Race and Radio: Pioneering Black Broadcasters in New Orleans

by Bala James Baptiste

Book Overview

In Race and Radio: Pioneering Black Broadcasters in New Orleans, Bala James Baptiste traces the history of the integration of radio broadcasting in New Orleans and tells the story of how African American on-air personalities transformed the medium. Analyzing a trove of primary data--including archived manuscripts, articles and display advertisements in newspapers, oral narratives of historical memories, and other accounts of African Americans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496822072
• ISBN13: 9781496822079
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"