Episode 065 - Bob Friedman BBRM 2023 Digital History Prize

Alabama History Podcasts

Episode 65 – Bob Friedman on the Birmingham Black Radio Museum's 2023 Digital History Award (Large Project Category). Air Date: August 3, 2023 Bob Friedman, founder and director of the Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) talks about receiving the Alabama Historical Association's 2023 Digital History Award, about the founding of the BBRM, and about his background in (and the history of) Black centered radio as a veteran talk show host and manager. He talks about singing with and interviewing many Black R&B and Gospel performers, and he tells us about Paul "Tall Paul" White, a legendary radio announcer of 1950s and 1960s Birmingham. Links to things mentioned in the episode: Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) https://www.thebbrm.org/ Alabama Historical Association Digital History Award https://www.alabamahistory.net/digital-history-award Alabama Historical Association https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Alabama Department of Archives and History https://archives.alabama.gov/ Department of Archival Studies, SLIS, University of Alabama https://cis.ua.edu/academic-departments/school-of-library-information-studies/ The Carver Theater https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Carver_Theater Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame https://jazzhall.com/ Paul "Tall Paul" White http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Tall_Paul Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame https://al-ba.com/wp2/aba-hall-of-fame-and-broadcasters-of-the-year/ "View a Radio Hero" https://www.blog.thebbrm.org/2020/04/22/a-radio-hero/ Radio Preservation Task Force of the Library of Congress [April 2023 Program] https://radiopreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/23-LOC-Conference-Program-FINAL.pdf Dr. Robert Riter https://cis.ua.edu/cis-theme-staff/bob-riter/ Rather read? Here's a link to the transcript on Google Drive: https://tinyurl.com/7377xjb *Just a heads up – the provided transcript is likely to be less than 100% accurate. The Alabama History Podcast's producer is Marty Olliff and its associate producer is Laura Murray. Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. See the website https://www.alabamahistory.net/