I am so proud of the media network that BlackTree Media is becoming. Here is BlackTree TV live on the scene yesterday at UCLA Medical. Jamaal Finkley, CEO, puts it best here:

“I guess as soon as I heard the news, I knew it was news, and I think for the very first time our news division really felt like journalists. Michael Jackson is a man that has touched millions, and BlackTree TV felt obligated to be there to report from the ground what the people were feeling right at that moment. Nobody was expecting Michael Jackson to leave us so soon, everybody was anticipating his comeback tour and here we all find ourselves, people of all creeds, religions, nationalities, those of us who have always loved him and those of us who have taken a dislike to some of his decisions, we all felt MJ. No entertainer has come close to the reach and impact of MJ on his fans. So here we are BlackTree TV News, reporting live from UCLA Medical Center moments after MJ arrived and was later pronounced dead. Erica O’Young was on the beat, Yev Schrayber on the cameras, and Anthony Idem, Jr as producer…”

MICHAEL JACKSON (29 AUG 1958 - 25 JUN 2009)

I’M STUNNED!

UPDATE (5:19PM PDT): Statement from Quincy Jones

This is beautiful. So aptly put from Quincy Jones, the man of choice words, that I had to put this alongside the video. Thanks to VIBE Magazine for getting it out! Straight from Twitter so read it starting with #8:

1. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “… and part of my soul has gone with him.”
2. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “… and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother today … ” [con’td]
3. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “… professionalism, and dedication. He was the consummate entertainer, and his contributions … ” [cont’d]
4. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “… in every corner of the world and the reason for that is because he had it all—talent, grace … ” [cont’d]
5. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “… to this day, the music we created together on ‘Off the Wall,” ‘Thriller,’ and ‘Bad’ is played…” [cont’d]
6. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: ” … souls together on The Wiz and allowed us to do what we were able throughout the ’80s … ” [cont’d]
7. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “…from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words. Divinity brought our …’ [cont’d]
8. BREAKING: FROM QUINCY JONES: “I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away ..” [cont’d]