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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
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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
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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