KBCS Black History Month – 2024
Black History Month
February 1, 2024 - 2:00 am
Celebrating Black History Month, I am excited to schedule some feature programming for broadcast on Saturday mornings before Gospel Highway starting this weekend February 3rd. Listener contributions assist KBCS in supporting many producers, studios and program resources. Links in this message go direct to the audio if you miss the live broadcast or access to the audio archives.
Thank you so much for your support.
Here is the line up of featured programs for Saturday’s this month:
Feb 3rd:
4am – The Takeway – MLK – Activism and the Arts
5am – Sound Opinion – Sound Opinions Presents: Music of the Civil Rights Movement
6am – WQXR – A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feb 10th:
4-6am – Black Radio Tell it Like it Was – 6 part Series
4am – Part 1 – “In the Beginning” and “Pride & Enlightenment”
5am – Part 2 – “Jack Cooper & Al Beson” and “WDIA, The Goodwill Station”
6am – Might Writers – Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio
Feb 17th:
4-6am – Black Radio Tell it Like it Was – 6 part Series
4am – Part 3: “Rappers & Rhymers” and “Sounding Black”
5am – Part 4: “A Woman’s Touch” and “In Control”
6am – WQXR – Langston Hughes – I Too Sing America
Feb 24th:
4-6am – Black Radio Tell it Like it Was – 6 part Series
4am – Part 5: “Civil Rights” and “Let’s Have Church”
5am – Part 6: “Music” and “More Music and Less Talk”
6am – Sound Opinion: Mavis Staples
I hope these featured programs add to your education of our collective history and the celebration of Black History Month. Please continue to share beyond this month. KBCS strives to do more to represent more communities.
Thank you again for your support.
Sincerely – Gregory D’Elia, KBCS Operations Manager
