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30 years ago FOX shook up the TV landscape when they grabbed the NFL's NFC television package from CBS. In the process, several CBS stations in NFC markets not wanting to lose out on football jumped ship to FOX and set up a domino effect around the country changing many TV viewers' habits. Some of these changes are still being felt in various markets years later. KCNC/KUSA/KMGH packages (including the Big Switch on KCNC) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzqDUOqv75_35MMJd0I4WXyn0TjKg3uK&si=yFrpwVnQ7C6hJpdH KUSA story on The Big Switch featuring Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCbThe00R3k Virgil Dominic explains WJW's switch to FOX. https://youtu.be/LNnezBc9Kfk FOX coming to WJW. https://youtu.be/-mZr3EkhBVs WOIO switches to CBS. https://youtu.be/1hmNZALP6sY WCIX/WFOR swaps with WTVJ (with a wild Letterman) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJvbbUTw-Ipy-iKzqb9z24uN4Ftxe_DbK&si=aZlGyRm2b4ePnug8 https://youtu.be/f1UYwDQIDjo?si=DS2AVMp5-5pjqvrt (full playlist) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJvbbUTw-Ipy-iKzqb9z24uN4Ftxe_DbK&si=9Co39ZbA5OIk61tZ CBS comes to WGPR, Fox comes to WJBK, including credits for “The New Dance Show” - https://youtu.be/73n7LdMpIzY?si=XB5RimBb79mTDU-c Fox comes to WGHP, ABC comes to WNRW, UPN comes to WUPN. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrGrNOGRw2-8T5xcCw1SardvoPhdlkcWn&si=UpZ6VoA3ddrbvwLl WTVW Affiliation Switch from ABC to FOX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O48lNDnjqSE WNDU segment on WSJV and WBND switching between FOX to ABC (ft. Tom Rinaldi) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baxpw1cNeWY NBC comes to WCAU https://youtu.be/5SBdyozNvJM?si=3AY7Ncl0F-L9PISx WCAU “25 Years After the Big Switch Some Viewers Still Confuse NBC10 With CBS” (2020) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiPhJJfp1wM
This week we talk about WGPR-TV in Detroit, the first Black television station owned and operated by Dr. William V. Banks. I also speak on how geeks and nerds think they were and or are the only ones into nerdy and geeky things. A little nostalgia over music and wrestling. Please do your own research on WGOR-TV. Enjoy. 00:00 Intro 01:10 The Government Says The Water In Flint Is Drinkable 03:32 We Are All Geeks & Nerds To Some Degree 26:22 Who Were The Rappers on Self Destruction and We're All in the Same Gang WGPR-TV 46:19 Outro
fWotD Episode 2446: WWJ-TV Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Monday, 15 January 2024 is WWJ-TV.WWJ-TV (channel 62), branded on-air as CBS Detroit, is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, owned and operated by the CBS television network. It is owned by the network's CBS News and Stations group alongside WKBD-TV, an independent station; the stations share studios on Eleven Mile Road in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. WWJ-TV's transmitter is located in Oak Park.Founded as WGPR-TV in 1975 by Dr. William V. Banks and the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons as an extension of WGPR (107.5 FM), channel 62 in Detroit was the first Black-owned television station in the continental United States. Though its ambitious early programming plans catering to the Black community were not entirely successful due to economic and financial limitations, the station still produced several locally notable shows and housed a fully-staffed news department. WGPR-TV helped launch the careers of multiple local and national Black television hosts and executives, including Pat Harvey, Shaun Robinson, Sharon Dahlonega Bush, and Amyre Makupson. The original studios for WGPR-TV, still in use by the radio station, have been preserved as a museum and recognized as a historical landmark with inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.In 1994, when a major affiliation switch threatened to leave CBS without an affiliate in the Detroit market after multiple failures to secure a more successful station, the network bought WGPR-TV and dropped all existing programming in favor of CBS and syndicated programs, later changing the call letters to WWJ-TV. The station has made multiple unsuccessful attempts at producing local newscasts in its more than 25 years under CBS ownership. From assuming the affiliation in 1994 until 2001, from 2002 to 2009 and again from 2012 until 2023, WWJ-TV was the only station directly owned by any of the "Big Three" networks not to have any significant local news presence. A full news department, known as CBS News Detroit, began operation in January 2023 as an extension of CBS News's streaming service.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:40 UTC on Monday, 15 January 2024.For the full current version of the article, see WWJ-TV on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Olivia Neural.
Host Ben Sudderth, Jr. & Irene Sudderth will be highlighting Black originals in different categories, that have never been recognized or highlighted in black history moments by the mainstream media.
WGPR-TV, the country's first African American owned and operated television station, made it's debut out of Detroit, Michigan.
WGPR, the first Black-owned and operated TV station in the country, is now a national historic landmark. Joe Spencer, program director of the station at the time, discusses the significance of the station and how he and others are keeping its history alive. Donate and learn more by visiting http://wgprtvhistory.org/.
