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The National Black Network became the first coast-to-coast radio network fully owned by African Americans on July 2, 1973, in New York City. The NBN was the brainchild of white media executive Robert Pauley, who eventually handed over the idea to African-American executives Eugene D. Jackson and Sydney L. Small and African-American journalists ...
Pages in category "African-American television networks" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first Black sitcom, Amos ‘n’ Andy, originated from a radio program in which two white men portrayed the Black characters. When adapted to TV in 1951 with a Black cast, the actors behaved ...
The world of Black TV has also granted us some of Hollywood's biggest stars; Will Smith, Kerry Washington, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, and more are all products of the expansion of Black TV.
In 1972, Wood co-founded the National Black Network (NBN), the first Black-owned radio network. As National News Director and Vice President, he was responsible for recruiting newsroom talent [8] Wood was the host and anchor of One Black Man's Opinion, a syndicated series on the National Black Network that aired on over 90 stations across the ...
Black History Month runs all through February and television is taking part in celebrating Black voices and stories across film, television, politics, sports and more. CBS Sports will keep up the ...
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group , a subsidiary of Paramount Global 's CBS Entertainment Group .
Black TV series of the 1970s showed Americans who were striving for integrated schools and communities — and believing they were possible. Today’s TV landscape is full of acclaimed shows by ...