2 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a776af51b76967adc6df6e95cc59c76f.jpg 6e83a1a8bf44981d0282751934e163a3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/cd6a089dac8d9e7998b7c0b80b05fd8b.mp3 b54c8360d1f8b9d65517bdb93c8fe2ff https://thebbrm.org/files/original/849e07f3426b01ae19fcc2a4136796f2.pdf 49a0ae94520baa35a57e1a3381a7a193 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 Sonrose Rutledge Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman: 1953. Where’d you start? Sonrose Rutledge: WBCO in Bessemer, Alabama. B: Really? Were you there in 1953? S: Yeah. Uh huh. B: Were you doing part time or full time? S: Well, actually, my first job for pay was in ’55, but I was there as a DJ representing my high school. B: Oh really? S: Right. B: Which high school? S: Huh? Johnny Jive as a matter of fact started it. B: Johnny Jive started it? S: Mmhmm. Johnny McClure. Johnny Jive started it and there was guest DJs from all the schools and I represented my school, Westville high school. B: Well…Westville? S: Uh huh. Westville High. B: Did they change the name? S: No. As a matter of fact, the school is not there anymore. B: Oh ok. The reason I’m kind of surprised that you’re the second person of the week who I’ve talked to who’s been a high school representative at BCO. The other person who’s still working here is Al Bell. S: Al Bell, yeah. B: Who came from Western Olin as a high school DJ. S: Right. Right. B: A little bit later than that, but… S: That’s when mine kicked off and when I finished high school, I got my first job there in radio at WBCO. B: Uh huh. In 1955, was it? S: In 1955, ‘56, somewhere in there. B: Uh huh, so it was closing in on the time BCO would change to WENN. S: Say that again. B: It was closing in on the time that WBCO would change its frequency and its name to WENN. S: Yeah, as a matter of fact, they changed from WBCO to WENN. B: While you were there? S: No, no, this was … When it moved from Bessemer… B: Mmhmm. S: And went to Birmingham, that’s when they changed to WENN, and I don’t remember the year. B: That was about ’58. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 29 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 Sonrose Rutledge, Oral History Description An account of the resource Sonrose Rutledge (b. Oct 15, 1937), Alabama broadcaster starting his career at WBCO, then WENN, WEDR and ending it at WEUP Huntsville. He then pursued a radio career in Louisiana. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sonrose Rutledge Bob Friedman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 28, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emily Bibb Thomas Kulovitz Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RutledgeOH 1950s 1960s Alabama Ed "Johnny Jive" McClure High School Huntsville Louisiana Sonrose Rutledge WBCO WEDR WENN WEUP https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e0cbd088394dd4c14095631ae68fa9a4.jpg 4f9bc7fd54d332c672633b3ab8476f80 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/adec61df5cdecb700cb56f7e0f08c7c3.mp3 39d53610375a9be0e7e8a893406a4aeb https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a64b6479a4e4463634dd9d0f2209ca0d.pdf eb509616539a85412216e11e14e458f6 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 Roy Wood Location The location of the interview WAGG AM radio studio Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Roy Wood: ...He says uhh how much money you making now, and I said, ohh Im making 50 dollars a week, which is too little money, but it was big money then. So uhh he says, how would you like to make more money. I said I would be interested in that. He says, when is your of duty over. I said at 9 o’clock in the morning? He says well when you get through, come to the Mishawaka Hotel and ask for Bill Dean, I’m in room 423. I said, well ok. I though it was Ronny Householder cause always playing tricks on me, you know. So Householder, comes in about 8:30 and I said I guess you had a big laugh this morning telling me that you are Bill Dean from WIBC Indianapolis a Mutual Broadcasting System, and offering me a better job. He says, he is in town! We were out last night until about 2 o’clock in the morning. What time did he call you. And I told him. And he says well yeah, he is here making arrangements for us to carry the Indianapolis speedway race which comes up on labor..on Memorial day. And so I said well he invited me to the Mishawaka Hotel to talk. And he said well go ahead and get you a free breakfast. You know, that is what he said. So I went, and uhh when I knocked on the door he says come in the door is open. So