3 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/30734cd94a4f48c432e9c423a9e15f0b.jpg e1f4076a8c33237492e6537928844130 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 Affidavit of Publication, Birmingham News Description An account of the resource Box 6 Folder 5: "And here’s another… this is folder 5, and it’s an affidavit of publication from the Birmingham News, indicating they did publish the fact that they had applied to the FCC for a construction permit, to permit its station location from Homewood, AL, which would have been on the mountain, upon Red Mountain, to Fairfield, AL, as the city of license. And the station never had, oh pardon me… pardon me, pardon me, pardon me…. The station at this point is not at Homewood or up on Red Mountain. The station is on 109 North 19th Street, downtown Birmingham. They’ve been there for about 5 or 6 years, from about 1966 ‘till about ’72, but they had to apply for a license to move the facility. And even though they moved to Spaulding Ishkooda Road, it was within a certain millivolt contour of Fairfield, and so that they could claim Fairfield as the city of license. From the WJLD files." 1970s Birmingham News Birmingham Post Herald Fairfield WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/acbdf611e58e24251707557fb8f70fc9.jpg 736b8d21e711110179201ae0beabe93a https://thebbrm.org/files/original/99b79b419db6847852329bd19d09e254.jpg 2be9d63b04ecc8d7778dcde11716670e https://thebbrm.org/files/original/47fefa6a02d9327312964c9fcee3aecb.jpg a75a15dbacd5b0e7efb29b706bd66969 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/1855424539cf109520b1eac89cadb519.jpg bfbd3bd4c1106447853a081eaec05859 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c23b0d6d2f9416a6ed10487e82387663.jpg 84da9bbad2b94cd5520a902358c0bfd3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/032ed485eefad8ca1a8f9a5297ea3406.jpg 13d29c06050c199a010639f1e1d978eb 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 Agreement, Birmingham Broadcasting Company and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Description An account of the resource Box 1 Folder 2: "This is box 1 number 2, dated 1938-1939 and it is an agreement between the Birmingham Broadcasting Company, which is probably WBRC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the IBEW who probably did the electrical work on the studio and on the antenna, on the transmitter site. So it is a complete agreement between Birmingham Broadcasting Company and the IBEW dated November 30, 1938. From Engineer Ben Franklin’s home." 1930s Birmingham Broadcasting Company International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) WAPI WBRC WKBC WSGN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e1f1f69560d81e79de1d9c0100653d2d.jpg 05290bd2e39e04242aea45a7393275e2 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 Al "The Lone Ranger" Isaac Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 28: "This is 28. Folder 28 is a picture of Al Isaac, "the Lone Ranger." We know him from WATV. He's in our Oral History collection, soon to be uploaded. Donated by McNair Studios. One of my favorite jocks when I arrived in Birmingham in 1987, he would never announce the artist or the title and would make a weird laugh through the record or take phone calls." Al "The Lone Ranger" Isaac Chris McNair Studios WATV https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c062f1fd9a33f8ddcf292be3d41c6f13.jpg c352824bb097b9679be975659e8f8cd9 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 Al Bell Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 12: "This is folder 12, this is a picture of Al Bell from about 1976 or ‘77. He was with WATV in the late 1970s. He went when the jocks walked out of WENN in 1976 and formed WATV, Al Bell joined them. Al Bell would sit in for other full timers at WATV while they were on vacation. Bell also had a stint doing sports on Channel 42. Donated from photographer Lucious Washington." "Walk-Out" Jocks 1970s Al Bell WATV WENN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/3c2464a94af229b3706f8704e70e101a.jpg e72a0fcc3bc2246f8cc410f2be6c5a59 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 Al Hurt, WCOX Description An account of the resource Box 7 Folder 33: "Ok, we’re at folder 33, is a picture of…. Better say it again now. Ok, this is folder 33, as we said before perhaps, and it’s a picture of Al Hurt, who later on was at WJLD in the ‘90s, but this, back around ‘79 with Denise La Salle in front of WCOX radio. I don’t know where WCOX is, haven’t tracked that down yet, but that’s easy enough to do. Just holding a promotional picture of her. And since he was at WJLD later in the ‘90s we decided to retain an earlier picture of him at another station, probably not even in Alabama. However, upon checking with the Broadcast Yearbook for 1979 online, we find that Al Hurt was News Director for WCOX, Camden, Alabama. See what a little research can do? Donated by Al Hurt." 1970s Al Hurt Camden Denise La Salle WCOX https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9c1c023868fa775be51ec10135a2d28c.jpg f658ed7788485ceadbe18e29175312dc https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c676279c6886171c3ec843a1ab6f647f.mp3 3941003ed6b88d234b731e3e794401ec https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d5c46973eddd91b706fc9562081b2247.pdf