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…
“Jolly” Jerry Boulding, also known as “The Doctor of Radio”, was a radio industry pioneer who started the country’s first urban format for satellite delivery…
The communications industry is mourning the loss of Hal Jackson, 96, who succumbed to illness this afternoon. WBLS announced the news of his death on their website but posted limited information about his passing. We will keep you updated as more information surfaces. “As a radio pioneer, Jackson has experienced many ‘firsts’ that have assisted in opening doors […]
Dorothy Brunson, the first African-American woman to own a radio station, has died at 72-years-old. Brunson died Sunday of complications from ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, according to Baltimore Sun. The media pioneer acquired Baltimore’s WEBB-AM in 1979 and later added stations in Atlanta and Wilmington, N.C., as well as a […]
