Chicago has WVON, ATL has WAOK!!! It was owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications. I heard a caller today say: "You know, sometimes I don't like you, but it's like I'm married to you, and I can't get rid of you. We played the hit R&B songs 24 hours a day. Id have a pretend radio station using my stepfathers records as my music (I named my station WSMT the SMT are my initials). Atlanta Radio Personalities Among National Black Radio Hall Of Fame Inductees. They didn't know we were all black. Verneda Scott. When brothers Leonard and Phil Chess bought WHFC-AM 1450 in 1963, their goal was to promote Chess Records, renaming the outlet WVON for Voice of the Negro. Martin Luther King Jr.), we were instrumental in quelling those riots. Pervis Spann, who helped boost the careers of many radio personalities, disc jockeys and successful recording artists as he transformed WVON into the "Voice of the Negro" and . My mother instilled education in all of us, and made it a priority for us growing up. All Rights Reserved. Either way, Quivers has become one of the most recognized female radio personalities in the country. But a great Chicago radio station WVON-AM 1690 has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and celebrates with a concert featuring Toni Braxton at the Chicago Theatre on Saturday. [32], The FCC process of assigning a license for the vacant 1450 AM frequency resulted in a shared-time arrangement, as applicants Midway Broadcasting Corporation and Migala Communications reached an agreement to split the broadcast day. By continuing to push myself beyond comfort zones. Like our content? Copyright 2009-2018, DNAinfo. I tell people 'VON today is an acquired listenership. And it went right to Marmions Collin Wainscott. Williams was Billboards Best On-Air Radio Personality in 1993 and became the second African American woman inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. It's this place that they can come to and feel like they're in a living room having a conversation with their family. I loved the way college life looked, and knew I wanted to get that feeling. Asking questions like: Is "the zone" a real place? 4. Officers also tried to rescue the Cordells but could not make it into the room where they were trapped because ofthe heat, authorities said. I would sometimes get in trouble in grammar school for talking. Shes the host of the evening show airing Monday-Thursday from 6 p.m. 9 p.m., where she invites listeners and viewers on social media to simply, TALK to Samantha.. Although WVON has not been without controversy. If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. With just 1,000 watts of power, the. What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? WVON is owned by Midway Broadcasting Corporation and broadcast on the 1690 kHz frequency via a LMA local marketing agreement with frequency owner iHeartMedia, Inc. WVON has studios on . The station played an active role during the Civil Rights Movement during this era. What will the next 50 years of black America look like? She also kept us involved in extracurricular activities like summer camps, after-school programs, and church. Social media is the wave. Leonard, another pioneer of Black jocks move into the mainstream, was the first African-American disc jockey on landmark pop station WABC-AM, where he stayed for 14 years doing late-night shifts before moving through a string of New York stations like WRKS, WBLS, and WJUX. We were just the hottest thing in Chicago. "We had a monthlong debate over the word 'Negro,'" says Melody Spann-Cooper, daughter of Pervis Spann and chairman of Midway Broadcasting Corp., which owns WVON. You've got to remember something: I experienced our largest growth right before the world collapsed (economically). If it's going on in black politics, if it's going on in Chicago and it's impacting the African-American community, or you want to know what's going on, this is the station that you go to. [29], In 1977, Combined Communications Corporation purchased Globetrotter Communications, and the following year Combined Communications merged with Gannett Co.[30][31] In 1982, Yvonne Daniels joined WVON as morning drive host. The station's transmitter was located in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood, near the Evergreen Park, Illinois border, and operated as a diplexed operation from one of the towers of its sister station, WGCI (now WGRB). Main Menu. [38], WXOL aired a blues oriented format, and its appearance on the dial sparked an immediate increase in the sales of blues records in the Chicago area. My grandmother and mother dressed so jazzy, and so did their friends. Samantha Thomas is an Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Entertainment/Lifestyle Correspondent, and currently a Radio/Social Media Personality on WVON 1690 AM. (It was) very, very, very important; because all of (the hosts) had names that were well-known, there was a great listening audience. Thanks for listening to 94.7 The Drive! Danielle Sanders is a journalist and writer living in Chicago. Just absolutely phenomenal. She is currently the host of Samantha Talks which airs weeknights from 6 pm-9 pm on WVON. Has your work ethic ever been