Charlamagne Tha God. Wendy Williams. Robin Quivers. The names are familiar, but the stories of their trials and triumphs in the radio industry may not be. Amplify Color reveals the empowering and inspirational stories of individuals who left an undeniable impact on the radio industry despite the challenges and battles they faced. Each week, host Ryan Cameron chronicles the history of Black radio through the story of a trailblazer who made a long-lasting impact on the medium that we know and love today. Subscribe to Amplify Color now wherever you get your podcasts.
Hello world, You're tuning into Amplify Color and I'm your host, Ryan Cameron, Georgia and Black Radio Hall of Famer and the Voice of Atlanta. During the course of this season, I'll share the stories of black trailblazers who forever changed.
The medium of radio.
These are empowering profiles of individuals who left an undeniable impact on the radio industry despite the uphill battles and challenges they faced. From the very first black American DJ, Jack L. Cooper and the first black owned radio station WERD, to groundbreakers like P. D. Green who changed what could be said on air. And tonight I'm gonna tell it like it is because I'm gonna give you P D.
Green interpretation of Black history.
From renaissance women Kathy Hughes and Deanna Williams to the DJs who helped the underground go mainstream. Welcome once again to the world famous mister Magic and rapper Jack, and of course I am Sir Jesus. And then go worldwide.
What's up? This is wk C stch on Sean. My name is about Beata GLASSI Akao, Bob Love, and of course we've got great stories about the larger than life, personalities you know and love on the air today, Mike Big Boy, Wendy Williams.
People saying that it sounds like I'm having a lot of fun here on the radio and.
I am Robin Quivers.
Life is great except for all the stuff that sucks and Charlemagne the God? Who is this guy coming on our always talking crazy about our artists? Who is the decades before the Internet and TV, radio connected people like and never before. But just because everyone got to enjoy radio didn't mean that everyone got to participate. In this season of Amplify Color, I'll shed light on how African Americans refused to be denied an opportunity behind the mic and in the boardroom, and how radio would never be the same. Want to tune in?
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