So, all this press went out about this year’s Superbowl Gospel Celebration concert, which was held on Friday, January 30th in Tampa Bay, Florida, and featured Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Sapp, Mary Mary and Hezekiah Walker.

And folks (like ME) wanted to know if it would be broadcast anywhere later, or if it was just tons of national advertising for a local concert.  Come to find out (I love that expression), ESPN aired it on Sunday, the day of the big game! What in the world?!

My issue:  didn’t nobody tell me NOTHIN’!  I’m lookin’ at the promoter on this one.  All that advertising, contract negotiations and what not… and not ONCE did we know it would be broadcast on anybody’s TV.  C’mon.

Now, Veda Brown of BlackGospelPromo is launching a nationwide petition to get ESPN to re-air the thing.  Part of me wants to say “don’t sign it, let ‘em learn.”  But the rational, less vindictive part of me says that, as frustrated as I am, I wanna see the concert and I want ESPN to know that they were wise to air it cuz there’s a market for it.  And I want the promoter (Melanie Few of Results, Inc.) to know that she’s doing a good thing and that the gospel industry appreciates it.  Gotta support gospel stuff, folks!

So, everybody: CLICK HERE to read more about the call/write-in initiative.

But dag… this could’ve been avoided.  And that’s what’s buggin’ me.