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Sonny Hopson
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Former WHAT disc jockey Sonny Hopson, Credit: Yowei Shaw
For a time in the late ’60s, no one’s microphone in Philadelphia blazed hotter than Sonny Hopson. He was dynamic, exciting and wildly unpredictable...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUCB, WFHB, WDSE, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 6
Doug Henderson Jr.
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Former WDAS disc jockey Doug Henderson Jr., Credit: Yowei Shaw
Jocko Henderson was one of the most imitated Black personality disc jockeys of all time. He's known as the godfather of rap, the “Ace from Outer Sp...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUCB, WFHB, WDSE, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 7
Joe McEwen
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
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Record label executive Joe McEwen was one of the many white kids listening to Black radio in Philadelphia in the 50s and 60s. Here, McEwen talks ab...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 3
Dyana Williams
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Disc jockey Dyana Williams
Dyana Williams started her broadcasting career in 1973 as one of the few African-American women on the air. Her radio handle? Ebony Moonbeams. Sinc...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, WABE, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 4
Sam Reed
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
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In the late 50s and 60s, jazz musician Sam Reed was the house leader at the historic Uptown Theater in North Philadelphia. The Uptown was the Phill...

Bought by KTEP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, WDSE, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 5
Karen Warrington
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Karen Warrington
Karen Warrington, director of communication for Congressman Robert Brady, has been an independent voice for Black political and social empowerment ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Harvey Holiday
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
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Harvey Holiday was one of the few white disc jockeys who made it big on Black radio in Philadelphia in the 70s. His highly-rated Sunday night “Holi...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 3
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
Civil War Widows
From: Radio Diaries
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Alberta Martin and Daisy Anderson are the last living Civil War Widows.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Vocalo.org, Connecticut Public (WNPR), The Story, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2003
  • Length: 12:59
  • Purchases: 14

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