DJ Air Check "Alan Freed, excerpts"
An episode of the www.RADIOthen.network podcast, hosted by RAlan Campbell, titled "DJ Air Check "Alan Freed, excerpts"" was published on November 1, 2021 and runs 16 minutes.
November 1, 2021 ·16m · www.RADIOthen.network
Summary
Here are several edited excerpts of Alan Freed on the air in the early 1950s. At the end you will hear his brief farewell to fans following the payola scandal of that time. Alan Freed was not the one individual responsible of accepting “payola”, however he was among the many most visibly linked to the promulgation of rock n’ roll. Alan Freed has been credited with being the first to popularize the title Rock n’Roll in relation to this specific music style. On November 20, 1959, WABC fired Alan Freed over the payola scandal, which effectively ended Freed’s career as a DJ and force in the record business. On May 19, 1960, Freed and seven other radio figures were arrested and booked at a police station in Manhattan and charged with receiving a total of $116,850 in payola. http://www.alanfreed.com/wp/biography/ https://www.straightdope.com/21343315/what-s-the-story-on-the-radio-payola-scandal-of-the-1950s https://performingsongwriter.com/alan-freed-payola-scandal/
Episode Description
Here are several edited excerpts of Alan Freed on the air in the early 1950s. At the end you will hear his brief farewell to fans following the payola scandal of that time. Alan Freed was not the one individual responsible of accepting “payola”, however he was among the many most visibly linked to the promulgation of rock n’ roll. Alan Freed has been credited with being the first to popularize the title Rock n’Roll in relation to this specific music style. On November 20, 1959, WABC fired Alan Freed over the payola scandal, which effectively ended Freed’s career as a DJ and force in the record business. On May 19, 1960, Freed and seven other radio figures were arrested and booked at a police station in Manhattan and charged with receiving a total of $116,850 in payola.
http://www.alanfreed.com/wp/biography/
https://www.straightdope.com/21343315/what-s-the-story-on-the-radio-payola-scandal-of-the-1950s
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