WEBVTT - Introducing: Amplify Color

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<v Speaker 1>Hello world, You're tuning into Amplify Color and I'm your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Cameron, Georgia and Black Radio Hall of Famer and

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<v Speaker 1>the Voice of Atlanta. During the course of this season,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll share the stories of black trailblazers who forever changed.

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<v Speaker 2>The medium of radio.

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<v Speaker 1>These are empowering profiles of individuals who left an undeniable

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<v Speaker 1>impact on the radio industry despite the uphill battles and

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<v Speaker 1>challenges they faced. From the very first black American DJ,

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<v Speaker 1>Jack L. Cooper and the first black owned radio station WERD,

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<v Speaker 1>to groundbreakers like P. D. Green who changed what could

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<v Speaker 1>be said on air. And tonight I'm gonna tell it

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<v Speaker 1>like it is because I'm gonna give you P D.

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<v Speaker 3>Green interpretation of Black history.

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<v Speaker 1>From renaissance women Kathy Hughes and Deanna Williams to the

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<v Speaker 1>DJs who helped the underground go mainstream. Welcome once again

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<v Speaker 1>to the world famous mister Magic and rapper Jack, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course I am Sir Jesus. And then go worldwide.

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<v Speaker 3>What's up? This is wk C stch on Sean. My

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<v Speaker 3>name is about Beata GLASSI Akao, Bob Love, and of

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<v Speaker 3>course we've got great stories about the larger than life,

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<v Speaker 3>personalities you know and love on the air today, Mike

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<v Speaker 3>Big Boy, Wendy Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>People saying that it sounds like I'm having a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun here on the radio and.

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<v Speaker 2>I am Robin Quivers.

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<v Speaker 1>Life is great except for all the stuff that sucks

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<v Speaker 1>and Charlemagne the God? Who is this guy coming on

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<v Speaker 1>our always talking crazy about our artists? Who is the

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<v Speaker 1>decades before the Internet and TV, radio connected people like

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<v Speaker 1>and never before. But just because everyone got to enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>radio didn't mean that everyone got to participate. In this

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<v Speaker 1>season of Amplify Color, I'll shed light on how African

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<v Speaker 1>Americans refused to be denied an opportunity behind the mic

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<v Speaker 1>and in the boardroom, and how radio would never be

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<v Speaker 1>the same. Want to tune in?

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to Amplify Color on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify

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<v Speaker 2>or wherever did you get your podcasts?

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