tested? Telephones for the first time were portable, and we rode around in the neighborhoods and talked to people (on the air). Mainstream media takes a mainstream approach on most subject matters, meaning a predominantly Eurocentric mindset, which is OK. On February 19, 2002, The HistoryMakers played host to a free public event entitled WVON: The Good Ol Days of 60s Radio. When I arrived at Lincoln University of Missouri in Fall of 2000, I majored in computer information systems. Join us for a heavy dose of research with a dash of comedy thrown in for flavor. Have you progressed in your career as you have expected? A triple-threat performer of song, dance and comedy, Thomas nighttime show, Hoot and Holler, was an influential source of blues and R&B for a generation of white and Black listeners alike. Contacts; WVON 1690 AM reviews. [50][51] In Summer 2020, Stroger left WVON, along with his co-host Maze Jackson, after being told by station management that they could no longer discuss Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and to disconnect any callers who were critical of her, immediately joining 1570 WBGX in the same time slot.[52][53]. Widely considered to be the first African-American radio announcer, Jack L. Coopers All Negro radio show aired in the 1930s on Chicagos WSBC. (DJs who made their name before becoming radio personalities have been excluded, but honorable mentions must go to folks like Steve Harvey, Rickey Smiley and Yolanda Adams.). Now its become second nature. And it grew up with 'VON. A legendary disc jockey on the airwaves of Philadelphia and New York in the 1950s and 1960s, Douglas Wendell Jocko Henderson was a pioneer of the slick-talking, rapid-fire radio patter that influenced Black and White jockeys nationwide and laid a cultural foundation for rap music. Tags: BBChicago, black media, Dsanders, Samantha Thomas, talent, VonTV, WVON. Rufus Thomas was the preeminent DJ of Memphis WDIA, the nations first radio station with an all-Black air staff. Melody Spann-CooperChairman of Midway Broadcasting Corp., which owns WVON. Ron DeSantis cements control of Disney World's special district DeSantis dealt another blow to Walt Disney World's ability to operate with autonomy by signing a bill on Monday to end the park's special tax status. Although stations like WLS, the big 50,000-watt stations, powerhouse stations, managed to survive, the little black stations didn't. Who did you inherit your style from? Willie Cochran Collapses During City Council Hearing, 39 Phones A Day Are Stolen On Average In Chicago, Chance, Gloria Estefan, Aziz Ansari, Nas Close Out Obama Summit, Parking Meter Firm To Get Extra $20 Million From City In 2018, Parking Restrictions Near Soldier Field And New Wintrust Arena OK'd, Woman Gives Birth (To Twins!) All Rights Reserved. Because the white radio stations never gave us that much time. Their aggressive and culturally mixed personas quickly surpassed Howard Stern for the number one spot among young listeners. But I believe Im right where God wants me to be. Licensed to Berwyn, Illinois, WVON has studios in the South Loop,[3] and its transmitter is located at 87th and Kedzie in Chicago's Ashburn community. WVON RADIO PERSONALITY Pam Morris with her grandaughter, Chloe Morris, 6 The doctors remained concerned about Morris. [13][14] 97.9 WEHS's call sign was changed to WHFC, and simulcast WVON's programming until 1965, when 97.9 adopted a jazz format as WSDM. Greene got an unusual start to his broadcasting career when he began DJing for the Virginia prison in which he was serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery. Upon his release when he was hired to host his own show, Rapping With Petey Greene, at WOL in Washington D.C. His success led him to television where he hosted his own Emmy Award-winning show, Petey Greenes Washington, on local WDCA-TV and BET. I think about so many different times that the news media has barraged this place. Douglas Wendell Jocko Henderson | Source: Getty Images / Getty. For the past 25 years, Jack has fronted a band that has opened for national touring acts including Elton John, the Moody Blues, and many others, and played for as many as 40,000 people. With his Bronx Science high school colleague Kevvy Kev Montague over at Stanfords KZSU, and a number of other important DJs and shows at college and community stations across the Bay, Cook eventually became the ringleader of the Bay Area Hip-Hop Coalition, the first rap radio deejay collective in the world, with more hours of hip-hop on air than in any area of the country. A radio station is people." 1. [13] Roland Martin hosted a program on WVON from October 2005 to October 2008.[45][46][47]. [24][25] The sale was consummated in 1970. Of course, with new areas of communication, and with all the new gadgets that I don't know very much about, it doesn't have quite the support that it did. It tells an incredible story about the graciousness of this city and how it really embraces its iconic things. When John Mr. Its Chicagos urban legacy station and for more than 50 years, WVON has been positioned as a media powerhouse, so Ive always known of the station. What celebrity would you love to interview? It's owners were Leonard and Phil Chess, the founders of Chess Records. To this day, we still believe in gathering for family dinners. In 1990 Williams launched the Association of African American Music Foundation to promote African American musicians, and currently hosts a weekly broadcast, Soulful Sunday, on Radio Ones 107.9 WRNB in Philadelphia. 