Esmond Patterson, Legendary Gospel Announcer, Atlanta, GA

Object Details

Scope and Contents note
Esmond Patterson hosts the number-one rated Sunday morning gospel show on WAOK Radio in Atlanta, Georgia. The legendary Esmond Patterson has been with WAOK since 1963 and is both an announcer and a salesman. He began his radio career at WERD, the first black radio station in the nation. Brother Patterson was the recipient of the Diamond Award for AM Personality of the year in 1988 and is currently a nominee for a spot in the Emerson Radio Hall of Fame along with Dick Clark, Casey Kasem and Wolfman Jack.
Extent
1 Video recording ((1 U-matic 3/4" video recording))
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place
Atlanta (Ga.)
Collection Citation
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters oral history collection exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier
ACMA.09-001, File ACMA AV000126
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