Spears radio

Good news! WBOK will remain under local ownership.

New Orleans native Wendell Pierce, best known for roles in HBO's "The Wire" and "Treme," and several local businessmen confirmed Thursday that they are buying WBOK, Louisiana's only African American-focused talk radio station.

Not so good news.  It now involves these guys. 

Pierce is joining with Cleveland Spears, owner of a public relations company, business consultant Troy Henry and Jeff Thomas, owner of multimedia platform "Think504," to form Equity Media, which is expected to close the deal to buy WBOK in the next few months.

Really looking forward to the official radio station of Fest Festival.  Maybe we'll get a special commentary or two from Henry about privatizing S&WB or something.