The Blairisms Make History as First Married Black LGBTQ Couple to Host a Traditional AM/FM Radio Show

Married hosts Blair and Brandon Dottin-Haley are bringing #SAVAGECHATSERIES to New Orleans radio in a launch their producers describe as a first for a married Black LGBTQ couple co-hosting a show simultaneously on AM and FM (traditional) stations.

Blair and Brandon Dottin-Haley are bringing their voices and their perspective as a married gay couple to New Orleans radio, expanding a conversation series rooted in Black culture and community.

The entrepreneurs announced a partnership with WBOK 1230 AM to bring their #SAVAGECHATSERIES to the station and KKNO’s 107.1 FM signal. The weekly debuted Nov. 6 and airs Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Central. Blair Dottin-Haley also announced the schedule in a social media post promoting the launch.

The producers describe the launch as the first time in U.S. history that a married Black LGBTQ couple has co-hosted a talk show airing simultaneously on AM and FM, traditional radio.

The move extends a series that began on Instagram Live into broadcast radio while retaining online viewing options. The announcement says it still focuses on culture, community, and candid conversation.

For the Dottin-Haleys, the expansion also places their marriage within the everyday experience of the program, two husbands sharing a microphone, interviewing guests and building a public platform together.

According to the producers, #SAVAGECHATSERIES has welcomed more than 450 guests from entertainment, politics, and culture. The roster includes New Orleans native and Grammy-winning performer Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Vanessa Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, stylist Ty Hunter, journalists Soledad O’Brien and Sheba Turk, En Vogue and Kenny Lattimore.

Those conversations have helped establish a platform that brings performers, journalists and other public figures into the same space, with the hosts’ relationship and perspective forming part of its identity.

The producers cite recognition from the Astoria Film Festival, Urban Mediamakers Film Festival and Micheaux Film Festival. An IMDb awards listing for the series records a 2021 Micheaux Film Festival win for outstanding podcast, digital talk or vlog.

The series is part of the couple’s broader creative work through the #BLAIRISMS, which they describe as a venture celebrating Blackness through apparel, storytelling and immersive experiences. Their projects also include “20 Summers: Rebuilding the Rhythm of New Orleans,” according to the announcement.

Their Dottin-Haley Group website lists #SAVAGECHATSERIES among their productions, alongside live events and work with nonprofit and education organizations.

The partnership connects the couple’s digital platform with a Black-owned New Orleans broadcaster.

WBOK’s ownership group, Equity Broadcasting, also moved to acquire KKNO and its 107.1 FM translator in 2025. RadioInsight reported that the buyers, Jeffrey Thomas, actor Wendell Pierce, and Troy Henry, already owned WBOK.

For #SAVAGECHATSERIES, the radio partnership creates another point of entry for listeners while keeping the program accessible to the online audience that helped build it.

According to the launch announcement, viewers can watch live on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Listed streaming outlets include WBOKMedia on YouTube, @the.blairisms on Instagram, and the Play Ode app. The announced radio schedule is Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Central on WBOK 1230 AM and 107.1 FM.