Hazel Scott was an early pioneer in entertainment. She not only fought for equality in the industry, but demanded it. Her vocal and celebrated fight against segregation and unfair treatment of black entertainers established her as a leading civil rights trailblazer from New York to Hollywood. The early 1950s were a unique time in the […]
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By Greg Howell
Posted in Television History , 1950, Amos n' Andy, Beulah, Black entertainment, civil rights, Early Television, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Hazel Scott, House UnAmerican Activities Committee, Jack Benny Program, Jazz, Red Scare |
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ICON RESTORATION: The Singing Lady, Irene Wicker
By Greg Howell
Posted in Icons, Singing Lady , 1948, ABC, children's television, Communism, Early Television, Icon Restoration, Irene Wicker, Red Scare |
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Irene Wicker was a pioneer of children’s programming on radio. Her show, Kellogg’s Singing Lady featured more story-telling than singing. Children also adored her singing voice, and her radio show was essential childhood listening of the 1930’s. Her songbooks were marketed on boxes of Kellogg’s cereals, often featuring her own adaptations of classics, including Charles […]
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