e9c18512ea9217e5a1df9fe769de5341 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/7191b135980508733ff7da92bc845c7d.mp3 984d32587afa1c1868a4f49bf0949a67 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 2, 2001 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 Al Isaac Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of Audio Snippet: Al Isaac: Some other people along with myself, we created the Junior Civic League because there were a Senior Civic League – just a bunch of neighborhood people that came up the Civic League I guess to help out with things in the neighborhood or neighborhood structure or what have you. Alright and then us kids we’re trying to be grown and we come up with a Junior Civic League, which gave us access to this building while the ball games were being playing there. Which was next door to a vacant lot where they had a Rock-Ola tied to a tree with a chain. And the Reeves boys, they would – they’re from Wenonah. There were two of them. Walter Reeves and Tommy Lee. Walter Reeves and Tommy Lee Reeves. They would dance out there by the tree and people would throw quarters, and fifty-cent pieces, and dimes, and nickels. There was money at the end, you know? Bob Friedman: Yeah. AI: And they were doing the twist. I can hear Chubby Checker in the background. (Sings) “Come on baby, do the twist” And everybody’s standing around them, alright. And then I would be inside the building there and I would be playing my Tommy Tucker. (Sings) “Put on your red dress baby, ‘cause we’re goin’ out tonight” and I was just so fascinated by that. Did not have a microphone. BF: Just by yourself with your unit. You were playing to the crowd in the football field. AI: Right. They would come in. They would come in because I would also play "Shot Gun" – the girls is what made the audience, created the audience, because I was playing honky-tonk. I would play the record honky-tonk and the girls would come in and do their slide dance that they were doing at that time. It was a slide, but they didn’t call it the slide. BF: It wasn’t the stroll? AI: It may have been the stroll. I don’t recall what they called it, but the girls would get together – guys wouldn’t do it. Only the group of girls and they’d just be making these steps in a line and we would stand by and just watch the women do this. It was fascinating to me. And I guess that’s where I started picking up my starmanship, because stuff like that fascinated me. It’s sorta like the ones who were out in front of things were the ones getting all the attention. And I wanted to be popular. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Audio Snippet: 2 minutes Full interview: 02:05:58 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 Al Isaac, Oral History Description An account of the resource A flashback to the 1950's New York City days of Jocko Henderson, Birmingham born and raised Al Isaac had a special connection with his RnB and Blues listening audience at WATV 900 AM in Birmingham. His laugh, his character voices they were clearly a hit with his call-in listeners. Unlike others on the air, Al took listener calls while the music played on. A popular platter party man with local clubs and community groups, Al Isaac made a point of not identifying his music or his artists, and his listeners still loved his show as you can hear from the September 2, 2001 clip we've provided. (Oral History audio is second file, second from left. At far right is a clip of Al Isaac's WATV intro, recorded September 2, 2001.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Al Isaac 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 October 11, 2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emily L. Reynolds Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG PDF MP3 Language A language of the resource English 1970s 1980s A. G. Gaston Al Isaac Alabama Power Bessemer Cumberland Capital Building Dinah Washington Erskine Faush Hayes Aircraft Joe Dentici Joe Lackey Junior Civic League Paul "Tall Paul" White Platter Parties Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart Thomas Jefferson Hotel WATV WBUL Weldon Clark WENN WENN walkout Wenonah https://thebbrm.org/files/original/19d62a272d86a00e1cd473d233a38f9e.jpg 15dac5f3c302780f437afff70f12a8d3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/011054a3ef45b6890363f3f5a4627315.jpg 333073b03e9aea3e76d17c7743dc84a3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/2b1abb5011a6fdccd7b864757f8fa542.jpg d23887cd0a22e04710d219657f5327e2 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/75c3e9237e36a072f3bfab834697209d.jpg 6c60b19551a24efa7f0fc6cf1626682c 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 American Research Bureau Ratings, October 1972 Description An account of the resource Box 6 Folder 22: "Ok we’re moving along now to folder 22 which again is a rating book put out by the American Research Bureau which gives all kinds of listings. Where did this come from, I don’t know. It’s kind of interesting, don't remember seeing that before. How about that? OK, again this listing from October of 1972. We copied the pages that showed the survey map, survey area demographics, the local stations, and their power. The entire package is over 60 pages. Probably found in WJLD files." 