WERD oral history interviews, 1989.

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WERD oral history interviews, 1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476771

The collection consists of twenty segments compiled and produced by Harold Lamar and broadcast from October 3-7, 1989 on radio station WVEE-WAOK (Atlanta, Ga.). The segments document the history of radio station WERD from 1949 until its demise in 1970. Topics discussed include the purchase of WERD by Jesse B. Blayton, moving the station from downtown Atlanta to Auburn Avenue, Jesse B. Blayton and the Blayton family, the relationship between black and white announcers or staff at the station, why the station did not survive the 1970s, WERD programming, and WERD's impact upon the Atlanta community. Interviewees include Paul Brown, William Boyd, Herb Gershon, Jack Gibson, Ken Knight, Esmond Patterson, and Mack Saddler.

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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Blayton family.

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Blayton, Jesse B.

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WERD (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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In 1949, radio station WERD (Atlanta, Ga.) became the first black owned and operated radio station in the United States. The station operated until 1970. From the description of WERD oral history interviews, 1989. (Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System). WorldCat record id: 38476771 ...