Pryor-trusty, Rosa “Rambling Rose”

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Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor, a native Baltimorean, graduated from Edmondson High School in 1963 and attended Community College of Baltimore […]

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WWIN-AM

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WWIN 1400-AM was where to go for round-the-clock R&B music. In the early 1960s WWIN was the only 24-hour R&B […]

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WITH-AM            

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WITH 1230-AM first broadcast was heard on March 1, 1941. The new 24-hour station’s first General Manager was Thomas Tinsley. […]

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WEBB-AM

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Named in honor of the late Chick Webb, the station began operating with a 1,000-watt transmitter in 1955. From 1955 […]

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WEAA-FM

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88.9-FM Morgan State University station, an affiliate of NPR (National Public Radio) began broadcasting diversified programming in 1977. Format included […]

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Sir Johnny-O 

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Pioneering air personality originally from Baltimore, Johnny Compton started his radio career at WOV in New York. Returning to Baltimore […]

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Shalimars (Cathy & the Shalimars) 

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R&B group formed by guitarist Richard Calloway in the Turner Station area of Baltimore. Early members included Otis Merrit (drums), […]

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Krefetz, Lou

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‘Papa Lou’ Krefetz was a pioneer of R&B music and one of the principles of Atlantic Records. He came to […]

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