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Juneo 2020 Black Music Month WDAS Celebrates its Patty Jackson On R.E.G. Celebrates 70th Anniversary... the Mic in Philly

Radio Celebrity Dyana Williams WDAS Radio Station has an The legendary radio Program Director Joseph “Butterball” Dyana Williams hails from New York and is awesome history which includes Tamburro” formerly of one of the most influential and active women in actively supporting the Civil WDAS-FM passed the torch the entertainment industry. Williams is a radio Rights and Peace Movements, and microphone to the personality currently hosting her show on Radio the call of action for Voter’s soulful and warm voice of One 107.9 in . As a music industry registration, initiating the focus professional, journalist, community activist, and on Community Affairs, and documentarian Williams does know all too well Events which not only entertain; how politics can be an intricate part in butand also affect Black People upgrading one’s career as a female in the world and their neighborhoods. Dr. of entertainment. Williams also realizes the Martin Luther King, Jr. stated importance of building strong relationships in 1965, “However difficult the moment, however while on her journey. Patty Jackson. Jackson serves frustrating the hour, it will up her conversational style of Williams and Shelia not be long, because ‘Truth reporting and airing the right Eldridge launched the crushed to the earth will rise musical selections to her Pennsylvania based non- again’”. In 1969, Rev. Andrew radio audience. Jackson is profit Assoc- aition of Young stated- “to our involved in community African American knowledge, there is no events, church activities, and Music Found -ation station in America that has civic endeavors. She is a (IAAAM Foundation). The mission of this non- worked harder, longer and native of South Philadelphia profit was to promo the artist and preserve with more dedication for who believes that giving back Black Music. Williams co-wrote the House Black People than WDAS in is important for future Concurrent Bill-509, which recognizes the Philadelphia”. The House of generations. She created a African American accomplishments in music Representatives proceedings platform from her weekly and helped to establish the African American of the Congressional Record WDAS-FM podcast entitled Music Appreciation Month originally started as dated November 1981, Patty and the Millennials. “Black Music Month”. Williams started her recognized the contributions Jackson is the mid-day host career in 1973 when she was hired by radio of Robert Klein to Black from 10 am to 3 pm, Monday boss Bob “Nighthawk” Terry at WHUR-FM 96.3 Progress and Racial Harmony. thru Friday, on Sunday’s - its in Washington, D.C. Two years later Williams WDAS Radio Station was and “Rewind” magazine show was hired by legendary radio icon “Frankie still is the African American from 8 am to 12 pm, local Crocker” at Inner City Broadcasting’s 107.5 Voice in Philadelphia. For community events, celebrity WBLS-FM in New York. In 1980 Dyana Williams additional history on WDAS interviews, life, politics, and moved to Philadelphia and established a show Radio Station visit entertainment are she called “Love on the Menu” for WDAS -FM www.WDASHistory.org 105.3. highlighted.

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Philadelphia is the city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, this is where the legendary African American DJs were heard and where the city’s two major black radio stations, WDAS and WHAT were located. WDAS was the powerhouse of the two, with legendary radio personalities Georgie Woods, “the Guy with the Goods” (1927- 2005); Doug “Jocko” Henderson, the Ace from Outer Space” (1918-2000), and Jimmy Bishop.

Woods was a noted civil rights and community activist, while Henderson had his daily radio shows aired in two major music markets New York and Philadelphia. Jimmy Bishop owned a record label and served at times as Program Director at WDAS and VP for CBS Records. These three radio personalities also produced and hosted live music shows at local venues in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and Chester. WHAT radio station did not receive the ratings like WDAS radio station did, but it did have a high-energy radio personality in Sonny “the Mighty Burner” Hopkins.

WDAS equally had popular white radio personalities who played black music, including Joseph “Butterball” Tamburro (1940-2012) and Harvey Holiday. Another radio personality Jerry Blavat, “the Geator with the Heater” had a unique place among the Philadelphia DJs, while he never worked at a major commercial station, he built a loyal fan base by hosting dances and live shows. He is still to this day hosting live shows.

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