I opened the door and stepped into the door and Mr. Dean must have changed colors of red quicker than you can say “Hello, Mr. Dean,” you know. And then he, regained his composure, And he says, “I’m sorry I had no idea that you were a negro.” I said well Mr. Dean, negro or not you and I had a breakfast engagement and I’m hungry. So he says, So we do, do you want to go downstairs to the dining room or shall we dine up here where we an talk. I said well maybe if we went to Indianapolis, we could go downstairs to the dining room, but we can’t do that in Mishawaka. I said the White House hamburger joint, that is sitting right next to this hotel, do you know I have to go to the side window to get a hamburger? He says what? He says they passed a law last year prohibiting discrimination in places, in public places. He says the state legislation. I said well they haven’t gotten the word here, yet. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 25 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 Roy Wood, 1994 Oral History Description An account of the resource Roy Wood (b. Sep 8, 1915, d.Oct 9, 1995), Radio Announcer 1947 – 1994. Pioneer in Black radio, founder National Black Network, Master of Arts in Communications from Columbia University. Roy shares in great detail his own development in the field of radio. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roy Wood Bob Friedman Language A language of the resource English 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 February 23, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Moore Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WoodOH 1940s 1950s 1960s Atlanta Birmingham Chicago Gary Gaston Motel Bombing Indianapolis Mishiwaka National Black Network Roy Wood Segregation WEDC WEDR WIBC WJLD 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 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/132854c9748c637d92b029c879e6846b.jpg f3073b02a6bf2bc106228ea7f7200457 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/2342d1fb7442d207355ebd6d660000bc.mp3 204abb0aff376155a3b8696a67c58eda https://thebbrm.org/files/original/72f4cf4500f063a71342b64407abf54a.pdf 99dedee48749f745dbff0b9aa29ac82c 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 Jerome Gray Location The location of the interview WJLD, Birmingham, Alabama Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcription of audio snippet: Jerome Gray: ...Well in 84’ no question Jesse Jackson was acceptable. He did not have a track record as an elected official but he had track record as an activist and advocate for our issues. The electability question was the thing that loomed large in ADC but one of the things I did then as state field director I polled our members our leaders from round the state because I said to Joe Reed at least we need to find out what people are thinking before we go to the convention and I polled our delegation our members around the state and the majority of them members who found Jesse Jackson acceptable did not think he was electable in 1984 and pretty much that’s how it split out you know in the vote but at least people at the opportunity to discuss and debate and the decision before the recommendation was made to endorse Mondale but even though we took the position that we would support Mondale because of his acceptability and what we thought then was his electability and track record. Mondale only carried one state in 84’, Minnesota and he carried Washington, DC the District of Columbia so Jesse couldn’t have done much worse than Mondale did.. Bob Friedman: How’d.. JG: Even though Mondale had been the Vice President.. B: How about that.. JG: Since that time the Alabama Democratic Conference has supported other candidates for President.. B: Did they support.. JG: Al Gore.. B: Reverend Jackson.. JG: John Kerry, Michael Dukakis. They all lost. B: Yeah did they support Reverend Jackson in 88’? JG: We did support Reverend Jackson in 88’. But I was mentioning the fact that the others we had supported other white candidates since 84’ who did not win but we did support Jesse Jackson in 88’ as an organization and he ran well in the south but he did not win nationwide but the thing that got my attention was Barack Obama. The first quarter after he announced his candidacy. He raised more money in one quarter than Jesse Jackson raised during his whole run for President. And so that got my attention when I saw how competitive was right out of the block against the Clintons. 