The Quiet Storm
A last-minute DJ shift in 1976 sparked “The Quiet Storm,” a silky new radio sound that captured black middle-class life and changed the music industry forever.
99% Invisible · Christopher Johnson, Vivian Le
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Show Notes
How a radio show born at a small college station in DC and dedicated to smooth, romantic love songs transformed black radio and reshaped love lives across the country.
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