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

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 24, 2022 4:07 PM CT | Published: May 24, 2022 4:00 AM CT

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.

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Daja E. Henry

Daja E. Henry

Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter. 


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