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: 45 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 Jerome Gray, Oral History Subject The topic of the resource Politics Description An account of the resource Jerome Gray, an Obama field organizer in Alabama for the 08’ campaign and an activist with the Alabama Democratic Conference, an old Black political organization still in existence. Interviewed on air at WJLD studios, Birmingham. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Jerome Gray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 02, 2008 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF 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 Joe Wright Emily Bibb Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GrayOH 1980s Alabama Democratic Conference Barack Obama Jerome Gray Jesse Jackson Politics Shirley Franklin WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ca9afa61df741546ffaf47ea530aa749.jpg 45d3cf74bbc103ea2030c343250448e3 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 W. A. Clark, Taft Epstein, and Deacon Richmond Davis https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ec77ff3a1ebd0129c2f116e947e18cdb.mp3 efe437e3607de7ffdc6781db13e4419e https://thebbrm.org/files/original/99fb9de552cc59f8843a88af0ea2ad07.pdf 0f9b9bcc2a37b10a1aa909cafcf37429 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 Alex Epstein Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob: Do you remember any about the jewelry store’s relationship to programming on WJLD? Alex: No, Taft did a lot of advertising. He was eh, he did a lot of charity work. He was always on, I don’t know what station he was on, but he did a lot of advertising. Bob: Right, well, from our, from people who remember, one of the things he did was sponsor W.A. Clark from the St. Peter’s Primitive Church in Bessemer on WJLD around 1944-1945. Alex: And every Easter, he had a big Easter Egg Hunt out there in Fair Park, that’s my remembrance. Bob: Eh ha, is there. They wouldn’t be. I guess what I’m looking for as well is any memorabilia that would connect Epps Jewelers to anything that happened on WJLD? Alex: No, I that I don’t know. It’s been about 12 years since Taft has passed away and I don’t know of anything that is left from Epps Jewelry and before that he had a clothing store in town before he opened up Epps Jewelry, in the old Hammond Hotel. Are you from Birmingham? Bob: No, I’m from New York actually. Alex: Oh, so, I don’t know of any place that you can get any…He was also a sponsor of the wrestling matches at the City Auditorium. He and a fella, Danaberg, sponsored those wrestling matches. Bob: Hmmmm Alex: He was very friendly with…like you say, I forget which church it was… out there in Bessemer, he contributed to them quite a bit. Bob: Do you remember a name Deacon Richmond Davis? Alex: That sounds about right. That’s him. I think he’s passed away. Bob: uh huh Alex: Deacon Richmond David, that’s exactly right. Deacon Davis sponsored every year at Fair Park an Easter Egg Hunt and things of that nature. Bob: Ah eh, I see. 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: 3 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 Reflections on Taft Epstein from his brother, Alex Epstein Subject The topic of the resource Taft Epstein Description An account of the resource Taft Epstein (b. June 1, 1912, d. Nov 17, 1979), remembered by his brother, Alex Epstein (b. Jan 22, 2015, Apr 23, 2012). Taft was a clothing store owner and sponsor for Black gospel radio programming and other events. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Alex Epstein Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 10, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emily Bibb Jeff Hirschy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EpsteinOH 1940s Bessemer Deacon Richmond Davis Epps Jewelry Company Taft Epstein W. A. Clark WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/0c3a67022ab34237a29055ed28416f05.jpg 284962007b0143fb66fb5c1ea029a109 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ae73eeec03d2b20740d901b19d1d043d.mp3 93926c9696200ecc72e2cecc3d94c77f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/37dd52c55cc120a8e3d0169aa85f87a0.pdf c4b031672522fbf94cfaefad913f4119 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 David Shears Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman- Ok. And you, when you got WBCO, um in what you said around 1950 you say. David Shears- ’51. BF- ’51? DS- Yes. BF- what brought you there? How come you went there? DS- Well first of all I had a been involved with band called the Original Jazz Kings. BF- OK. DS- And, um, Bob Umbach was at WJLD. BF- Right. DS- Uh he was the only station in the vicinity that played