The All-Negro Hour debuts (1929-11-03)

CTL-E-4826 · Event · founding · 1929

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On November 3, 1929 WSBC Chicago aired the debut of Jack L. Cooper's The All-Negro Hour, the first U.S. radio program to feature Black performers exclusively — making Cooper the first African American radio announcer and DJ.

Notes

RELP111 supporting event; events.json CTL-EVT-023916.

Relationships

Jack L. Cooper — founded by
Jack L. Cooper, the first African American radio broadcaster, created and hosted The All-Negro Hour, which debuted November 3, 1929 on WSBC Chicago.

Sources

USA Radio Museum - Making of a Pioneer: Jack Leroy Cooper

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