A production of the South Carolina Educational Television Network.

♪ When I tell young people about drugs is.

it's not good for them.

First of all, because you can't think clearly if you're high, smoking marijuana and drinking beer, you can't concentrate.

It's basically bad for this business because you have to concentrate on what you're doing.

And if you're high so many things can go, can go wrong.

♪ >> Everyone.

Not parents, not teacher.

Not one person.

But in order to live in a better world tomorrow, our kids needs us today.

♪ >> Jobs are not created by government.

A lot of us seem to think that.

They really are created by business and by industry.

And what we need to do is look for ways that business and industries can do better.

And if they're making money, they're going to have more people.

♪ All of this and more on the Job Man Caravan.

>> Plus... ♪ ♪ Hi, and welcome to this edition of the Job Man Caravan.

I'm Bill Terrell, >> And I'm Adrian Hayes.

And today on the Caravan, we're going to talk with a young woman who was named South Carolina's corrections officer of the year for the Department of Youth Services.

She's going to lend some insight on why our young people of today are having such a tough time.

In addition, we're going to be sharing some thoughts with some young people who talk about everything from why it's important to stay in school, to why leaving drugs alone is the thing to do.

Also, we're going to be talking with some young people, other young people who you may have heard but may not have seen their personalities on radio station WWDM in Sumter, South Carolina.

>> And seeing is believing.

And from time to time, we'll have some of your favorite radio personalities on the Caravan, and plenty of entertainment is standing by for you on today's show.

Our first feature deals with unemployed and how it's devastating our community because of the high percentage of those members of our community who are unemployed.

It's been said the last time our community had 100% employment, was during slavery.

We also talk about unemployment benefits, but for unemployment and for the black community, in some instances, they seem to go hand in hand.

The only other thing that could be added to the old saying, the only sure thing in this life is death and taxes is unemployment.

For decades, unemployment has affected millions of Americans, but no other group seems to be harder hit than that of Afro-Americans.

Annual black unemployment is still twice that of the population as a whole, and for black teenagers, the problem is even more devastating.

About 50% of all black teens are without jobs.

In South Carolina, the picture is equally grim.

While non-black unemployment in this state, based on 1983 figures was about 7.6%, black unemployment stood at about 15%.

Projections for the 1984 85 year should be almost as high.

Unemployment is an age old problem, and for the Palmetto State, the problem becomes more apparent when there are troubles in three key areas.

Agriculture, tourism and textiles.

Until recently, blacks held a substantial number of positions within the textile industry, but with foreign imports effectively competing with homemade products, thousands of blacks and whites have lost their jobs.

Despite these depressing facts, efforts are being made by several state agencies, including the state Employment Security Commission, to get people back to work or retrain for new jobs.

Jobless youth are a major concern.

>> Each year we have run some special programs for youth, and we've emphasized, for example, last year we had billboards all around the state with, an acorn on it.

From the acorn groves of mighty oak and, asking, employers to give youth a chance.

I think the private sector, of course, has been willing to, to help.

However, they respond better when there's dollars in government.

Those incentives for businesses to hire, the out of work usually come in the form of tax breaks.

Many things have been said in the media concerning the number of unemployed, but very little has been said about how those without jobs can make ends meet while they look for work.

And the Palmetto State unemployment benefits are available to anyone who can prove he is out of work through no fault of his own.

However, employment officials stress that such help should only be seen as temporary support.

It's offered in three phases.

Unemployment insurance, which can last for 26 weeks, extended benefits for up to an additional 12 weeks, and supplemental benefits for just up to eight weeks more.

Recently, President Reagan discontinued supplemental benefits.

But if you were filing a claim prior to it being discontinued, you remain eligible.

>> Anyone that was filing for federal supplemental compensation as of the week of April 6th then they can receive their entire entitlement under that form, which in this state is eight weeks, at the present time.

As long as they file those claims consecutively, but the bill also provides that should they have a break in those series, for instance, should they not file a claim for one week in that, then that would end their entitlement at that point?

Hayes> Once all benefits have been exhausted and a person still is without a job, Baker says, there probably is an underlying problem that needs taking care of.

>> Once that period of time ends And an individual is still unemployed then?

It's generally considered that he's got another problem other than just being unemployed.

He needs probably either to be retrained, or maybe he was a marginal employee, anyway.

And or he could be an older worker and he's having difficulty.

then there are other programs that for which then those people could go into ask to be retrained.

Hayes> programs, such as the Governor's Jobs Training Partnership that can do just that.

With technology changing so rapidly, sometimes learning a new skill is the best bet to finding satisfying work that will pay well.

Despite all good intentions by state government on the private sector.

Being out of work remains a stigma that in many cases is hard to overcome.

But with a little ingenuity, plus an understanding of the unemployment benefits system, being out of work could just be a temporary setback.

Terrell> The FM 101 radio personalities explain how they got their start in the business as the Job Man Caravan continues.

>> I started out without any training whatsoever, but as time went on, I decided to go to school.

I got my degree in communication journalism from Howard University.

But, because I found as I went on, there were little areas, which was more than just, talking slick and being cool over a record that I did not I did not know how to do.

