WVON 1450 Chicago - Herb Kent - January 30 1965 - Radio Aircheck
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- WVON 1450 Chicago - Herb Kent - January 30 1965 - Radio Aircheck
Known as the Cool Gent, the King of the Dusties, and the Mayor of Bronzeville, Herb Kent is one of radio’s most illustrious and legendary stars, having spent 72 years on the radio!
Herb Kent was a high school student on Chicago’s South Side when he began his radio career hosting a classical music program for WBEZ/Chicago. In the late 1940s, Kent divided his time between playing records at WGRY/Gary and acting in radio dramas for Chicago’s NBC affiliate, WMAQ.
In 1952, Kent left WMAQ for WGES, Chicago’s largest black-oriented station. Here he worked with and learned from African-American radio pioneers Sam Evans and Al Benson. From 1955 to 1960, Kent was heard on WBEE/Chicago, where he developed a show devoted to a format he called “dusty records.”
Ken worked at WJOB/Hammond and WHFC/Chicago until 1962, when he joined WVON/Chicago. During his eight years at WVON, Kent established a huge following in the city’s growing African-American community. He was an active participant in the Civil Rights movement and devoted 15 minutes of every show to his “Stay in the Schools” campaign.
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A great radio voice. What a deep voice.
1944?!?!?!?! EGAD! MADD RESPECT! Too bad you can't interview some of these guys, you know HE had some stories!!! Definitely had a voice for radio. @5:11 & 5:59 I didn't know these versions existed!
Worked at WRLL 1690 AM in the early 2000.Real Oldies 1690.Sunday nights.
Great to hear the Pams Jingle from series 18 at 1:40
WVON...VOICE OF THE NEGRO!
I Remember thst Jingle as a Young Child in the 60's, WVON was the King of R&B Radio in Chicago, it had its Rival R&B AM Station WGRT 950 AM, but WGRT had a 6pm Curfew because what I heard later that WGRT & Later it's Replacement R&B Station, WJPC had to follow the FCC Rules to End Programming at 6pm because it Bumped Heads with then CBS Owned (Now Audacy Owned) WWJ 950 at Nighttime.
WVON didn't have Restrictions & was the King of R&B Radio in Chicago from 63 to the Early 70's.
WGRT, Later WJPC was the 2nd Banana R&B Station for Chicago until the FM R&B Stations Dusted WVON & WJPC in the Ratings.
This was 1965?
And an AM/FM combo at that?