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DISGRACELAND

Introducing: Amplify Color

DISGRACELAND

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Music, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.613.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello world, you're tuning into Amplify Color, and I'm your host, Ryan Cameron, Georgia

0:13.8

and Black Radio Hollow Famer and the voice of Atlanta.

0:17.3

In this season of Amplify Color, I'll shed light on how African Americans refused to

0:22.1

be denied an opportunity behind the mic and in the boardroom, and how radio would never

0:27.1

be the same.

0:28.5

In the very first Black-owned radio station, WERD, took groundbreakers like PD Green,

0:34.1

who changed what could be said on air.

0:36.9

And tonight I'm going to tell you like it is, because I'm going to give you PD Green

0:42.1

interpretation of Black History.

0:44.7

From Renaissance women, Kathy Hughes and Diana Williams to the DJs who helped the underground

0:49.7

go mainstream.

0:50.7

Welcome, once again, to the world famous Mr. Magic, a rapper jacking, of course I am

0:55.0

Sir G.

0:56.0

And then go worldwide.

1:05.0

And of course, we've got great stories about the larger than life personalities you know

1:09.3

and love on the air today.

1:11.5

Like Big Boy.

1:14.5

Wendy Williams.

1:15.5

A lot of people say that it sounds like I'm having a lot of fun here on the radio and

1:18.5

I am.

1:19.5

Robin Quivers.

1:20.5

Life is great except for all the stuff that's done.

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