Black Radio Hall of Fame Opens 2025 Nominations
The National Black Radio Hall of Fame opens nominations for its 2025 class, introducing a new award category for radio imaging and production professionals....
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Philly Radio Host Mary Mason Passes at 94, Leaving a Legacy
Philadelphia radio host Mary Mason has passed away at age 94, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in broadcasting. The veteran radio personality was a beloved...
American Broadcasting Foundation Recognition
Broadcaster David Gleason receives the inaugural LABF Excellence in Broadcast Preservation Award for creating a massive online archive with over nine million pages of broadcasting...
AUDACY NAMES SUSAN RICHARD MORNING NEWS ANCHOR ON 1010 WINS
Audacy promotes Susan Richard as morning news anchor on 1010 WINS, making her the first woman in the station's 58-year history to hold this position....
WTOP 103.5 FM: Washington’s News Leader
WTOP 103.5 FM has served Washington D.C. as a trusted all-news radio station since 1926. From its origins as WCAP to becoming one of America's...
Black Women in Radio: Historic Collection for Women of Color
Black Women in Radio reveals America's largest contemporary historic collection for women of color at the Library of Congress, preserving seven decades of contributions to...
KFBK News Radio Centennial Celebration
Sacramento's KFBK News Radio celebrated 100 years of broadcasting with a centennial event featuring former and current staff. The historic station launched in 1922 and...
WWL Marks 100 Years as New Orleans’ Top Talk Radio
WWL celebrates 100 years as New Orleans' premier talk radio station, marking a century of serving the Crescent City since 1922. The milestone includes special...
Z100 New York: A Remarkable Era in Radio History (video)
Z100 New York's legendary transformation from worst to first in 74 days gets the documentary treatment. Scott Shannon and Elvis Duran tell the iconic radio...
Black Women In Radio Inducts 30 Powerhouses for Preservation
Black Women In Radio inducts 30 veteran broadcasters into historic collection for preservation. The project documents contributions of female broadcasters of color....
Beasley Media Group Detroit Unveils�the RIFF Rock Hall
Beasley Media Group Detroit's 101 WRIF launches The RIFF Rock Hall, an interactive online experience celebrating 50 years of Detroit's legendary rock station history....
Chris Stone on Father Alvin (AC) Stowe, Radio Programmer
Chris Stone discusses his father Alvin 'AC' Stowe, revealing the radio programmer used Stowe as his professional on-air name while Stone was the family surname....
Black Radio Hall of Fame Induction 2020-2021
The National Black Radio Hall of Fame announced its 2020-2021 inductees for a virtual ceremony on February 27, 2021. Industry pioneers including Martha Jean the...
Entercom Marks 100 Years of KDKA News Radio with FM Launch
Entercom celebrates 100 years of Pittsburgh's KDKA radio, America's first commercial station, with historic FM simulcast launch on 100.1 FM....
92.3 The Beat LA: A Great Station’s Dark Past
Historic 92.3 The Beat in LA had a complex legacy as a prominent urban radio station that faced discrimination issues despite its musical influence....
The Beat LA: Great Station, Dark History
Former radio personality shares inside story of 92.3 The Beat's transformation from rock to hip-hop powerhouse in LA during the 90s....
Vintage Buffalo Radio: Gerry Bledsoe WUFO (video)
Historic footage of Gerry Bledsoe at Buffalo's WUFO radio station showcases vintage urban radio broadcasting. Rare video preserved from discarded news tapes....
92.3 The Beat: Early 90s Radio with Dark History
KKBT 92.3 'The Beat' was LA's premier urban station in the early 90s, but faced serious issues with racism against Black male employees despite playing...
Colleague Remembers Radio Legend Herb Kent’s Lasting Impact
Radio colleague Reggie Miles Sr. shares heartfelt memories of legendary DJ Herb Kent's 72-year career at WVON Chicago and his lasting impact on urban radio....
U.S. Census Bureau: First Radio Commercial
The first radio commercial aired 94 years ago on WEAF in New York City, advertising Queens apartments for $100. Today, radio reaches 179 million Americans...
U.S. Census Bureau: First Licensed Radio Station
The first federally licensed radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), began broadcasting in Detroit on August 20, 1920. From 30 stations in 1922, radio grew to...
Women in Radio Honored in Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol honored trailblazing Black women in Atlanta radio including Carol Blackmon, Michele Williams, and Myrna Taylor Ransom for their groundbreaking contributions to urban...
Save America’s Radio Heritage
Top scholars and archivists gather in Washington D.C. to address the preservation of America's radio heritage from the 1920s-1950s golden age....
Radio Facts Needs Frankie Crocker Industry Pics
Radio Facts seeks vintage industry photos and stories about legendary radio DJ Frankie Crocker for upcoming project. Contact [email protected] to contribute....
LOOK it’s Cathy Hughes and Tom Joyner
Rare photo shows radio legends Cathy Hughes and Tom Joyner together. Two iconic figures who shaped urban radio and black media for decades....