https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/fd7ee55fd1f72b20a6c4d98fdce27c47.jpg 4ec69e757903459627b5af7149780456 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/7bc30b15bcb059aa20e03d969cc0bc07.mp3 c2ffe14b76971bce06805297be3db4d6 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/68a9940890fa25f05e0993c46169f40e.pdf 42c009ca19d92d6c06d36684cdc7ef54 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 Dave Donnell Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Dave Donnell: Just grew up listening to the radio. WLAC was a popular station at the time with John Richbourg and "Hoss" Allen, but there was a little small station called WVOL there, too. Was very popular and the Black community grew up listening to people, uh, Clarence Kilcrease, better known as "Gilly Baby." I went to his appreciation about...Mm, 'bout six, seven months ago up in Nashville. One of the popular churches there. They were recognizing him. It's been there for years, but grew up listening to people like Ed Hall and Chuck Mitchell. Bill Perkins, Noble Blackwell. Bob Friedman: These were African Americans... DD: Yes BF: On the air. DD: Mhm. Very popular up there. As a matter of fact, Noble and Bill gave me my break. In Nashville at the time. But I just grew up listening to radio. Enjoyed the personalities. They were always upbeat and it always amazed me how they were able to be this way every day. Just friendly and lively and...course I've always loved music. BF: Mhm DD: And these guys just intrigued me. And I just listened to 'em day and night. And then late at night, I would turn over on WLAC and listen to "Hoss" Allen, John Richbourg. These guys just really excited me to listen to it. BF: Yeah DD: It was just something I started workin' on. BF: Mhm DD: And practicing my craft. Gettin' me a little small recorder and started recordin' my voice. BF: Mhm DD: Course, like most guys in this business back durin' that time, I got started in 1969. Started doin' parties. BF: Mhm DD: And I got recognized around the community doin' that and... BF: Did ya have your own system? DD: Yeah! Yeah, I did. At that time it was just one turntable. BF: Well... DD: It was an old P.A. system with a microphone and... BF: Mhm DD: a couple of speakers. BF: Yeah DD: And you know you get... BF: No scratching, huh? DD: (laughs) No scratching, then. BF: (laughs) DD: But, uh... BF: But uh... DD: We drew crowds. BF: What's your date of birth? I should ask that. DD: November 2nd, 1949. BF: Okay. DD: Yeah BF: Alright DD: I'll be 66 this year. BF: Alright DD: So BF: Well, that's a... DD: It's a blessing BF: Great. Yeah, absolutely. DD: Just two, uh. BF: Look great. BF: Look great. DD: Yeah, great. Thanks. BF: Oh yeah. DD: Radio's been good but I've seen it's changed a lot. BF: Yeah DD: You know, but I enjoyed it. I, um, started at VOL. WVOL in 1969. BF: What was the frequency? DD: 1470. BF: Mhm DD: Yeah. Still on. It's... BF: Was it a... DD: Still there. BF: Day-timer? Or what was it? DD: It's 24 hours. BF: Mhm DD: Um, it goes directional at night. I guess that signal... BF: Was it a thousand watts? DD: Probably a thousand watts directional coming South at night. BF: Yeah DD: Matter of fact, back during that time, some people surprisingly telling me they would pick up the signal in Huntsville. Course, it's changed a lot since then. BF: Mhm DD: Whatever thing is goin' on in radio, but uh, it was a fun time. Eh, those were the fun days of radio. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 76 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 Dave Donnell, Oral History Description An account of the resource Dave Donnell (b. Nov.2, 1949.) Dave held many positions at many stations, starting in 1969 at WVOL AM Nashville, his birth city, then to KALO AM Little Rock and finally to Birmingham, where he spent many years at WENN 107.7 FM, at WBUL 1220, at KISS FM, and later at WJLD 1400. Here, he reflects on his memories in conversation with Bob Friedman in the Projection Room of the old Carver Theatre in Birmingham, looking over old pictures. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dave Donnell 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 May 8, 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Usry Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF JPG MP3 Language A language of the resource English 1960s 1970s A. G. Gaston A. G. Gaston Building Air Force Dave Donnell Joe Simon John Richbourg KALO KISS Leo Taylor Miles College Music Oprah Winfrey Rosco Floyd Sports WAGG WBUL WENN WJLD WLAC WVOL