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Continuous Wave: “The Price I Pay To Be Free,” and the Timeless Radio of Richard Durham

Each week, journalist Julia Barton whips out her fascinating online newsletter, Continuous Wave. It explores the forgotten history of broadcast and all electronic media, and she recently featured an excerpt from my biography of Radio Hall of Fame writer Richard Durham. Please see Julia’s introduction to her post below, and then check out her newsletter…

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Accepting the 2025 Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education – Yay!!

On August 8th in San Francisco, California, I became this year’s receipient of the annually-awarded (since 1983) Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education from the Broadcast and Mobile Journalism division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. As the first African American woman and only the sixth woman to…

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An Exciting Summer Book Sale is Back!

Summer’s here (Yay!) And once again, the Unversity of Illinois Press (UIP) is inviting book lovers to take advantage of its annual summer sale. From June 1st through June 16th, ALL UIP books are discounted 50%. So why not find your favorite UIP book – including my own book, Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio and Freedom…

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Happy Summer and a Look at Black Radio!

Here’s hoping that you are staying as safe and as cool as possible during this sizzling summer! If you’re looking for some summer reading possibilities, you might want to check out the link below. It will take you to an article that I wrote about a radio series I had the pleasure of working on…

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Happy New Year – And Here’s An Illuminating Article About Unsung Civil Rights Heroes

I wish you all the best in this new year! Please check out a powerful article from the AARP Bulletin, about just three of the Americans who in their youth fought the good fight against segregation and discrimination during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Left to right: Fred Gray, Charles Person…

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