The First Black TV Station In The Country Is Now A Historic Landmark
The first Black-owned and operated TV station in the United States was WGPR in Detroit, Michigan. Joe Madison and Joe Spencer, who was the station's program director when it launched, discuss the type of programming it had and the significance of the station being recognized as a national historic landmark.
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Show Notes
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.
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