https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/efb9faf24b318affb52925aa350b684a.jpg 44eeb0d63690f261cbf4929923511032 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/c0dd099799400eaf7487b5b530a781aa.mp3 7b5590a70e589f827c781621863c5b3c https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/44f8b04ef21fe4808f1b089a43da4c15.pdf 1176c720c9e90bb2e328c77886da5790 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 Eddie Castleberry Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Eddie Castleberry: In ’49 WEDR had Frank Smart, Wiley Daniels, and Ben Alexander. Bob Friedman: Ok. EC: That’s all that were at WEDR in ’49. BF: And then Paul Brown came? E.X. Brown? EC: No, I came before Paul. BF: Right. He said he got there around the fall of ’49, and he left in 1950, in September of 1950. EC: Who, Paul? BF: Paul, yeah. EC: I could’ve swore he was there, no he was there in ’50 cuz I didn’t come there til 1950, and he came after I did. BF: Ok. EC: Alright. BF: Ok, so I guess he didn’t stay that long. EC: No, he didn’t. He was commuting from Atlanta. BF: When you were at, uh…oh, goodness, really!? EC: Yeah, everyday, he was drivin…he was drivin from Atlanta to Birmingham and back. BF: Amazing. And Walter…so while you were there, you saw a number of people join the staff. EC: Yeah. BF: You saw Walter Anglin join. EC: Walter Anglin. And a fella named Branch. Branch was there. And uh, Barron Burns. BF: Now, Branch, is that a first name or a last name? EC: That’s his last name. BF: Oh, you don’t know… EC: His name was William Branch…I think, I think. It was William. I know his name was Branch, his last name was Branch. BF: And who else? EC: And um, um…lemme see, who I can’t think of? Uh, Barron Burns. BF and EC alternate between correct spelling of Barron Burns. BF: Oh, Barron Burns. EC: Yeah, he was there. He came there. And also Jimmy Story. BF: Jimmy Story? EC: Yeah. BF: Jimmy Story, what a name! EC: Jimmy Story, he was there, for a while. And uh, that’s all I can think of right now. BF: This is all around 1952, ’53? EC: Yeah. BF: Very interesting. EC: Those guys came there for a short time. BF: Yeah, a short time. EC: To EDR. BF: And, the uh, the station manager back then was, uh, Thompson was his name? EC: John Thompson. BF: John Thompson. EC: Yup. BF: Was he there when you got there? EC: Yes, he was. He was there til I left. BF: He was probably hired by, uh, Ed Reynolds. EC: Yup. Or, or they were partners I think. BF: Oh, really? EC: Yeah, they were all partners at WEDR. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 12 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 Eddie Castleberry, 1997 Oral History Description An account of the resource Eddie Castleberry (b.Jul 28, 1928, d.Jan 23, 2009), veteran Birmingham broadcaster, interviewed at his home in New York City by phone by Bob Friedman on Jan 3, 1997 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eddie Castleberry 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 January 3, 1997 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jeff Hayes Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CastleberryOH-1997 1950s Ben Alexander Eddie Castleberry Jimmy Story John Thompson Paul E.X. Brown Peggy Mitchell Walter Anglin WBCO WEDR Wiley Daniels WJLD