Madd Hatta The Choice For KTSU/Houston
• Houston radio pro Benjamin Thompson III, known professionally as The Madd Hatta, has been appointed Operations Manager of KTSU-FM (The Choice) on the campus of Texas Southern University.
Hatta, who notably spent 20 years as host of the Madd Hatta Morning Show on KBXX (97.9 The Box)/Houston, has served as the Content Director for Urban Alternative The Vibe, a spin-off sister station of KTSU, since its launch in 2020. He will now serve dual management roles for these two campus broadcast properties.
Hatta commented, “I believe content is still #1, and I want to be a part of connecting traditional broadcasting philosophies with this new digital and social media worlds. I want to help TSU students find their way to a position of confidence and command of these new areas and platforms. What I plan to deliver are new broadcast content and skilled broadcasters to bring it to life, just like I always have. That’s what’s needed for KTSU to sustain another 50 years of broadcast excellence.”
Hatta’s work on recording projects and the expansion of his branded content assets will continue. The current lineup of short and long-form programming created and curated by The Madd Hatta includes The Madd Hatta Show Podcast/YouTube (and all streaming platforms). This digital music channel specializes in the best of todays and classic R&B, along with Klassic Joints, an old school hip-hop channel. Production and distribution continue on Madd Hatta’s Super Throwback Party, a weekly syndicated show launched in 2015 and heard on terrestrial signals in Texas and Louisiana. Hatta also remains CEO of his record label, Paid in Full Entertainment.
Fans and friends can connect with The Madd Hatta via themaddhatta.com and on social. [Photo Credit: Desum Dangerfield]
