https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b3df714c44dfcfe2719d748aae9b104e.jpg ecb1bc220b626fff8ebf3e48415f4460 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 John Leslie Doss, Jr. https://thebbrm.org/files/original/29fb9996cdbb58050ca0590c38be30e7.mp3 bfa0744aa4a87820c7d81e4a7543c05a https://thebbrm.org/files/original/cb52b6c5045ff3041e51f43a8187294e.pdf 1eb6c334a421f0fbdfb93d1ec59e2b75 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. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bob Friedman Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed J. Leslie Doss Jr. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman- Ben Franklin’s got a picture of himself in front of the old transmitter. Leslie Doss – Had a little house…in a little house…in a little bitty white house. I know he threw the wire down when he wrapped the wire around the ground wire, dropped in down the underground stream…the FCC came in about 2 weeks, was howling, you know, flashing and everything. BF – Is that right LD – In the South all 1400, you know…that lasted maybe about 2 or 3 weeks. That had some power to it! We’d get cards from all over the world. Those ham operators. Had a hell of a signal. That lasted about 2 or 3 weeks. BF – That’s a great story. I’m going to have to ‘raz’ Ben…I’m going to see Ben on Saturday. LD – They named the station up here when they first started out WMFO, “We May Fizzle Out” BF – “We May Fizzle Out” LD – The history of that thing is my uncle went to California back in the depths of the depression and to work for Fairbanks Radio selling radios…Fairbanks Morris. And came home one Christmas and told Daddy thought make some money on the other end of it and…so uh…they got…scrapped some money together…got some folks…pulled some strings and got a permit and got it on air with a home made, a man named Jimmy Codle… homemade 100-watt transmitter to get on the air with BF – Wow LD – And then went up to 250 and then at that point, when they sold it to Mutual Savings BF – Sold it to who? LD – Mutual Savings Life Insurance. They changed it to WMSL. I guess it’s still on the air. I don’t whether it’s got the same call letters or not. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data MP3 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 30 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 J. Leslie Doss Jr., Oral History Subject The topic of the resource WJLD Description An account of the resource J. Leslie Doss, Jr. (b. Aug 9, 1929, d. Nov 14, 2011) remembering his dad JL Doss, Sr, (b. 1896, d. 1977) founder of WJLD radio. Pictured is John Leslie Doss Sr. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman John Leslie Doss, Jr. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 9 - 10, 1993 Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Burns Kennedy Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DossOH 1940s 1950s Bessemer J. L. Doss WEDR WJLD WJRD