Radio (19)

Radio
Debnam, Waldemar Eros
by Harper, James F. Waldemar Eros Debnam, radio commentator, author, and Raleigh city councilman, was born in Snow Hill, son of Joseph Eppe and Birdice Speight Debnam. For some time his father was a public school [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Denny, George Vernon, Jr.
by London, Lawrence F. George Vernon Denny, Jr., educator and radio commentator, was born in Washington, N.C., the son of George Vernon and Carrie Ricks Cobb Denny. After attending the public schools of Washington and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Durham Life Insurance Company
by Williams, Wiley J. The Durham Life Insurance Company was founded in Durham in December 1906 as Durham Mutual Protective Association with A. M. Moise as president. The name became Durham Mutual Life Insurance Company in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Fessenden, Reginald Aubrey
by Mitchell, Thornton W. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, physicist and inventor, was born in East Bolton, Quebec, Canada, the son of the Reverend Elisha Joseph and Clementina Trenholme Fessenden. When Fessenden was nine, the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Golden Gate Quartet on WBT Charlotte, 1942
by . The Golden Gate Quartet is widely considered to be the most successful African American jubilee quartet. The group started in Norfolk, Virginia, and by 1936 appeared regularly on WBT Charlotte. They [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)
Journalism Hall of Fame
by Coffin, Alex. With individual newspapers serving its many small and medium-sized cities, North Carolina saw the rise of a high-quality and competitive press that, in turn, developed a large community of talented [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lamm, Carl: Glory Days of Country Music Radio
by Cecelski, David S. I interviewed Carl Lamm in his broadcast studio at WMPM-AM in Smithfield. Legendary as "the voice of Johnston County," Lamm has been a part of country music radio since 1946. He has been a disc [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)
Poole, Jesse Robert (Bob)
by Willis, F. Craig. Jesse Robert (Bob) Poole, broadcaster and humorist, was born in Stoneville, the youngest of seven children of Thomas Phillip and Myrtle Roberts Poole. He often referred to himself as "Mrs. Poole's [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Radio Broadcasting - Part 1: NC's 1st radio stations
by Williams, Wiley J., McFee, Philip. Part 1: North Carolina's First Radio Stations, Part 2: Radio Enters Its "Golden Age" in North Carolina, Part 3: National Networks and Popular Local Shows and Personalities, Part 4: Radio Broadcasting [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Radio Broadcasting - Part 4: Radio Broadcasting and the Civil Rights Movement
by McFee, Philip. Part 1: North Carolina's First Radio Stations, Part 2: Radio Enters Its "Golden Age" in North Carolina, Part 3: National Networks and Popular Local Shows and Personalities, Part 4: Radio Broadcasting [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Radio Broadcasting Part 2 - Radio Enters Its "Golden Age" in North Carolina
by Williams, Wiley J., McFee, Philip. Part 1: North Carolina's First Radio Stations, Part 2: Radio Enters Its "Golden Age" in North Carolina, Part 3: National Networks and Popular Local Shows and Personalities, Part 4: Radio Broadcasting [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Radio Broadcasting Part 3: National Networks and Popular Local Shows and Personalities
by Williams, Wiley J., McFee, Philip. Part 1: North Carolina's First Radio Stations, Part 2: Radio Enters Its "Golden Age" in North Carolina, Part 3: National Networks and Popular Local Shows and Personalities, Part 4: Radio Broadcasting [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Radio Broadcasting Part 5: Growth of FM Stations and Increasing Corporate Ownership
by Williams, Wiley J., McFee, Philip. Part 1: North Carolina's First Radio Stations, Part 2: Radio Enters Its "Golden Age" in North Carolina, Part 3: National Networks and Popular Local Shows and Personalities, Part 4: Radio Broadcasting [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Radio Free Dixie
by Williams, Wiley J. Radio Free Dixie was an African American, English-language radio program broadcast from Havana, Cuba from 1962 to 1965 that called upon "oppressed Negroes to rise and free themselves." Narrated by [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Reid, James William
by Powell, William S. James William Reid, broadcaster, public relations officer, sports director, banker, and mayor, was born in Asheville, the son of Bessie Perkinson and William Ernest Reid. In the early 1900s Mrs. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
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