Black Radio : Telling It Like It Was, circa
1920s-1997, bulk
1991-1995
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University, Archives of African American Music and Culture
(AAAMC)
Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-181
2805 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
Phone: 812-855-8547
Fax: 812-856-0333
Email: aaamc@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc
Creator
Smithsonian Productions
National Museum of American History
(U.S.)
TitleBlack Radio : Telling It Like It
Was, circa
1920s-1997, bulk
1991-1995
Collection No.
SC
39
Extent
4.3 linear feet (10 boxes) + 364 sound cassettes (analog, stereo. ; 1 7/8
ips).
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
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.
