days are few, far and in between. One of the last and best arcades in the Midwest is: Galloping Ghos...Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield Illinois. The owner and founder Doc Mack joins me to explain why he decided to open an arcade and what has made him successful.
Galloping Ghost Arcade is located at:
9415 Ogden Ave.
Brookfield, IL 60513]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse