There are 6 article(s) tagged Art Gilliam:

• August 2025

  • Making radio waves: New Memphis Music Hall of Fame member gets soulful celebration

    At the 50th Stone Soul Picnic, gospel singers and R&B performers will blend as the owner of Memphis’ first Black-owned radio station is honored. 

    By Joseph Mangin August 27, 2025

• June 2025

  • Hall of Fame: A new class of Memphis musicians announced

    The “Rock and Roll Granny,” the man who went down to the Crossroads, a titan of Memphis radio and three noted soul/R&B singers of different stripes and generations are the new inductees of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Chris Herrington June 13, 2025

• September 2024

  • Art Gilliam to be inducted into National Black Radio Hall of Fame

    He was inducted in the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame in 2023.

    By Bianca Thedford September 16, 2024

• April 2024

  • Founders don’t live forever but WLOK will, in hands of station’s foundation

    The board was recently expanded to include Bernice Donald, former U.S. appellate judge, Carol Johnson-Dean, former MCS superintendent, and Dr. Todd Motley, a local physician.

    By Jane Roberts April 15, 2024

• February 2023

  • Art Gilliam’s WLOK radio stations still stand for activism

    Gilliam’s influence allowed many Black voices to be heard through WLOK. 

    By Jane Roberts February 26, 2023

• May 2022

  • First Black-owned Memphis radio station celebrates 45 years with renovation

    For 45 years, Art Gilliam has provided a voice for the Black community through radio station WLOK. The station’s offices are undergoing renovations at Talbot Avenue and South Second Street.

    By Daja E. Henry May 24, 2022