Black Radio

The late Rev. William E. Summers III was a pioneering figure in Black radio in the state of Kentucky. In 1967, he became the first…

For over 40 years, Indianapolis broadcaster and community activist Amos Brown was a vocal champion on behalf of the city’s Black citizens. Brown passed away…

Maurice ‘Hot Rod’ Hulbert the only Baltimore DJ to be enshrined in the National Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.  In 1951 Hod Rod was the first Black Radio Personality on an all white station here in Baltimore at WITH.  He came to Baltimore from Memphis where he was on fire at the […]

The fourth album by Robert Glasper (Black Radio) is quickly gaining notoriety with little airplay among the so called urban and urban adult contemporary formats. This, despite a host of well known artists like Lalah Hathaway, Erykah Badu, Ledisi and yasiin bey, formerly Mos Def on the twelve track project. Maybe it’s because of of […]