Jesse Champion, Oral History

Jesse Champion, Oral History

Jesse Champion (b. Aug 27, 1927, d.Nov 2, 2007), announcer WJLD/WERC – 1954-63/1970-90 Jesse Champion relates his history at WJLD 1400, and an incident that involved him during the Civil Rights upheaval of 1963. Jesse was well known in Birmingham, both as a school teacher at Councill School and as a...

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Main Author: Bob Friedman
Other Authors: Jesse Champion
Format: Electronic
Published: Birmingham Black Radio Museum
Subjects:
Oral histories
Online Access:http://thebbrm.org/items/show/19
format Electronic
collection Birmingham Black Radio Museum Oral Histories Collection
building Birmingham Black Radio Museum
publisher Birmingham Black Radio Museum
topic Oral histories
spellingShingle Oral histories
Jesse Champion, Oral History
Bob Friedman
fulltopic Oral histories
Broadcast History
description Jesse Champion (b. Aug 27, 1927, d.Nov 2, 2007), announcer WJLD/WERC – 1954-63/1970-90 Jesse Champion relates his history at WJLD 1400, and an incident that involved him during the Civil Rights upheaval of 1963. Jesse was well known in Birmingham, both as a school teacher at Councill School and as a jazz singer who performed often in Birmingham. The BBRM has one of his performances. Friedman also shares the beginnings of the BBRM memorabilia collection for Champion’s reactions.
spelling Jesse Champion, Oral HistoryBob FriedmanJesse ChampionBroadcast HistoryJesse Champion (b. Aug 27, 1927, d.Nov 2, 2007), announcer WJLD/WERC – 1954-63/1970-90 Jesse Champion relates his history at WJLD 1400, and an incident that involved him during the Civil Rights upheaval of 1963. Jesse was well known in Birmingham, both as a school teacher at Councill School and as a jazz singer who performed often in Birmingham. The BBRM has one of his performances. Friedman also shares the beginnings of the BBRM memorabilia collection for Champion’s reactions.Birmingham Black Radio MuseumEmily BibbCarlena McClainDecember 21, 1993WAVJPGPDFChampionOHhttp://thebbrm.org/item/19http://thebbrm.org/files/original/1c512814247c55200e79c6938e70eecf.jpghttp://thebbrm.org/files/original/9cb568902a39661d23ddf61c28cb2485.wavhttp://thebbrm.org/files/original/b58ad9479596cabee1762d2555eaf4b1.pdfEnglish
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