199 talking about this. Call sign: WVON Frequency: 1690 AM City of license: Berwyn, IL Format: News/Talk Owner: Pollack Broadcasting Area Served: Chicago Sister stations: V103 102.7 FM, 93.9 LITE FM, 103.5 KISS FM Chicago, Inspiration 1390, 107.5 WGCI, Rock 95.5 Contact With just 1,000 watts of power, the station surprised everyone by becoming a broadcast sensation, indeed giving voice to a culture and community otherwise marginalized on the airwaves. [49] In late 2018, its studios were moved to the South Loop. A nationally renowned pioneer blending hip-hop, radio and community activism, David Cook moved from the Bronx to the Bay Area shortly after the dawn of the hip-hop era. Their new series, Talent is a six-part video series featuring live entertainment and conversations with Chicago music artists hosted by Samantha Thomas. Just making sure that I keep myself safe. In 1998, Joyner became the first African-American inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. WVON is proud to be Chicago's only African-American news talk radio station. Not that the journey has been easy or predictable. Artists like Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu are a few of my favorites. If I had a superpower it would probably be telepathy. In 1994, The Fly Jock became one of the first nationally syndicated Black DJs when was hired to host his own program, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, which spread to 29 stations. It's straight, no chaser. And is it still baseball if you're wearing a giant banana suit? WBBM 780 AM/105.9 FM Newsradio CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Pat Cassidy, Felicia Middlebrooks, Keith Johnson, Kris Kridel TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Josh Liss, Nancy Harty, Jeff Joniak BOTTOM ROW, FROM LEFT: Len. We're a better nation because of the Voice of a Nation. Watch Now Self-Sufficiency--From the CROE Archives. Samantha eventually created her own media lane, and in 2014 started the initial concept of her Web-Series, SmallTALK With Samantha. This was not personal, right? It launched officially in 2015 with a series of episodes highlighting Chicago influencers and Chicago dining. It turned out to be perfect timing. WATCH NOW FREE VON TV features original live programs and video on demand films, TV series, entertainment specials, and more. [4][5] Like many stations of the time, WHFC shared time with other stations on its frequency. Yvonne Daniels died on June 21, 1991. The mayor, the governor, preachers, players, from A to Z, people would not have a real sense of what's going on, or a pulse of what's going on in our city (without WVON). That feeling was one that I knew an HBCU would give me. But we were in the food markets, vegetable markets, community centers, just everywhere. Think about it: three U.S. senators (Barack Obama, Carol Moseley Braun and Roland Burris) and a president. Actually, yes. WVON was one of the greatest (and some will argue THE greatest) big-city black radio stations of the 60's/70's era. Sometimes I don't like your hosts. Saturday: 08:00 PM - 12:00 AM But that's true of most of the reading and listening areas of communication. During the 1980s, Daniels worked Chicago morning shows on WVON, WGCI and eventually on "Smooth Jazz WNUA." During her 30-year career, Daniels is credited with paving the way for future generations of female radio personalities. He always had guests who represented different aspects of what was going on in the black community at that time. Self-effacing where Magic was brash, Red Alert became a beloved figure of listeners and rappers alike. Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. And then look at a very young Barack Obama, who cut his teeth and grew his brand at this station as a community activist and as a state senator, and on to (being) a U.S. senator, and look at him now. [10] WHFC's programming was simulcast on 97.9 WEHS after WEHS's storecasting contract expired in the 1950s. It's got to have a vibrant community, a vibrant audience. "A youthful 'free' alternative to the AM vacuum at 1450", North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, 50 years of Chicago's WVON: A Chicago voice that echoes nationwide, Iconic WVON radio station moving from Chatham. Police Hiring Process Discriminates Against Blacks, Latinos: Ald. Moses "Lucky" Cordell, known as the "Baron of Bounce" on WVON radio, has died less than two weeks after he and his daughter were rescued from a fire in their South Shore home. Part cohost and part cosigner, Quivers has maintained a precarious and controversial role as a foil for Sterns arguably racist rants: Does her presence give Stern a pass, or does she keep him in check? The Steve Cochran Show,Weekdays 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. They were the first to assemble a radio station in Chicago specifically designed to serve the city's growing Black community. That