In part 2 of episode 6, Reggie, Jennifer, Dave, and Kristian, the production team behind the upcoming feature-length documentary God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno, dive into a sneak peek of Detroit Techno 101, an educational curriculum sharing history, culture, and experiences surrounding techno music. The team explores some significant techno locations throughout Detroit with history and personal experiences. -Explore Detroit Techno 101 Lessons: https://www.musicorigins.org/detroit-techno-101/Check out The Music Origins Project: https://www.musicorigins.org/technomecca/-Check out Michigan Electronic Music Collective (MEMCO):https://linktr.ee/__memcohttps://www.instagram.com/__memco/https://www.facebook.com/memcollective/Listen to Detroit Techno & Resistance: A Black History Month Symposiumhttps://soundcloud.com/memco/detroit-techno-resistance-a-black-history-month-symposium-Support the independent filmmaking process and get yourself from GSGEDM merch! http://gsgedm.com/shop-Stay updated with GSGEDM on Instagram and Facebook!https://www.instagram.com/GodSaidGiveEmDrumMachines/https://www.facebook.com/GodSaidGiveEmDrumMachines/-Get your global soul, events and music with Fusicology:https://www.fusicology.com/-Be sure to check out Output, to make all your music-making and sound designing dreams come true!https://output.com/-Support Black Lives Matter Detroit:https://www.blmdetroit.com/-Support Detroit Will Breathe:https://detroitwillbreathe.info/-Support Black Lives Matter:https://blacklivesmatter.com/
In part 1 of episode 6, Reggie, Jennifer, Dave, and Kristian, the production team behind the upcoming feature-length documentary God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno, dive into a sneak peek of Detroit Techno 101, an educational curriculum sharing history, culture, and experiences surrounding techno music. Join in learning along with retired Detroit educator Karen Wilkinson.-Explore Detroit Techno 101 Lessons: https://www.musicorigins.org/detroit-techno-101/Check out The Music Origins Project: https://www.musicorigins.org/technomecca/-Check out Michigan Electronic Music Collective (MEMCO):https://linktr.ee/__memcohttps://www.instagram.com/__memco/https://www.facebook.com/memcollective/Listen to Detroit Techno & Resistance: A Black History Month Symposiumhttps://soundcloud.com/memco/detroit-techno-resistance-a-black-history-month-symposium-Support the independent filmmaking process and get yourself from GSGEDM merch! http://gsgedm.com/shop-Stay updated with GSGEDM on Instagram and Facebook!https://www.instagram.com/GodSaidGiveEmDrumMachines/https://www.facebook.com/GodSaidGiveEmDrumMachines/-Get your global soul, events and music with Fusicology:https://www.fusicology.com/-Be sure to check out Output, to make all your music-making and sound designing dreams come true!https://output.com/-Support Black Lives Matter Detroit:https://www.blmdetroit.com/-Support Detroit Will Breathe:https://detroitwillbreathe.info/-Support Black Lives Matter:https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Rockin' with us today is Robin “Bijou Star” Sadler. Robin is a multimedia personality, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Bijou received her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Journalism from Howard University's prestigious John H. Johnson School of Communications. Upon graduation from Howard, Bijou defied the odds and landed a coveted on-air radio position in her hometown on Cleveland's WENZ 107.9FM. After spending 5 years with Radio One Cleveland, Bijou continued her radio career in Detroit and hosted the Midday show on WGPR 107.5 FM. As destiny would have it she is now back in her hometown working as an on-air personality for 93.1 WZAK. Bijou's infamous celebrity interviews have been heard and seen by millions via the radio, internet, and television. She has interviewed such celebrities as Will Smith, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, Iyanla Vanzant, T.I., Jamie Foxx, Russell Simmons, Nelly, Janelle Monae, Mase, and Common. Her interviews have been featured on VH1's “Basketball Wives” and numerous websites and blogs including WashingtonPost.com, Billboard.com, MTV.com, BET.com, Vibe.com, Complex.com, and GlobalGrind.com just to name a few. When Bijou is off the mic or screen, you can find her engaged in public service by volunteering and giving back to her community. A natural motivator, Bijou finds her greatest joy empowering and mentoring and is the founder of SHINE Girls Initiative, a teen mentorship program. Bijou is also the creator of “The Best Christmas Ever” annual toy drive where she collects and donates toys and funds to local homeless shelters. Bijou lives every day in her true purpose using her platform and resources to promote and expose people to all things positive. Her goal is to motivate and empower individuals to also live purposeful lives and most importantly to remember it's never too late to answer your calling and live your dreams. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): https://anchor.fm/s/e18d360/podcast/rss Websites and Social Media Bijou Starr - https://www.iambijoustar.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iambijoustar/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/iambijoustar Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iambijoustar Sis Everyday - https://www.siseveryday.com/ Power Hair Collection - https://www.instagram.com/powerhaircollection/ Follow Me FB - https://www.facebook.com/dasan.robinson.1 Instagram - @Dae29 FB - https://www.facebook.com/brntolive/ Instagram - @brntolive Shop - https://www.borntolive.shop #BorntoLive --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
International Tribe is a weekly mix series hosted by Thris Tian. This week’s International Tribe mix comes from DJ Minx. Detroit's 'First Lady of Wax' DJ Minx, has focused her energy on creating platforms for other female artists via her own collective, Women On Wax. She has been DJing for almost three decades, maintaining residencies on Detroit’s WGPR, Red Bull Radio and more. Minx was named one of the “20 Women Who Shaped the History of Dance Music” by Mixmag and one of the “Best house music DJs of all time” by TimeOut New York. DJ Minx described her International Tribe mix as '...four on the floor beats, a bit of deep, but groovin' all the way through.'
