Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Chicago radio was transformative in uplifting Black voices. In 1929, the country’s first weekly all-Black variety show premiered on WSBC. Hosted by the first Black radio announcer, Jack L. Cooper, WSBC paved the way for other Black-led radio stations like WVON, V103, and WGCI.
Chicago radio was transformative in uplifting Black voices. In 1929, the country’s first weekly all-Black variety show premiered on WSBC. Hosted by the first Black radio announcer, Jack L. Cooper, WSBC paved the way for other Black-led radio stations like WVON, V103, and WGCI.