evening, firefighters pulled him and his 60-year-old daughter out of their home in the 7300 block of South Euclid Avenue, officials said. Jack cherishes his long-standing relationships with many Hall of Fame athletes, including Joe Theismann, Darrell Green, Charles Mann, Art, Monk, and many others from the Washington football team. Star & Buc Wild (left) | Source: Getty Images / Getty. So I would watch and learn about being put together and neat. Really an educational outlet for black people, and also an educational outlet for white people, to let them know what black people are like. "The only thing I can do is pray," Brown said a day after the fire. Q&A Anita Wilson Gospel Musics Soul Sister, Q&A with Kiley Russell, Founder of Kemit Academy, Q&A With Briahna Gatlin, Head Of Swank PR, EYE ON CHI: Kendria K Love Harris aka K Love The Poet, EYE ON CHI: Ana Sierra of Ana Sierra of ASWBL Ana Sierra Womens Basketball League, EYE ON CHI: Rick Stone Stone and Robert. Thank you! A Chicago native and Cultural Enthusiast at heart, Samantha started her Media career as a Director and Television News Producer for several local news markets across the U.S., including Missouri (CBS), Las Vegas (ABC, FOX, and CBS), and Chicago (CBS) & (WGN). So how did you come up with the concept of reviewing restaurants while interviewing interesting people? [48] This happened when Midway Broadcasting took over management of the station using an LMA (like a lease agreement) on the frequency licensed to Berwyn, Illinois and owned by Clear Channel Communications (now known as iHeartMedia). Legendary disc jockeys Lucky Cordell, Cecil Hale, Herb Kent, The Cool Gent, Richard Pegue and Pervis Spann took part in a lively dialogue as they discussed their days at WVON radio. I hope you enjoy experiencing NDIGO. He was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. They were, for African-American listeners across the country, the important and influential voices and leaders of their communities. By Erick Johnson. VON TV is powered by WVON Radio. There are very few stations that can say they have chronicled the progress of black people in this country from the '60s to now. You'll get some good old-fashioned common-sense intelligence, and you better know what you're talking about, because they'll put a corrective measure in there as soon as possible. I'm not so arrogant as to believe that 'VON is a larger portion of it, but I'll tell you this: We are better because we are here. The feeling you get when you look a teammate in the eye. I waited two years to attend, but the wait was just what I needed. Use Of Negro Shows Thruout U.S. New Chess R.&B. (Journalist) Lu Palmer would bring in the message as related to race and the struggle. And WVON remained a sociopolitical powerhouse. When Harold Washington was elected (mayor). Being multifaceted in the media industry, or any field for that matter, is important, especially during this time. Jack Diamond Morning Show, was a radio show that aired for 24 years on WRQX Mix 107.3 weekdays from 5 am to 10 am and Saturdays 6 am to 10 am in Washington, DC. The 63-year-old woman tried to go back inside the house, but the officers brought her out and away from the scene. Cliff Kelley, WVON radio personality, has an insightful interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Only sometimes, lol! Critics say the move looks like retaliation. Afternoon Drive, Weekdays 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Search On air radio personality jobs in Rockville, MD with company ratings & salaries. Gibson got his start on the very first Black-owned radio station, Atlantas WERD, in 1949. I was born and raised in Chicago. Epic wins. On Fox News, the FBI director reiterated the agency's assessment that COVID was unleashed after a potential lab incident. I, however, never thought about going into radio. Listen, where else can a Barack Obama, an Oprah Winfrey and a Michael Jordan, three of America's biggest phenomena of our generation (where else) could they have been had they not touched this soil? I would often love to put on my moms high-heel shoes, and prance around the house. Why did you attend college away from Chicago? It's the movement. And one of the reasons was to give a different view of black life to the general public, the radio-listening public. The Jonathon Brandmeier Show, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Why journalism? Conrad WorrillProfessor at Northeastern Illinois University and former host on WVON. They don't play it safe. Mack gave the first airplay to now-legendary acts like the LA Dream Team, Egyptian Lover, World Class Wreckin Cru, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Ice T, Ice Cube, NWA, Tone Loc and dozens more. We were given credit for putting a lid on that. VON-TV is WVONs new digital streaming platform. [35][36][38][39] The 317-foot tower was located at the old WVON site at 3350 South Kedzie Avenue. In fact, the first time Joe Theismann was back on the field at RFK stadium after suffering his career ending injury, was when he and Jack played catch, one morning on the Jack Diamond Morning Show. $19.99. Yes, my work ethic has been tested. The Talk of Chicago.
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