black music other than Hoss Allen out of Nashville, Tennessee. And, you know anytime you got some music, you had to get it out of Nashville or WJLD. You know WJLD was on the Bessemer Super Highway at that time and Bob Umbach was the disc jockey that was playing, um, black music. BF- Right. DS- So I went to WBCO and taken a course in radio in radio under Bruce Payne BF- So Bruce was there already? DS- Yeah Bruce Payne was already there when I got there, but we had uh, see Larry McKinley and Bill Williams was the first two who came there, then we had Fletcher Cobb? And uh Erskine Faush And William Faush. Erskine did a religious program. And William Faush did a night religious program. BF- Do you remember Gar Grace? DS- Garfield Grace? BF- Yeah. Ds- Yeah I remember him. He was a young boy at that time, bout a maybe 15 or 16 year old . BF- He had his own show though? DS- Yeah he did, about fifteen minutes every afternoon. BF- Unhuh. DS- He played just, He played.. what kind of music did he play? DS- Well back at that time wasn’t anything he could play, but rock n roll and blues you know, wasn’t any rap like there is now. BF- Of course not. But um, would he play the Five Keys and the Dominos? DS- Well he played um, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and Annie… BF- .. The Royals? DS- Yeah, um, um played um, a variety of music. BF- Diana Washington, but it was all black? DS- Well yes yes. BF- It was Jazz and RnB? DS- And Yeah well lets go back un….and The Tympany Five, I played that kind of music Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 9 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 David Shears, Oral History Subject The topic of the resource David Shears WBCO Music Description An account of the resource David Shears, WBCO Announcer known as Doc B. At WBCO from 1951 to 1954. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman David Shears Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hannah Moore Emily Bibb 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 September 23, 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ShearsOH 1950s Bob Umbach Bruce Payne David Shears Erskine Faush Larry McKinley Muddy Waters Music Original Jazz Kings WBCO William Faush WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/920c63a97e1aec7ea74811f2a10c5f1a.jpg d2c553c634cfdeed571ae40a847d1d24 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 Bob Umbach, WJLD Spelling Bee, 1950 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/cd5033e459e2fd85be8621c33d06dc6b.mp3 82c557ca689f30dacf6bce8b5c26d42f https://thebbrm.org/files/original/93d003db0c35e3f9607518f96cdffee4.pdf ffc5b1c23ba36bafab395d597b450be8 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 Nancy Hodges Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Nancy Hodges: ... I could have been 4, or 5. Bob Friedman: So at 4 or 5 what year would that be? N: Yeah, I can remember my mother letting me wait up for him at night. B: OK. N: And I think I remember him taking me and my sister to the radio station a couple times and he would let us sit there and we would sing “God Bless America.” (laughs) B: (Laughs) How old – I mean, what year would this be? N: Um, I was born in ’48 – – ’53. That’s right? B: OK. So in 1953 – now one of the stories we hear is that Bob was active in radio back in the ‘40s. So you might be remembering the end of his career here. N: It seems like, so. B: Yeah. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 3 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 Reflections on Bob Umbach from his daughter, Nancy Hodges Subject The topic of the resource Bob Umbach WJLD Description An account of the resource Nancy Hodges, daughter of Bob Umbach, famous Bessemer and Birmingham radio pioneer; her very early recollections of her dad before he and his wife were divorced. Bob Umbach, 1946-1953, WJLD, Bessemer/Birmingham Announcer, originator Atomic Boogie Hour (b. Jan 1, 1914, d. June 7, 1988) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Nancy Hodges Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 19, 1994 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Adam Beebe Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UmbachOH 1940s 1950s Atomic Boogie Hour Bob Umbach WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/3703dd57f9de7d3b29e4c4aebc94655a.jpg 960461e25761ce371ec3633e565460c4 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f8e237a2611c29ab22c993408a05aa0a.wav d3b418a06fdd88f1fe481bee4055585c https://thebbrm.org/files/original/30cd6437a859c31a45e86171c0f899e4.pdf 60e15704cf5865440df024fd399109ae 