https://thebbrm.org/files/original/131ea17dfa7e5c10a0067c6267045d5b.jpg 9fb031ec9d487b89d8e3a2a47ee51373 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/. Description An account of the resource Ben Franklin with Walden Patrick McKim, engineers at the original WJLD transmitter building for the Gary Hotel and Bessemer City Hall sites of WJLD. This building located at Blue Lake, which was an old quarry. Picture circa 1942-44. https://thebbrm.org/files/original/23d39222ba88f31b2f61be5a303f500a.mp3 606920833b33484c6595d35640dc17b5 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/0728dfac01c019b16f07f8d6577c47f5.pdf 72f848f97a761c186124592cc116335a 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 Ben Franklin Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Ben: (referring to WJLD AM 1400) Ah, station still in Bessemer then. It was in city hall then. And ah Connolly and Umbach got together and Connolly says, I mean Umbach says “I’ll play that stuff. Yeah, I’ll play it. Yeah, yeah”. Bob: Eh hmmm Ben: And ah he figured he could and he….. Bob: So did Connolly try to talk him into it? Ben: No, No, No…. Bob: And Umbach agreed or what. Ben: It’s worse than that. Bob: Ok. Ben: They got together and went to Johnston, see, Johnston the second, and ah oh hell no he said, Ku Klux cut the tower down…….. They knew what would swing Johnston…. Bob: Eh hmmmm Ben: And they went out and sold an hour. Back then they sold strips, didn’t sell spots. They sold strips….. Bob: Eh hmm, they sold fifteen minute strips or something. Ben: Yeah, eh, 25 dollars a week for five fifteen minute strips. They went and sold an hour of them, four of them. One sold four in Bessemer on 1st Avenue up there. The theater bought one, and ah I forgot who all else there were up there. Sale of four strips. They come back and laid 100 dollars on Johnston’s…. Bob: Johnston had second thoughts by that point. Ben: Yeah, and he give in… money talks. Ah, ah, and that’s one of the things that started it but he told them “This is just a trial now. We’ll do it for a month.” Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 31 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 Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 02) Description An account of the resource Engineer Ben Franklin (Ben) continues in this 1993 interview recounting his stories of early Birmingham radio. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ben Franklin Bob Friedman 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 November 04, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jeff Hirshy Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English 1940s 1950s Ben Franklin Bessemer Bessemer City Hall Blue Lake Bob Umbach Eddie Castleberry Gary Hotel Jones Auto Parts Sam "00" Moore Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart Trumon Puckett Walden Patrick McKim WEDR WJLD