1970s American Research Bureau (ARB) Ratings https://thebbrm.org/files/original/9a38cbfba128a154a2dc7ca5b1433ad2.jpg 87ba4d19ce1b8f68fcbd57e09c836a9c 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 American Research Bureau, Market Report, The Birmingham Radio Audience Description An account of the resource Box 5 Folder 13: "This is folder 13 which contains the American Research Bureau radio audience data reports for the market’s… for the Birmingham market’s radio stations with various ratings, various demographics, this being the precursor probably to Arbitron. And we have two booklets, the standard report and a demographic supplement. Back in the day, you had to take classes and be certified in order to claim expertise. It was necessary for Sales Managers and even account executives, at least of the major stations to be knowledgeable statisticians. Both booklets from October/November 1967. From the WJLD files." 1960s WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c6941956a7da2cf1d12a702273ec4570.jpg 7eed7cfe6a5e385c54f256a8fc2aad74 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d99a8c9970f504f89453838bca81bf24.jpg 5264d49f33b956e69f2962e327cd3723 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/1a5adc08b70910600afcc9f6ae1ae880.jpg e0acea449ac6e2571e74e02f34de8aa3 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 Andrew "Sugar Daddy" Dawkins, WBCO Description An account of the resource Box 2 Folder 35: "This folder contains three different photos of Andrew "Sugar Daddy" Dawkins from his stint at WBCO. They were donated by Andrew at the time of his interviews. Wonderful shots. Andrew was at the station for a couple of years around 52-52, went in the army and then up to Huntsville to join Leroy Garrett helping to build WEUP. We have two oral histories by him on line. The first photo is my all time favorite DJ pix." 1950s Andrew "Sugardaddy" Dawkins Leroy Garrett WBCO WEUP https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d5512c20de438657bc7a1bd4754d7545.jpg f2d4b26415b30cc1987475b1aeff3c51 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/e0802317e192a0270c215fb509376e57.mp3 c56bc08e5c5c0df698e8d20b4b6b6d21 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/17abe06c1555b177732d346b7b29a4d8.pdf d711f3414ddfc2acceca3e09eca028f2 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 "Sugar Daddy" Dawkins Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Andrew Dawkins: In ’50 and I was there…I went there in ’50, I believe. The station started a little bit before that because I came there in ’50 from a station in Tuscaloosa. Bob Friedman: Which one? A: WTBC. B: TBC. A: Mmhmm. B: Was it black formatted? A: No, what happened, I was in college there and I went there one year and I asked them to run a show there. They turned me down and they chose one of my classmates and he went home for the summer and I ran the show for the summer and as I was running the show for the summer, Mr. Woods from WBCO came, who had heard me, and invited me to Birmingham, which is my home. B: Uh huh. A: And so naturally I transferred schools and went to Miles and started working for BCO. B: Well, now, who is Mr. Woods? A: Mr. Woods was the manager. He was the manager. B: Do you remember his first name? A: Try to remember his first name now…Woods, Woods, Woods. I can’t remember his first name right now. B: Ok. A: Slim, tall fellow. Well, not tall but he was a slim fellow about 5’9” but he was a very fine fellow. And Lanier owned it then. B: Right. Was it true…do you remember if J.L. Doss had a piece of it? A: J.L. Goss? B: Doss. You know, the fellas…the family that owned WJLD. A: No, I don’t think they…Big Jess owned that station alone. B: Uh huh. Ok. A: As far as I know only Big Jess owned that station. Big Jess Lenier. B: Right. Became the mayor. A: Yes, became the mayor. He was the mayor before he became the mayor. B: Is that right? A: Yep. Big Jess was the word in Bessemer, Alabama. B: Uh huh. A: Mmhmm. B: And you were on the site on 17th Street and 3rd Avenue? A: Yeah, I was there. B: What was it like? What was the studio like? A: It was a small studio. We only had the ground floor there. We had a reception area. We had a large studio and then the control room on one side, I guess it would have had to be on the north side of the station. And on the south side was the suite of offices. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 57 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 Dawkins, 1994 Oral History Description An account of the resource Rev. Andrew “Sugar Daddy” Dawkins (b. Feb 24, 1930, d. Dec 9, 2014), radio announcer with two seminal radio stations, the first at WBCO AM 1450 in Bessemer in 1950 and the second at WEUP AM 1600, Huntsville, the latter Alabama’s first Black owner radio station. Andrew retired from radio to the Ministry in Montgomery, Alabama. (Please see second Dawkins interview from 2012 and interview of Don Solomon on Leroy Garrett) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew Dawkins 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 February 15, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tom Kulowitz Mark Usry Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG PDF MP3 Language A language of the resource English 1950s Andrew "Sugardaddy" Dawkins Bessemer Jess Lanier Leroy Garrett Music Sponsors WBCO WEDR WEUP WEZB WJLD WTBC