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The National Negro Network was a black-oriented radio programming service in the United States founded on January 20, 1954 by Chicago advertiser W. Leonard Evans, Jr. [1] [2] It was the first black-owned radio network in the country, and its programming was broadcast on up to 45 affiliates. [3]
This sixty-minute variety show was created and hosted by Jack L. Cooper who was known as the first African American radio broadcaster. [2] The All-Negro Hour first premiered on November 3, 1929, on World Stage Battery Company , a white-owned radio station in Chicago, and ran until 1935. [1]
WVON (1690 AM "The Voice of the Nation", originally "Voice of the Negro") is a radio station serving the Chicago market, which airs an African-American-oriented talk format. WVON is operated by Midway Broadcasting Corporation via a local marketing agreement with frequency owner iHeartMedia.
WTBC-FM (100.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, with a music format focused on a "gold" format of contemporary hit radio music from between 1990 and 2015. The station is currently owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, [5] Its studios are located at One Prudential Plaza, with transmitter facilities atop the John Hancock Center ...
The Midnight Special is a syndicated radio show broadcast on Chicago, Illinois radio station, WFMT-FM (98.7 MHz) since 1953. [1] It is a showcase for folk and roots music from historical and contemporary artists. The show also features comedy sketches and show tunes. The official description is: "folk music & farce, show tunes & satire, madness ...
The program aired from The Center Theater in Chicago, and people used to stand outside in the snow and cold waiting to get in. The National Barn Dance was the only known radio program to charge an admission fee. ABC made two moves that ultimately led to National Barn Dance's slow demise. The first was the cancellation of the network broadcast ...
The series began as a local program in Chicago, hosted by Carl Amari, who was the founder of Radio Spirits, Inc., which sells tapes and CDs of old time radio programs.. Former CBS Radio executive Dick Brescia heard an in-flight version of the program, and soon mounted a nationally syndicated version of the show (through Dick Brescia Associates), beginning Jan. 1, 1990 and hosted by Art Fle
Arthur Bernard Leaner (June 30, 1908 – September 6, 1978), who was known professionally as Al Benson, was an American radio DJ, music promoter and record label owner in Chicago between the 1940s and 1960s. He was particularly significant for his promotion of rhythm and blues music and black involvement in the recording industry in Chicago. [1]