We’ve all heard MJ talk about how the Q105 management team promised the crew a new studio to work in at some point after the MJ Morning Show returned to the Tampa Bay airwaves in October of 2020. We’ve also heard MJ use a wide range of analogies to describe the crew’s current studio setup, everything from “shoebox” to “dump” to “hell hole.”
However, over 40 months later, the crew is still waiting for a larger and more visually appealing space for MJTV that would offer them a better line of sight and the opportunity to have more guests in the studio without essentially sitting on top of each other. They’re also hoping to get an updated console and equipment which apparently dates back to 2006.
That’s why a few weeks ago, MJ called a meeting with some of the “top dogs” at Q105 and within the Beasley Media Group company. This included Brian Beasley himself. MJ said he essentially demanded that they finally provide them with new digs. After the meeting, it was agreed upon that the show would ultimately move into a new studio by Q3 of 2024, meaning between July and September of this year. MJ said the move should realistically happen by mid- to late September.
Because the crew has been waiting for so long, there is no guarantee that this new studio will actually happen this year. In other words, they’ll believe it when they see it. But MJ seemed pretty optimistic for the first time when he brought this up recently. Let’s all cross our fingers that the new studio is finally coming. Not only does the crew deserve it, but it would put an end to the ongoing saga of the over-the-top descriptors MJ likes to use to paint a picture of their current arrangement. And who knows…such a setup could bring interns onto this version of the morning show for the first time and even opportunities to do more stunts with additional space.