https://thebbrm.org/files/original/65eb6a6ef58e14727ed39e77e0e20c51.jpg 5b7a8b0eeeb8082000417f8427603b8c https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f0ef8eee22e1942c7f553661cf9a4313.wav 58b346c447abfc110de17e5e687fd40f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/de51271f63bbc9b421ae96f318d18e5e.pdf 895f6428c25b9eb7688ed12fc6ee24de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of sound files, transcribed oral interviews, and images documenting Black radio in Birmingham, Alabama. Please click the link below.<b></b></p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights held by The Birmingham Black Radio Museum unless otherwise specified. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg .mp3 .wav .pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Ephemera Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bob Friedman Emily Bibb and numerous student volunteers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OralHistory Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Joe Lackey: Course during that month I was riding the streets looking for a place… found that one in 5 Points West Bob Friedman: Umm great location… JL: moved in there and did just little bit of remodeling and uh moved in there and uh we moved overnight. We signed off at the hotel …signed on the next morning out there…been there ever since ’76. Bob: umm JL: But you know it’s been a lot of fun… a lot of umm… during the 60’s it was kind of rough we were right there in the middle of it and it was a lot of activity and the night that they bombed the hotel umm… the blast shattered our front window because you know we had that fish bowl thing Bob: umm hmm JL: all of our Bob: Was that on facing 5th Avenue? JL: Yeah Bob: the fish bowl JL: the glass went… umm nobody touched the building the only thing we had a flood light on the parking lot in the back and they broke that out so they put it in the dark and they broke in the whiskey store and cleaned the whiskey store out…didn’t touch our building. And I was at home on the telephone, Paul White was in the studio giving me a blow by blow description of what was happening… next thing I knew the phone went dead. Cops had come and jerked him out… thought he had broke in. It took me ‘til 4o’clock the next afternoon to find out where he was and get him out of jail cause they had just hauled him off Bob: Umm hmm JL: and when I finally found out where he was and get someone to talk to him and get him out, it was about 4 oclock Sunday afternoon we got him out. It happened on a Friday night I think, best I remember, and uh but you know Monday morning when I came back … Bob: That’s when they blew up the Gaston Motel? JL: When I came back downtown monday morning …I did not try to come in on the weekend…I came back in the morning… downtown looked like a war zone Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bob Friedman Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Joe Lackey Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 106 minutes Audio Snippet: 2 minutes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joe Lackey, Oral History Subject The topic of the resource Broadcast History Description An account of the resource Joe Lackey (b. Aug 3, 1922, d.May 29, 2009), General Manager at WENN 1958-76. Part owner, WATV Birmingham. Joe reflects on his early career and on the 1963 Civil Rights Movement. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Joe Lackey Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 13, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emily Bibb Alissa Matheny Carlena McClain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LackeyOH 1950s 1960s 1970s Afton Lee building Bessemer Bill Anderson Birmingham Bob Umbach Civil Rights drive-in Erskine Faush Gaston Motel Bombing Joe Lackey Kelly Ingram Park KKK McLendon Broadcasting Company Oldie Goldie Show Paul "Tall Paul" White theater WATV WBCO WEDR WENN WEZB WJLD