"Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was" 25th Anniversary Edition (Six-Hour Series)
Series produced by PRX

Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was is the story of radio’s role in the 20th century transformation of the African American community. First aired in 1996, the specials have been reformatted into six hours for 2021. Original host Lou Rawls guides us, with new narration from original producer Jacquie Gales Webb.
Through interviews, historical airchecks, comedy, drama, and music, the series reveals the remarkable correlation between milestones of Black radio programming and African American culture. Among other topics the series explores the role of radio during the great migration of Blacks from the South, trail-blazing Black DJs and stations, and Black radio during the Civil Rights movement.
The six newshole compatible specials are available free to all public radio stations starting Feb. 1, 2021. Generic promo available in January 2021. Episode-specific promos in Feb.
Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was, was hosted by Lou Rawls and produced for Radio Smithsonian in 1996, by Jacquie Gales Webb, with associate producers Sonja Williams and Lex Gillespie.
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Bought by KGUA, Lower Cape Communications, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KETR-FM, KWMR and more
- Added: Feb 02, 2021
- Length: 15:37
- Purchases: 13
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- Length: 51:56
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Bought by KBBI Alaska, WJAB, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WITF and more
- Added: Jan 25, 2021
- Length: 51:59
- Purchases: 35
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- Added: Jan 19, 2021
- Length: 52:01
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Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KLCC, WJAB, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more
- Added: Jan 19, 2021
- Length: 51:58
- Purchases: 40
Bought by WJAB, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGUA, WITF, Lower Cape Communications and more
- Added: Jan 19, 2021
- Length: 52:00
- Purchases: 41
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WJAB, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WFAE and more
- Added: Jan 19, 2021
- Length: 51:59
- Purchases: 46
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WITF, KETR-FM, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KCNP and more
- Added: Jan 08, 2021
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 28