Chubby! on Facebook: www.facebook.com/chubbyrecords Mike Grant/Moods & Grooves on Facebook: goo.gl/IIyWhD @mikegrant50 http://www.big50entertainment.com/ At the end of the 1990s, Mike Grant re-emerged as one of the leading figures in Detroit’s growing house scene after spending the majority of the decade and late ‘80s pursuing other ambitions. When Grant’s fresh Moods & Grooves label began raising more than a few eyebrows with its catalog of releases by many of Detroit’s best house producers, few knew that he has been a key figure in the Motor City’s early to mid-‘80s electronic dance scene as a talented DJ. Grant is one of the few Detroit DJs who plays complete deep house/house or techno sets as well as a mixture. While traveling throughout Europe Grant earned the distinction as being the first American DJ to have a residency at Tresor Club in Berlin. Grant’s musical career began at an early age, influenced by Detroit’s fledging music scene and his uncle, the general manager at a local R&B/dance radio station, WKWM. By 1980, the young Grant had joined a DJ collective known as Men of Music while becoming close friends with schoolmate Blake Baxter. Baxter showed Grant the art of beat mixing while the two made mix tapes after school, and Grant eventually joined Baxter’s DJ group, The Beat Sound Company. A few years later in 1983, Grant was scoring club residencies in Detroit alongside legends such as Ken Collier and also managed to make appearances on The Scene, a video dance show on WGPR alongside even more local DJs such as Jeff Mills. During this mid-‘80s era, Grant’s reputation as one of the city’s top DJs led to eventual friendships and partnerships with many of that eras other top DJs, most notably Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, and Juan Atkins. During the summer of 1985, he became a member of Detroit’s first radio mix show, “Street Beat,” where the foundation for what would later become early Detroit techno was ultimately formed. Prior to the Street Beat show, Grant made a commitment to join the military not knowing what doors would eventually open. During this time in the military, he continued to DJ on the base and in Seattle, where he introduced the sounds of Detroit techno to the unsuspecting West Coast. Following his time in the military, Grant then studied telecommunications in Chicago and began his career in this same field, while occasionally returning to his hometown for the occasional performance. In the late ‘90s, Grant planned his return, beginning with a recording as Black Noise on Metroplex Records, titled “Nature of the Beast.” Rather than just DJ and produce tracks, he went to the lengths of starting his own label, Moods & Grooves, and began releasing the work of his peers as well as his own. By mid-2000, the label had received substantial acclaim – including a high-profile appearance by Grant at the landmark Detroit Electronic Music Festival. In 2001 Grant launched the techno based label End to End and urban sounding Afrosyntrix. Additionally, he’s remixed the Detroit classic “Sharevari,” been selected to perform at Midem’s Electronic Showcase, selected and participated in DEMF/Movement, and included in the “Techno – Detroit’s Gift To the World” exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum.
Tune in for some history on WGPR, the first African American owned and operated television station to hit the airwaves
Tune in for some history on WGPR, the first African American owned and operated television station to hit the airwaves
Michael Linardi, Business and Executive Coach, is the owner of Halcyon Coaching. The name "Halcyon" refers to a legendary bird who brings calmness to the raging waters. This is what Michael wants for his clients, to "smooth the waters" of their personal and professional lives. Michael provides support to individuals and businesses committed to reaching new heights in their personal and professional lives. His current clients include executives, CEO's, managers, small business owners and entrepreneurs. Michael especially enjoys coaching business leaders to create thriving businesses with balanced lives. A frequent speaker, he enjoys leading workshops, seminars and retreats. A graduate of American University's Health Fitness Management Masters of Science Program, Michael did his undergraduate work at Salisbury State University. He also completed his studies in coaching from Coach University. He has been coaching for 14 years. Michael had worked in a variety of disciplines in the health promotion/behavior change industry for 22 years. Curtrise Garner, CIO of First Impression LLC, is a national image expert, author, public relations consultant and public speaker. She creates workshops and PR strategies for clients to ensure that they get magical results that increase visibility, awareness and positioning in their respective industry. She also is the author of "The New Rules of Etiquette" (Adams Media), her first book about social rules and leaving positive impressions that has been well-received by the public. Curtrise has shared image advice on the radio in Detroit on two stations, WCHB-1200 AM and WGPR-107.5 FM.
A collection of sounds, songs, and people who had a major musical influence on me growing up in the D. If the following words mean anything to you: Nat Morris, Electrifying Mojo, Strong Songs, WJLB, WGPR, Juan Atkins, Cybotron, Slum Village, Black Milk, The MFA.....GET THIS EPISODE!