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 Erskine Faush Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Erskine Faush: ... of course all the traditional trappings of life in southern Birmingham, Alabama were there. You had separate restrooms inside. You had separate - Bob Friedman: In BCO? E: In everywhere. B: Everywhere. Sure. E: What you had was a hallway with a partition down the center of it, and the executive offices if you could consider it that in as much as it was the old Bessemer waterworks building (laughs), and the management offices were on one side… B: That building doesn’t exist anymore. E: No. It’s since torn down. It was a little building I think on that corner of… B: Was it a little park then?
 E: No it was the Town Clock Café, was on, directly on the corner which is across the street from the city hall, in fact the Bessemer City Auditorium is still on that corner today. Across the street on the western most corner, was the Town Clock cafeteria. Next door was the building we occupied as a radio station, which was converted from the old Bessemer Waterworks building. Next door to the radio station and this waterworks building was the uh Bessemer general hospital, which no longer exists. B: Mmhmm. I went down there um just to see and I think I think it’s almost all park now or something it’s all green. E: That would be a probably a yeah I guess so I don’t know it’s been a long time since I’ve been there but a block aways I think is Debardeleben Park B: Ok. So, what’s the competition like between WEDR, JLD, and BCO? How are people thinking and talking about you know competing? There’s obviously no rating system. E: At that time? B: At that time. E: Oh yes there was. B: Oh yes there was, OK. E: There was the Hooper. B: Hooper? Ok. 
E: Yes. And the Pulse. B: And the Pulse. And what was that – how did they, what did they do – phone? Phone calls? E: Uhh, the Hooper ratings I think was um I think it was phone, and some of them used a combined methodology of both uh, they actually had people on the street knocking doors. B: Wow. E: Who would go in and sit with people. And talk to them. B: (laughs) Really? E: Sure. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data WAV Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 80 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 Erskine Faush, Oral History Description An account of the resource Rev. Erskine Faush (b. Dec 2, 1931, d. April 25, 2020), Gospel Radio Announcer, 1951-2016. Radio Pioneer joining his brother William at WBCO, Bessemer and then moving to WENN Radio in 1958 and WATV in 1976, where he became part owner with Shelley Stewart and Joe Lackey. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Erskine Faush Bob Friedman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 22, 1997 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 Adam Beebe Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV JPG PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EFaushOH 1950s 1960s 1970s A. G. Gaston Motel Civil Rights Erskine Faush Gaston Motel Bombing Gospel Joe Lackey Segregation Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart WATV WBCO WENN William Faush https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b0d9ad4f7390b17ee57e10cb43c039c6.jpg 632d886b5088ab2913d02ca456a4601e https://thebbrm.org/files/original/cebcd627fc009b0a205628f085225705.mp3 be0b229f367c6831f09407bd229b0bdc https://thebbrm.org/files/original/47fe12710dbe23a614dd3af2e76fe2ec.pdf e2fdccf568de7d122e978fc65f5d1a2f 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 Andrew Fields Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman- Did you have a…um…a special name on the air? Andrew Fields- Well, at first, I just told them I want to be known as Andrew Fields, cuz I was Andrew Fields the third, but I didn’t use the third. And so, later on, Jimmy made my name be as a thang that we had to do for…he had me out there…called the Money Man BF- The Money Man? AF- Money Man. We had to go all over town, every day, five days a week from 6 o’clock til 9 o’clock. BF- In the evening? AF- Morning. BF- In the morning? AF- Morning. Yeah. Jimmy was on the Drive Show. BF- Okay. AF- And. Uh. He started out at 5. But I didn’t start til 6. BF- Um hum. AF- And we’d go from town part…from neighborhood to neighborhood, and we didn’t have the freeway at that time. BF- Didn’t have what? AF- The freeway. BF- Okay. AF- We had to go the old way. And man, I was…fifteen minutes, I was in one part of town; ten minutes, I was somewhere else. I was right there… BF- What were you doing? AF- We was giving out money. Five dollars a whop, as they called it. If I was sitting in front of your house, and tell Jimmy where I am, and call your address, you came out, I would give you a certificate for five dollars. BF- A certificate for five dollars. AF- Um hum. BF- Now how old were you when you started working for WJLD? AF- Forty, I mean twenty-one… thirty-one years old. BF- Thirty-one years old? AF- Um hum. BF- And. Um. What do you remember about Jimmy? AF- Jimmy was a hard-hitting man, when it come to radio. BF- Um hum. AF- He… Uh… knew his radio. