13 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/dcfe7437ed0d9d0e9f8d0802b997f652.jpg bb4d064650a721736b9368d08b39e753 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Streeter Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 10: "This is folder 10 which is a picture of John Streeter who was a gospel jock first at WENN brought in by Larry Hayes and Bob Shivers...then at WATV and WBUL. Ron January shares that he left for BUL to go up against Faush at WATV and it "did not work." We approximate again 1977. Donated from Chris McNair’s photo studio." 1970s Chris McNair Studios John Streeter WATV WBUL WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f12dd61c27f2ab4bd2fef5475feb9123.jpg ae415cd7d0a7154f0d2c12ec85275012 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/26f9bb3f0253f796558205a2f17cdbef.jpg 20715da8af4ccd5de20a3c5da36740e4 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Ron January Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 9: "We’re up to folder 9. There are two pictures in folder 9. One is a head shot of Ron January when he started at WJLD in 1976. The second is a picture of Ron at the WJLD mic. Ron had the nick name "Marathon Man" because he had a shift following Tall Paul that ran from 8 Am to 2 PM. He was asked to take over a Saturday AM talk show when another announcer, "Dapper Dan" left to return to Montgomery. Ron MC'd "Sound Off" from '76 to '78. He is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications. He began broadcasting on campus in 1974 at WHUR. He has been a broadcaster with WATV since the early 1980's. Donated from McNair Studios." 1970s Chris McNair Studios Ron "Marathon Man" January WATV WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f0e640db9d9a45fca274bf8e2d3ab18f.jpg 0e67c729d87303d2b799eb74bf0dd5a4 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Manuel Fitch, WJLD Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 8: "Here we have a photo of Manuel Fitch early on at his first station of employment, WJLD. Here he is setting up the overnight automation system at the building on Spaulding Ishkooda Road, around 1975." 1970s Manuel Fitch WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ed44fe7e195e0e723512b33daad0f15e.jpg a8db05618dc8551210be0d24c0de1e15 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Maurice "Thin Man" King Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 7: "Here we are at folder 7, which is a headshot of Maurice King, otherwise known as the Thin Man, very famous jock who was at WOKS in Columbus, Georgia; WYOK in Little Rock, Arkansas; WTUG in Tuscaloosa; and at WENN in 1963 during the civil rights demonstration days through the announcer walk-out of 1976. Maurice King traveled to the new WATV with the 1976 "Walk-Out" jocks. The picture is probably from his stint at ATV. Maurice's eyes are really bloodshot. They seem to be. I don’t know. I can’t…. I wish I could have interviewed him but I didn’t. One of the guys I didn’t get an interview with. I did interview his wife, and that interview will eventually be in the Oral History collection. This picture donated from McNair Studios." "Walk-Out" Jocks 1970s Chris McNair Studios Maurice "Thin Man" King WATV WENN WOKS WTUG WYOK https://thebbrm.org/files/original/7341fb11515fcb98f6531120765501c9.jpg c45b89815e3caf1bccc41d9e8e17ada5 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Clipping, "Black's Strike After White Exec Fired" Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 6: "And we’re up to Folder 6 which is an article the Birmingham News, from February 13th of 1976. “Blacks strike after white exec fired.” Now shortly after A.G. Gaston purchased WENN radio, what he decided he’d do is to fire Joe Lackey who had been associated with WENN radio and WBCO for many years and who many of the jocks knew personally. And upon firing him and replacing him with Larry Hayes, the jocks at WENN staged a walk out. And it was basically led by Paul "Tall Paul" White, and Reverend Erskine Faush. And the article goes on to say that “Erskine Faush, spokesmen for the employees, said they have tried to meet with Gaston but he has so far refused to do so. Gaston said he would meet with the employees individually.” Ah yes, the old divide and conquer routine. But of course everybody has their reasons for doing what they’re doing." 1970s A. G. Gaston Birmingham News Erskine Faush Joe Lackey Larry Hayes Paul "Tall Paul" White WBCO WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a0d17715ff213ade4b075ad4c44f633c.jpg f4bf9b943a22b8845ca6afc6bbad9724 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Taft Epstein, A. G. Gaston, and Deacon Willie McKinstry Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 5: "Three giants of radio and gospel promotion: (l-r) Taft Epstein, owner of two clothing stores in Birmingham, well known for his gospel concert sponsorship, helping produce the popular church fans of the 1960's and 70's, with the likenesses of Martin Luther King, Deacon Richmond Davis, and the Ensley Jubilees on one side, and advertising on the other; A.G. Gaston, multi millionaire owner of Booker T Washington Insurance Company, Citizens Federal Bank and Smith and Gaston Funeral Home. He would eventually own WENN/WAGG radio in 1976; and finally, one of the deans of Birmingham Black radio, Deacon Willie McKinstry from WJLD (1947-77). WJLD 1400, and early WENN 1320 would broadcast the same religious programs at the same time, with Epps (Epstein's) as sponsor. On one fan, WBUL was added to the simultaneous station promotion. This picture appears to have been taken during one such broadcast, at the LR Hall, an event space connected to AG Gaston's building on 16th Street ands 5th Ave north (still standing). This picture, also donated Manuel Fitch, who believed it may have been a live broadcast of the Ensley Jubilees, probably the most famous of the Jefferson County sound groups, who recorded at least one 78 rpm record that we know of, on announcer Trumon Puckett's label in 1949, the Hallelujah label." 