Some 25 or so years ago – when I was a mere babe (I wish) – I had the pleasure of working as one of three writer/producers on what would become a multi-award winning (including duPont- Columbia, Gracie and Peabody Awards) radio series.
With Grammy Award winning singer/artist Lou Rawls as our Golden-voiced host, the series, Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was, took listeners on an exciting journey through the history of African Americans in radio and in American culture.
Of course, I’m biased about a series that I believe is still highly enjoyable and relevant.
So please don’t take my word for it.
Listen for yourself to the energy generated by the music, along with the hipster DJs, news reporters, nationally known movers and shakers, listeners and scholars who helped us reveal the vital role that black radio played in this country from the 1920s through the mid-1990s.
The Smithsonian and PRX have rereleased Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was for its 25th Anniversary…and you’re invited to the celebration.
Click HERE to hear the series – and be amazed!
And check out this PRX Blog Post about my fellow poducers’ experience with this series.
Note: The shows I produced are featured in Hour One and Hour Four of PRX’s six-hour rerelease.