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Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was
by Selects
Forty years of radio history spread across six one-hour specials. This documentary is best mainlined - binge the whole thing and let it fully transport you through a generation of Black radio stations and creators. Through interviews, historical airchecks, comedy, drama and music, this series draws a clear line between milestones in Black radio programming and African American culture in the United States. How it draws these lines is what makes this documentary incredible and a clear choice for Selects.Contemporary American approaches to limited audio series tend to be linear. This happened, then that happened, and finally that. Add two bonus interview episodes and we’re done. The genius of Black Radio is its blend of linear and anthology structure. The series sets the stage in the 1920s and 30s, but then each episode takes on themes and explores how Black radio adapted over time. Of course, anthologies are not new. But deploying that structure in a small ecosystem allows us
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6
"In the Beginning" and "Pride and Enlightenment"
"In the Beginning" and "Pride and Enlightenment"
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5
“Jack Cooper & Al Beson” and “WDIA, The Goodwill Station”
“Jack Cooper & Al Beson” and “WDIA, The Goodwill Station”
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4
“Rappers & Rhymers” and “Sounding Black”
“Rappers & Rhymers” and “Sounding Black”
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3
“A Woman’s Touch” and “In Control”
“A Woman’s Touch” and “In Control”
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2
“Civil Rights” and “Let’s Have Church”
“Civil Rights” and “Let’s Have Church”
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1
“Music” and “More Music and Less Talk”
“Music” and “More Music and Less Talk”
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Forty years of radio history spread across six one-hour specials. This documentary is best mainlined - binge the whole thing and let it fully transport you through a generation of Black radio stations and creators. Through interviews, historical airchecks, comedy, drama and music, this series draws a clear line between milestones in Black radio programming and African American culture in the United States. How it draws these lines is what makes this documentary incredible and a clear choice for Selects.Contemporary American approaches to limited audio series tend to be linear. This happened, then that happened, and finally that. Add two bonus interview episodes and we’re done. The genius of Black Radio is its blend of linear and anthology structure. The series sets the stage in the 1920s and 30s, but then each episode takes on themes and explores how Black radio adapted over time. Of course, anthologies are not new. But deploying that structure in a small ecosystem allows us
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Forty years of radio history spread across six one-hour specials. This documentary is best mainlined - binge the whole thing and let it fully transport you through a generation of Black radio stations and creators. Through interviews, historical airchecks, comedy, drama and music, this series...
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