1970s A. G. Gaston Ensley Jubilee Singers L. R. Hall Taft Epstein WAGG WENN Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/4b0e45959ce1350fc59ee0bacf0f0fa2.jpg d9bde5ea27f96af327c1a4b9884c650e https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8a3e5cc78399b31ac6bc9e5a10ad6466.jpg 554b2fe1673e3eb3abe625df13e28524 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 WBUL Studios Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 4: "Folder 4: A gathering of various media folk. Not sure where held. Manuel Fitch, WJLD Gospel announcer worked at WJLD and WBUL in the 1970's and had this and many other pictures from that period. He says these Folder 4 pictures were taken at the WBUL studios which would have been in the now-gone Five Points West shopping center which housed the studio as well as Parisians Department Store and other businesses. It used to sit between the fast food mall on Bessemer Super Hwy and the current Five Points West Library. Seated behind the desk is the famous radio engineer Jimmy Jones. We don't know the woman who appears in both pictures. Manuel seemed to think she was a receptionist. To her left in the Jimmy Jones photo is Harold Bogarty (identified by Ron January), who was brought into the new WENN by Bob Shivers and Larry Hayes and who eventually left with them to New Jersey. The man to the far right, Manuel thought, was a WBUL salesman. The second picture in Folder 4 , also from the WBUL studios, shows Deacon Willie McKinstry from WJLD, again the unknown female employee (we guess) Jesse Lewis, Sr, Publisher of the Birmingham Times, famous local gospel singer Cleo Kennedy, and Clint Harris, who wore several hats over time: an account executive with WBUL and Malaco Records out of Mississippi, and owner of a recording studio in Brighton. Ron January said Clint encouraged him to cut a demo tape which would help Ron get an on-air position. The style conscious of the mid 70's - leisure suits were big." 1970s Cleo Kennedy Clint Harris Harold Bogarty Jesse Lewis Jimmy Jones Malaco Records Manuel Fitch WBUL Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/1b21ca35e8512ccf2b2e045d31d5a783.jpg 7ed3d32ce17a233697f16fdc1f9d3f03 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. 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 Stationary, WENN Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 3: "Here we are at folder 3 which is a copy of the WENN AM and FM stationary from 1976, when the Gaston purchased WENN...we approximate date for the stationary again. Again, it lists Dr. A.G. Gaston as Chairman of the Board of the Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service. Source uncertain." 1970s A. G. Gaston Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e2dad7ceec0a764916334e1f777eea7c.jpg cf333a1dd501bac418f58190b56f64f9 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Clipping, "2 Radio Stations' Licenses Renewed" Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 2: "Ok, here we are on folder 2. A clipping from the Birmingham Post Herald of December 16, 1975 indicating that both WENN radio and WENN FM under their new owner, the Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Company, so were awarded licenses Monday by the Federal Communication Commission. That tells us that A.G. Gaston had received permission to have licenses for WENN AM and WENN FM. WAGG, as some people had associated with WENN AM, has not been named yet; that’s why it has been called WENN AM and WENN FM. The previous owner, Hertz Broadcasting of Birmingham, again the people who received the licenses, who purchased those station properties from the McClendon family, the article goes on to say, “ran afoul of the FCC in ‘73 when differences with its chief competitor, Johnston Broadcasting Company, operations of WJLD and WJLD FM were brought to the FCC.” And again, this from the hoopla that we had been talking about earlier in the ‘70s when this Reverend Robert McKinney had brought a suit against Hertz Broadcasting for refusing to sell him advertising spots on WENN radio. However that did not get in the way of reinitiating the license and actually reassigning to Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service." 1970s A. G. Gaston Birmingham Post Herald Booker T. Washington Broadcasting Service FCC Hertz Broadcasting Johnson Broadcasting Company McLendon Broadcasting Company WAGG WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/72d34e325a6708c14ea6cd5a3972c8ff.jpg d220e1b84921e6fe56888b80f5c581ce 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 Ephemera Collection Description An account of the resource In 2009, BBRM staff and volunteers began the archiving of this collection, with the arranging of objects chronologically (1935 – 1995) and the purchasing of proper archival storage materials. In 2011, an oral finding aid with provenance was constructed by conversations between University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies (UA SLIS) volunteer Lindsey Reynolds (now at University of Georgia, Athens Library) and BBRM Director Bob Friedman. In 2013 and 2014, those interviews were transcribed by UA SLIS volunteer Michael Mitchell (known affectionately as the MMT). For each object, the original finding aid conversation has been added and can be found in quotes in the description section. As of the most recent online uploading in August, 2019, the Ephemera Collection consisted of eight boxes containing 413 folders with approximately 850 files, spanning the period 1935-1989. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 James Freeman and Larry Levan, WJLD Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 1: "This is box 7, folder 1 which is a picture of WJLD disc jockeys James Freeman and Larry Levan and probably at some kind of a remote. It took place around 1973, or 1975 I should say, and I got this picture from Willie McKinstry’s wife, Willie… in 1992 at the beginning of this BBRM project. Visited her at her home on Spaulding Rd. I borrowed it from her and I made a copy of it. Rev. Willie McKinstry was, I think, at this time assistant station manager." 1970s James Freeman Larry Levan Remote Broadcasting Willie McKinstry WJLD