Radio
The technology of sending information wirelessly from a transmitter using invisible radio waves that are broadcast from an antenna and converted back into sounds or data by a receiver.
Upcoming Events
October 3 … WERD was the first radio station owned and operated by African Americans. Its groundbreaking establishment — and…
October 4 … Radio One — now part of Urban One — is one of the most influential Black-owned broadcasting…
October 31 … Ethel Waters rose from poverty and hardship to become one of the most influential performers in American…
November 3 … Hal Jackson was a pioneering radio personality and broadcaster whose career spanned over six decades, breaking racial…
December 3 … Nicknamed “King Bee,” Hamp Swain was a musician, bandleader, entrepreneur, mentor, and pioneering disc jockey whose influential…
December 6 … Jesse B. Blayton Sr. was a towering figure in 20th-century American business, education, and media whose entrepreneurial…
December 7 … Carole Simpson is a trailblazing journalist whose groundbreaking career in radio and television transformed the visibility of…
January 12 … Albert Lavada Durst — known as Dr. Hepcat — was an influential radio DJ, blues pianist, singer,…
January 30 … Alfred C. Liggins III is a prominent businessman and media executive whose career has significantly shaped the…
March 3 … Ruby Dandridge was a pioneering American actress, comedian, singer, and radio performer whose career in early twentieth-century…