WOWD Celebrates Black History Month
WOWD celebrates and practices diversity in its programmers and its programming, and during February takes special note of the struggles and achievements of African-Americans.
Here are just some of the Black History Month features during our February programs:
9 PEOPLE'S FAVORITE THING - Judy plays modern musical theater songs by Black composers and lyricists (2/11)
BLUES HALL OF FAME - Big Boy Little surveys the career of pioneering Black record man Bobby Robinson (2/20)
CHECK-IN TIME - Marika explores the heritage of Carnival in Trinidad (2/13)
CIRCLES - Steve Lorber and Eddie Dean spotlight two unconventional Black musicians from the '60s: Love's Arthur Lee and Bruce "Mr Tambourine Man" Langhorne (2/5); Brian Horrorwitz spins R&B and Soul 45's from the 50s and 60s (2/19)
GUITAR ARCADE - Patrick salutes the Women of Soul (2/26)
HI-FI DINER - Lis plays Hip-Hop (2/19) and Funk (2/26)
HIGH-n-LOW - DJ Urbanowa plays Motown (2/12) and Black indie artists (2/26)
INDIE PENCHANT - Sara P features Black indie artists (2/22)
LOST TREASURES - DJ Bookish spotlights Sun Ra (2/3); DJ Mackie speaks with filmmaker and "New Thing" founder Topper Carew (2/10); DJ Mackie spotlights Houston drummer Bubbha Thomas (2/24)
MELODY DIVAS - Violetta presents women artists from the civil rights movement (2/18)
MUSIC MATINEE - DJ Total plays music from films directed by African-Americans (2/15)
MUSICAL REMEDIES - The Night Nurse delves into Afro-Futurism (2/29)
MUSICAL TRADITIONS ENCOUNTER - Dave Eisner surveys influences of Black music on American music in general, from boogie woogie to protest songs (2/4)
RIDE WITH CLYDE - The DJ Driver assembles playlists of Black artists during the first hour (2/5, 2/12)
RISE UP - Olivia celebrates African American artists who make music for kids of all ages (2/3)
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION - Eddie Dean, sitting in for Brian McGuire, spotlights Charlie Pride and lesser-known DC Black musicians (2/17, 2/24)
ROOTS & WINGS - Becky & Chris spotlight Black artists in folk, folk-rock, and country music (2/17)
ROOTS ROCK REGGAE - "Reggae Is Black History" is Soul Rebel and Ebony's theme (2/10, 2/24)
RUDIE-PATOOTIE - DJ Rae spins all-Black ska music (2/8)
SOUND OF SOUL - D'Nicole includes a Black History Month segment (2/4, 2/18) and airs an interview with Jean Carne (2/18)
TAKOMA CABARET - Peter and Maureen play Black singers from classic Broadway shows (2/18)
TALK OF TAKOMA - Eric Bond talks with David Nicholson, author of The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration (2/11)
TUESDAY MORNING MIX - Steve features Nina Simone (2/20) and plays R&B from Atlantic Records (2/27).
WHAT YEAR IS THIS - Brandon Weatherbee spotlights Black music releases from 1964, 1974, 1984, and 1960 (2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29)
