Chronicling the History of Black Radio in Birmingham since the mid 1930's. Check back often as we digitize more of the collection and make it available online.
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Ben Alexander discusses the history of WEDR
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A collection of sound files, transcribed oral interviews, and images documenting Black and Race radio in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Andrew Dawkins, RnB announcer beginning his career early in 1950 at WBCO 1450 AM in Bessemer. BCO stood for Bessemer Cut-off. The station went all…
Andrew “Sugar Daddy” Dawkins (February 24, 1930 - December 8, 2014), radio announcer with two seminal radio stations, the first at WBCO AM 1450 in…
Another interview with Ben Franklin on his radio career
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