And you can't overlook it because these things are going to come up and you're going to have to do them someway, sometime or another.

And, you know, it's good to be all around personality.

>> I went to, the University of South Carolina.

I've always been pretty much interested in broadcasting.

When I went to Saint Jude's High School, we had what was called a career day or career week, and I did some internships with a small radio station at Shaw Air Force Base as well as a station right here in the Sumter area.

And I got really interested, in the profession then.

When I went to the university, I decided that's what I wanted to do.

My mother wasn't too thrilled about that idea, but, she went along with it.

She said, well, if that's what you want to go into, give it a shot.

>> When I first realized that I wanted to be, in the music business at age probably 10 or 11, my grandmother and I used to run around the house with bottles and whatever in my hand, pretending it was a microphone, and I said I wanted to be a jock at the time.

She said, what is a jock?

She said a jock.

She said she thought it was something, a horse jockey.

When I say the jock.

(laughs) So, and it went from there and then I got, I was in a city in New York and start doing discos in the early 70s.

Hayes> Well, it just goes to show you being on air is hard work that requires training.

Coming up later in the show, FM 101 jocks talk about getting a good education.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The Job Man Caravan continues with more from the 101 FM personalities.

♪ >> Education is what it's all about.

You know, being in school is something that, while you're in school, you don't like it, but after you get out of school, you pretty much appreciate, some of the things that you've learned or the things that you've done and experienced that you, that you have, gained and so on and so forth.

And it's, I recommend for everyone to go to college and get that type of experience because it is very something I'll never forget.

I'll never forget it.

And I learned so much, you know, just by going to school, even though I hated it at the time and I was a bad student with everything and a a hoodlum at one time.

But, you know, I've got my like, you know, I look back at those things and I say, well, you know, maybe those teachers were right.

They give me a hard time and I gave them a hard time.

And maybe they were right.

You can learn everything you can from the bottom up and what I'm talking about there, you sitting in the classroom saying, oh, I hate this English.

I hate this math, you know, whatever.

But all that's taken into consideration no matter what you do.

So you need to get that before you, you know, you're able to do anything else regardless of what you want to do.

You need to get that stuff before you do anything.

And, you know, continue it on through the school again.

We're talking about getting as much as you can.

It helps in the long run.

>> The average person that want to get into radio.

The first thing you want to know is how do I get started in radio?

And the best way to say that is stay in school, get your basic education.

Because in today's radio, if you don't have an education, you can forget about radio.

I've seen a time seven years ago that we used to take people out, out of the street and train them to be personalities, but it don't work anymore.

So, to the youngsters and you can just got to stay in school >> Opposite the Lexington... >> Education plays a very, very big part.

When I first started, reading was, a fundamental thing that I wanted to, to know how to read.

And I ran across a lot of people, that want to get into radio.

And they're reading skills are really not up to par.

And some of the things I tell them, I say, well, read a newspaper, read a paper out loud.

That's one of the main things that I tell them.

I tell a lot of people who want to get into radio.

Talk to yourself, listen to the way you enunciate certain words or pronunciation, certain words and a lot of people call it, being very proper, so to speak.

But it's not that.

It's it's learning the language and using the language and making money out of the language.

♪ Terrell> There is more to come on the Caravan with members of the 101 FM staff.

For youngsters asking the question, how do you become a radio announcer?

It's simple.

You start by filling your mouth full of marbles, and every time you say a word correctly, you take a marble out of your mouth and once you've lost all of your marbles, welcome aboard.

You're a full fledged member of a radio announcing staff.

But on a serious vein, when you talk about our young people and we do love our young people very much, it's been said that the pressures that young people have today are much greater than 20 years ago.

Hayes> That's right.

Some of the pressures that young people today are experiencing are the same pressures that we as adults experience.

And it's unfortunate because things like drugs and teenage pregnancy and dropping out of school are all problems that young people today really have to take a hard look at, and it's unfortunate.

Next up on the Job Man Caravan, we're going to be talking with a young woman who deals with people who have troubles, young people who have troubles, and she explains some things that may be very helpful.

Terrell> Each generation of young people has its own set of problems, but amazingly enough, those basic problems never change.

A need to be accepted among friends wanting to do well in school, unwanted pregnancies, getting summer work, and drugs seem to head the list Dinah McLain, Corrections Officer of the year for the South Carolina Department of Youth Services has seen what young people go through when these problems are not faced.

Overall, the black teen of today has a keen sense of what it takes to make it in this world.

But sometimes they veer off course because of a lack of direction.

McLain says that's where adults can make a difference.

McLain> I think today's black youth has got a lot of hopes.

They are really reaching out.

They're seeking and they are questioning everyone.

Not parents, not teacher, not one person.

But in order to live in a better world tomorrow, our kids needs us today.

Terrell> Years ago, the black neighborhood took an active interest in the welfare of all of its children.

However, times have changed.

Individual families in many cases have isolated themselves.

That sense of belonging in many cases is no longer felt by black teens.

