https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/85f20ac3c8fd6ca69a36fc90062ca2b2.jpg cd11e8d217d235f4e38d736a04c44f27 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/a52060c2c73f6a689b58dfa88bd4a948.pdf e6ece8b19058ef368106fd9dd3e03018 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/3fbf4ba56ba3fe6f2db2298aed261ac0.mp3 020bf7bcfd951ad9f5cb5d293cfbb2ec https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/8e4a9d626d2c279089f52c6ed2360262.mp3 e84c3d05ee9d660a84e66acbbf4e3997 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 "Morning Talk", Early days of WJLD 1400 AM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 20, 1997 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 Language A language of the resource English 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 Gary Richardson Location The location of the interview Alabama Historical Radio Society (AHRS) in Birmingham Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Oral History: 3 Hrs. 22 Sec Snippet: 2 minutes Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcription (Gary Talks Station Ownership, Second from Right) Gary Richardson: I later bought 1220 WAYE... another station I was fired from, ‘cause Black Pope, when he brought me over to WBUL 1220 - (preceded WAYE), I was running my mouth in the studio to a guy - he had worked with, Pope... down he said when you think about his music? I said all this payola music music in here, are you kidding? it was junk, I said, but it was a job. I said all this payola music in there and Pope came in there on a Wednesday and brought me my check. I said payday's early. He said yeah, for you ‘cause it's your last day. He fired me. “Gary, your mouth will get you in trouble.” That's what he told me. But anyway, Pope ended up working for me ‘cause he was later fired. So both of the gentleman who fired me actually ended up working for me. BF: Yup GR: Al Bell worked for me. And Black Pope ended up workin' for me. (Audience members laugh) GR: And so anyway, we bought WAYE from Bishop Willis. Willis, he had died and his attorney was handling his estate. So I call it... the lawyer and went up. We paid for that station $225,000. For WAYE 1220 and I had it about two years and I sold it to Rivero Communications, Hispanic group. And we sold it to them for $550k (Five Hundred Fifty Thousand). And we also swapped out a station that Rivero owned. They owned a 12,000 watt AM station, 1360 WIXI. We had just a couple years later, had gotten an upgrade, and an engineer owned it named David Snavely... owned it, got it to be upgraded from 1000 watt, 1360 daytimer to a 12,000 watt daytimer. But it was in Jasper, there was no Mexicans down there. So they had this big ole station. So anyway, to convince me they really wanted Birmingham because they were leasing 1450 AM out of Bessemer. And the owner of the company wanted the station back They needed a Birmingham based station so they came after me, made me an offer I couldn't refuse, double what I paid for it, then got another radio station in the swap. 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 Gary Richardson, Oral History Description An account of the resource Gary Richardson (b. Feb 18, 1957) Born to a coal mining family in Praco, Alabama, Gary spent some early years with childhood friends rummaging through junk yards, experimenting with discarded electrical components and such, and evolved into owning WJLD Radio and hosting the longest running talk show in Birmingham radio history, (1989 - ) the Gary Richardson Morning Show, Mon-Fri from 6-8AM on WJLD 1400 AM in Birmingham, Alabama, with simulcasts on WIXI 1360 AM Jasper and 94.1 FM Birmingham. The four term mayor of Midfield, Alabama and Director of Technology Services for the Bessemer, Alabama school system, Gary took time for the following interview, one which should appeal to radio aficionados, tech heads and the like, as well as how one man with a love for the field weathered many storms. Bob Friedman, his long-time employee and friend successfully coaxed him to the office of the Alabama Historical Radio Society (AHRS) in Birmingham for this presentation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gary Richardson 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 August 29, 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kyley Thompson Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF PNG MP3 Language A language of the resource English 1970s 1980s 1990s AM Bankruptcy Bessemer Bessemer High School Birmingham Clear Channel Earl Hilliard Eric Grayson FCC FM Fred Rossnagel Gary Richardson Ham Radio Johnson Broadcasting Company Lawsuits Midfield Paul "Tall Paul" White Politics Prattville Ron January Roy Wood Satellite Broadcasting Shelley "Black Pope" Pope Teaching TV WAYE WBUL WDJC WIXI WJLD WZZK