Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 01)

Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 01)

Ben Franklin (b. March 12, 1919, Lees Vernon Parish, LA; d. May 10, 1998, Calera, AL) was a radio electronics engineer and eventually a station owner (WBYE in Calera) with a 60 year history in the field. He turned the transmitter of WJLD AM 1400 on for the first time in the spring of 1942 and shared...

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Main Author: Ben Franklin
Other Authors: Bob Friedman
Format: Electronic
Published: Birmingham Black Radio Museum
Subjects:
Oral histories
Online Access:http://thebbrm.org/items/show/94
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
Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 01)
Ben Franklin
fulltopic Oral histories
description Ben Franklin (b. March 12, 1919, Lees Vernon Parish, LA; d. May 10, 1998, Calera, AL) was a radio electronics engineer and eventually a station owner (WBYE in Calera) with a 60 year history in the field. He turned the transmitter of WJLD AM 1400 on for the first time in the spring of 1942 and shared a treasure trove of memories in over 5 hours of interviews. He passed in 1998 and Gary Richardson and Bob Friedman were pall bearers at his funeral.
spelling Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 01)Ben FranklinBob FriedmanBen Franklin (b. March 12, 1919, Lees Vernon Parish, LA; d. May 10, 1998, Calera, AL) was a radio electronics engineer and eventually a station owner (WBYE in Calera) with a 60 year history in the field. He turned the transmitter of WJLD AM 1400 on for the first time in the spring of 1942 and shared a treasure trove of memories in over 5 hours of interviews. He passed in 1998 and Gary Richardson and Bob Friedman were pall bearers at his funeral. Birmingham Black Radio MuseumJoe WrightEmily BibbNovember 03, 1993JPGMP3PDFhttp://thebbrm.org/item/94http://thebbrm.org/files/original/76b1223f17c96f590f49f22536f1d22a.jpghttp://thebbrm.org/files/original/42a62f763431bbf66f65df9b63b21680.mp3http://thebbrm.org/files/original/b2f312460384e14e5c00981096a47271.pdfEnglish
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