Occupation-Entertainer-Radio Personality
Chuck Leonard (1937-2004)
Chuck Leonard, a pioneering disk jockey known for his rich, smooth voice, was born Charles Wesley Leonard in Chicago, Illinois,...
John Albert Holmes, Jr. (1912-1989)
John “Jack” Albert Holmes, Jr. (also known as “Daddy Jack Holmes”) was Virginia’s first Black disc jockey. He was born...
Lorraine Patricia Baa (1953-2021)
Lorraine Patricia Baa, commentator, entrepreneur, and cancer cure advocate was born in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, on February 1, 1953,...
Patrick Connery Ellis (1943-2020)
Patrick Ellis Connery was a legendary radio personality for WHUR-FM’s Sunday Gospel Spirit Show in the Washington, D.C. area for...
Ruby Elzy (1908-1943)
Ruby Elzy was a singer and actress, born February 20, 1908 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Her father Charlie Elzy left the family when Elzy was...
Tom Joyner (1949- )
Tom Joyner is the first African American to become a syndicated radio show host. His “The Tom Joyner Show” is...
Solomon Lightfoot “Elder” Michaux (ca. 1885-1968)
Solomon Michaux was a radio evangelist, entrepreneur, and founder of the Church of God Movement; he was also known as...