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 29 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 Andrew Fields, Oral History Subject The topic of the resource Birmingham Radio Description An account of the resource Andrew Fields (b.Jan 2, 1936, d. Nov 10, 2004), overnight broadcaster and part timer at WJLD and WBUL, discusses his career spanning 1969-1982; reflecting on his development and experience in Birmingham radio and his contemporaries. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Andrew Fields Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 28, 2001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF 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 Kimberly McDade Emily Bibb Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FieldsOH 1960s 1970s 1980s Andrew Fields Erskine Faush Jimmy Lawson WBUL Willie McKinstry WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/024ff8e3d2eeaa9fbd3376e07e2da6bb.jpg c48d9a719aab4982cf3b4210a6f17bb7 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d0a416d361d69fc7d1e0faae335cd999.mp3 abbdb92986f62570b59848f8267ecb40 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/20c1e65b32225901c27c2f40c61ee217.pdf f0346b6a7e4de46e75e22c73c7594e22 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 Billy Evans Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Billy Evans: We had a man, a Black man, John Broadnax. Bob Friedman: John Broadnax. BE: Who was a piano player. He played. He had a 15-minute program once a week and it was on Friday nights for McClure Furniture Company in Bessemer. John came up and played the old piano in the studio. BF: [laughter] BE: Every week. Oh, there are 10 million stories you could think of about that crazy radio station. BF: Tell me that guy’s name again? BE: John Broadnax. BF: John Broadnax. B-R-O-A-D-N-A-X. BF: He played the, there was a piano at the station and he played the piano. BE: Yeah. BF: It was a 15-minute show. What kind of music did he play? BE: He played whatever. Everything from “Pistol Packing Mama” to gospel. BF: uh-uh. BE: He’d just get in there and play away. [laughter] BF: You say somebody sponsored him? BE: Yeah, McClure Trading company. It was a furniture store in Bessemer. BF: Mm-hm. BE: They sponsored him. We would put John Broadnax up to play “Beer Barrel Polka”, because Mr. Doss wouldn’t let us play it. BF: He didn’t want you to play polka? BE: He didn’t want the word “beer” mentioned on the station. BF: Oh, I see. BE: And we would put John Broadnax up to it. We could play “Here comes the Navy” which was a “Beer Barrel Polka” with different words. But we could not play the “Beer Barrel Polka”! [laughter] BF: [laughter] And Sadie Mae Patterson, I was told, gave Alex Bradford a shot on the air. BE: Yeah, that’s right! We also had a remote and a little funeral parlor. Oh my gosh! BF: Do you remember a little about Sadie? Or John, what they looked like? And God knows, if there are pictures of any of these people? BE: I doubt that there are. You know, we didn’t make picture then. BF: Of course, not. BE: That’s what’s so strange. And I late became a commercial photographer. BF: Oh really? BE: Yeah! Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 46 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 Billy Evans, Oral History Subject The topic of the resource Bessemer Radio History Description An account of the resource Billy Cliff Evans (b. Dec 12, 1924, d. Apr 5, 2004), announcer at WJLD in the mid 1940’s. Billy shares recollections of early broadcasting from Bessemer radio stations. Became treasurer of the Bessemer History Center. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Billy Evans 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 10, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emily Bibb Thomas Kulovitz Ashley Wilson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EvansOH 1940s Alvin Davis Bessemer Bob Umbach Boogie Woogie Hour Gary Hotel John Broadnax Leland Chiles Music Noontime Club Sadie Mae Patterson Trumon Puckett Walter Anglin WAPI WBRC WEDR WENN WERC Willie McKinstry WJLD WYAM