And because they know the lady up the street is not keeping a watchful eye while mom or dad is at work, many young people end up running with the wrong crowd and generally doing things they know are wrong.

McLain> In each community, there should be a leader and form the group where and as they put in their recreational area.

If there is one that maybe a church community action program will say look, we will engage in a family.

And every two weeks or every week, maybe the neighbor's grass is cut by 3 or 4 kids the following week.

Allow 3 or 4 other kids to do this.

This is given the child something to do, something to look forward to, and some hopes too.

You know, a dollar earned by a kid on his own at an early age sometime encourage that.

Terrell> As we've said, community support and understanding of our young people is important.

Learning the realities of life at a young age could prevent problems later on.

One big problem now facing black teens is illegal drug use.

>> Drugs is everywhere.

I mean, it's hard for the teenagers not to say no, but you know, they take a lot of courage for them to say yes, not to have drugs.

You know, and I'm I admire the people who don't go for drugs.

>> I've seen a lot of my friends destroyed by drugs because, like, they always, you know, peer pressuring you to try to, you know, get into drugs and alcohol and stuff like that.

And you lose a lot of friends.

e dealing with, drugs because they are always trying to, you know, say it's good for you, man.

You should try it.

>> I don't use drugs.

I'm really against it.

I really don't see why other people use it.

Because it doesn't.

It doesn't do anything.

But, you know, make you not want to do the right thing.

So I'm against it, and I don't use them.

And I don't like people who do.

Terrell> Even though black teens have a responsibility to their families and themselves to do what is right, parents and other adults must make clear what is acceptable behavior and what is not.

If an adult would put up a... just actually be themselves a role model as an adult, you would have your crimes cut down.

Kids into drugs cut down, You wouldn't have as many problems as you've got today, because their's so many adult who age as an adult, but their action and behavior is that of a teenager.

I see a lot of kids who is confused, who've made a lot of mistakes in life and some of them with good potential and some, who has been discouraged or a lot of trouble and not motivated enough sometimes to change.

And they're really searching for someone to help them to change.

Terrell> But in order for that change to be effective, those of us who are older need to be aware of the kind of image we project to our young.

♪ (bell rings) They don't have a reason.

>> What you need?

>> What?

You want some reefa?

Ups, downs, anything?

>> Yo man!

He don't want nothing.

>> Why don't you let the man speak for himself?

Want some ludes?

>> Yo, just say no.

>> No, man.

Why don't you get out of here, man?

>> I'm going.

>> Later.

Yo, man, I want you to say no to that guy.

I don't want my homeboy taking no drugs.

What's wrong with you, man, >> Nothing's wrong with me.

♪ ♪ ♪ Just say, no, no, ♪ ♪ just say no to say no.

No.

♪ ♪ Just say no ♪ you don't have to act ♪ ♪ like a great star.

♪ You can be a hero.

♪ ♪ Be who You are.

♪ ♪ You just say no.

No.

♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ ♪ Don't listen to anyone else ♪ ♪ All you got to do ♪ is be yourself.

♪ ♪ You got everything inside ♪ ♪ And you have faith in ♪ yourself.

♪ ♪ Your dreams will come true.

♪ ♪ Just Say no, no ♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ Just say no.

No ♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ no!

♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ Just say no.

♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ ♪ ♪ Go and do it.

♪ ♪ All you gotta do.

♪ ♪ Be yourself.

♪ ♪ Got everything inside of you.

♪ ♪ ♪ Have faith in yourself.

♪ ♪ And your dreams will come ♪ true.

♪ ♪ Just say no.

No, ♪ ♪ you say no.

♪ ♪ Just say no.

No.

♪ ♪ Just say no with me.

♪ ♪ No, no.

♪ ♪ Dare to say no ♪ ♪ Just say no.

♪ Hayes> Illegal drugs, unfortunately, are everywhere.

It's a problem that can have far reaching effects as the Job Man Caravan continues, FM 101 radio jocks who are admired by many young people, explain why drugs are just an invitation to trouble.

>> Drugs.

is a real problem.

It's happening where you think it wouldn't happen.

And, it's, you know, it's out there and it's like I say, it's just a it's a real problem.

And they need to, you know, we really need to work on it.

>> Well, I tell you, I made it, this far without, the use of any kind of drugs, that sort of thing.

A lot of people might say, well, she's a square.

She's this or she's that.

But, I feel if I could make it without the use of many substances of that sort, anybody else can too.

I've had, people that have grown up with me, get involved in situations like that.

A lot of times you might see that person doing well for a time or a period of time, but after that it starts to wear them down.

>> Drugs and radio don't mix.

Just like, drinking and driving don't mix, drugs in any kind of thing does not make sense.

Not unless it's a prescription type drug or something like that, something that you have to have.

But in essence, drugs is a no no.

♪ Terrell> Next week on the Job Man Caravan, we'll hear from some more of your favorite radio personalities.

Hayes> Well, we hope we've whetted your appetite for next week's show.

And of course, as always, we hope you like this week's show.

Until next week, I'm Adrian Hayes >> And I'm Bill Terrell, reminding all of us to hug our youngsters and let them know that we love them.

Thank you for joining us.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