There are 5 article(s) tagged WDIA:

• October 2022

  • Radio legend Bobby O’Jay inducted into Radio Hall of Fame

    O’Jay is among inductees including sports announcer Chick Hearn and the Godfather of Soul James Brown, who is being recognized as an owner of WJBE in Knoxville. 

    By Jasmine McCraven October 10, 2022

• September 2022

  • Longtime radio personality Stan Bell talks new role at WDIA

    Stan Bell said that there is a close correlation between teaching and broadcasting. In both fields, a person can be a voice of influence for generations.

    By Jasmine McCraven September 24, 2022

• May 2022

  • Memphis radio legend, WDIA host Bobby O’Jay dies

    O’Jay spent more than four decades working in the radio industry, spending a bulk of that time at the historic WDIA station in Memphis.

    By Jasmine McCraven May 10, 2022

• February 2020

  • Civil Rights Trail additions intersect with LGBTQ debate

    The Beale Street entertainment district and the Union Avenue location for WDIA radio join three other historic sites in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries February 13, 2020

• May 2019

  • Community reacts to sudden death of Bloomfield pastor Ralph White

    Rev. Ralph White, the pastor of Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church, died suddenly on Saturday. 

    By Abigail Warren May 27, 2019