Black radio : telling it like it was, circa 1920s-1997, bulk 1991-1995.

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Black radio : telling it like it was, circa 1920s-1997, bulk 1991-1995.

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Collection includes production materials documenting Smithsonian's thirteen-part program on the role of radio in transforming the African American community in the twentieth century. The program was produced in 1996 by Jacquie Gales Webb for Smithsonian Productions, with assistance from the AAAMC. The collection contains over 400 hours of interviews and historical aircheck tapes in addition to articles, research files, program scripts, and transcripts. The audio interviews feature conversations with over 150 well-known disc jockeys, radio professionals, record company executives, journalists, and scholars. The historical airchecks include station identifications and jingles, radio interviews with prominent Black figures, coverage of historical events, and programs highlighting or influenced by the contributions of Black performers, disc jockeys, and other important persons in radio.

4.3 linear feet (10 boxes) + 364 sound cassettes (analog, stereo. ; 1 7/8 ips)

Indiana University Archives of African American Music & Culture, AAAMC

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Smithsonian Institution

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"Smithsonian Productions was a division of the Smithsonian Institution that created and managed electronic media. It was dedicated to sharing the vast world of the Smithsonian with millions in the United States and abroad through quality television documentaries, radio programming, home video, and educational media products. Smithsonian Productions collaborated with major national and international organizations, private corporations, and broadcast networks. These partnerships brought additional...