https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/0c5a1f9747aaa068ebe66b840cef5b9c.jpg 9944d368b1780eee743242de405272e6 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/b94059574c6d9f4726caafdb4006e6f8.mp3 4504f2ba3ac29d706846c04b237de068 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/6d7309356e685ba12774b35948fb0f94.pdf 19d5e306480f06192484e76f300b930b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of sound files, transcribed oral interviews, and images documenting Black radio in Birmingham, Alabama. Please click the link below.<b></b></p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights held by The Birmingham Black Radio Museum unless otherwise specified. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg .mp3 .wav .pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Ephemera Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bob Friedman Emily Bibb and numerous student volunteers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OralHistory Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bob Friedman Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Andrew "Sugar Daddy" Dawkins Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: How long did it take him to actually go on the air? AD: He had everything set up in a trailer before we went to Huntsville and we worked maybe six weeks in Huntsville putting that trailer up, digging it in and putting up net wiring and all that, one of Mr. Ben’s nephews or somebody, Cyril Brenner, was good in engineering. Cyril came down and helped Leroy do the final work on the transmitter…most of it Leroy did himself. BF: Wow. And that engineer’s name was Cyril Brenner? AD: Brennen, Brennen, Cyril Brennen. BF: Cyril Brennen, and he was related to the owner of VOK or what was his connection? AD: He was related to the owner of VOK, WV…WVOK and also the guy who owned a country and western (could be Country Wrestling also) in Montgomery, Alabama. BF: Ok. AD: Very good engineer. BF: Yeah. AD: And Cyril got word that he was supposed to go on the air… and they had to do a test run so one night in the early… in late February we got the order we could run test run until 12 midnight. And we did that and we heard as far as Chicago, Illinois. Shelley and I were the only two on the air. That’s where we got our, people first started listening to us. BF: What were you playing? AD: Playing rhythm blues playing gospel just whatever we wanted to play at the time and… no commercials at all. BF: Wow. AD: Test just a test running. BF: What frequency was it? AD: 1600 Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 54 minutes Audio snippet: 2 minutes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew Dawkins, 2012 Oral History Description An account of the resource Rev. Andrew Dawkins (b. Feb 24, 1930, d. Dec 9, 2014), RnB announcer beginning his career early in 1950 at WBCO 1450 AM in Bessemer. BCO stood for Bessemer Cut-off. The station went all black staff in late 1951 and it was remarked locally that BCO actually meant “became colored overnight.” Andrew speaks about his early history, including moving to Huntsville in 1958 to help Leroy Garrett start WEUP AM. Leroy Garrett was the first African American to own a radio station in Alabama. Andrew left radio in 1970 and started a newspaper, “The Huntsvillian,” and later became a minister in Montgomery. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew Dawkins Bob Friedman Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 10, 2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joe Wright Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English 1950s Andrew "Sugardaddy" Dawkins Cyril Brennen Gospel Huntsville Leroy Garrett Music Rhythm and Blues WAAA WBCO WEUP