0 Shawnee's Marching Band Fall Craft Fair and the WURD Radio Empowerment Experience

• Community Events
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 11/13/2025

The holidays are coming. Join me, if you are in Southern New Jersey, or in Philly, for these two popular neighborhood events. Look for me, and I'll have a brand new surprise for you! Support the Shawnee Marching Band's Fall Craft Show on Saturday, November 22 in Medford, NJ. On Saturday, December 13, all of the attention shines on the WURD Radio Empowerment Experience in Philadelphia. Get ready for a fantastic holiday marketplace celebrating Black entrepreneurship, creativity, and community growth. Yes, the surprise is my brand new paperback book, with a deep focus on USA history. The official launch date is January 9, 2026, so retailers can't offer it until then. The good news is I have copies now, so you'll be able to enjoy this exclusive item available for you, or for gift giving, at both of the community focused events highlighted above! See you there, and stay tuned for more. Previous Post

0 Johnny Mathis, Whitney Houston, and The Sequence

• Flashback
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 10/22/2025

Before the 1960s influences of Motown, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys, the style of popular music was different. In the 1950s, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley created and revolutionized the sound that would be called rock and roll. During this decade, traditional songs in the style of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett soldiered on for popularity, radio airplay, and record sales. One iconic balladeer who is still with us, as of this writing, is Johnny Mathis. Mathis was a champion of the "standards" music genre. Standards use lots of strings, horns, and up-front vocals showcasing easily heard, understandable lyrics. I've played two Mathis songs on the radio in the 1970s and 1980s. 1978's "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late," a duet with Deniece Williams was the first. 1982's "Friends in Love," a duet with Dionne Warwick was the second. Johnny Mathis had his biggest solo hit in 1957. "Chances Are" was a #1 pop song, and a #12 R&B song! Although it is not R&B, it is a great song. "Chances Are" was a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame winner. Here are a few other Johnny Mathis pop hits: "It's Not For Me To Say," 1957 "The Twelfth of Never," 1957 "Wonderful! Wonderful!," 1957 "Wild is the Wind," 1957 "A Certain Smile," 1958 "All The Time," 1958 "Teacher, Teacher," 1958 "No Love (But Your Love)," 1958 "Come To Me," 1958 "Sweet Thursday," 1962 There are many more in the 1960s, but these ten are great examples of his success and popularity.   "I Only Have Eyes For You" is one of my six Johnny Mathis albums, all on Columbia Records. Five are from the 1970s, one is from 1982. I certainly lean toward more of a funkier music groove, but a legend is a legend. Historic music is just that! Recently, this Sequence album came into my possession. Presenting the front and back of their 1983 record for you is a follow-up to my story about group members Angie B, Blondy and Cheryl The Pearl. Their experience with my family member in her house is a snapshot of city life at the dawn of hip hop. Enjoy reading it. I get a lot of emails from Whitney Houston's posthumous promotion machine. Her team provides updates about new remixes, swag, and noteworthy fan events. Keeping her memory alive is a good thing. We all know her hits, but I was very impressed with the new Whitney Houston Gospel album released in 2023. If you are a Whitney lover, discover, one more time my Whitney Houston: I Go To The Rock review. The songs are spiritually uplifting. Check them out.   Previous Post | Next Post  

0 Independent Authors Book Experience Book Fair

• Book Fair
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 09/01/2025

A shout-out to you, and to my North Jersey and New York City friends. I hope to see you Saturday, September 6, at the Independent Authors Book Experience book fair. We'll be inside the Warinanco Sports Center complex, 1 Park Drive, Roselle, NJ 07203. Come on by for the freebies, fun, author swag, and book signings. Bonus: Jack Breslin, a former morning show host at WAYV 95.1 FM in Atlantic City, New Jersey, recently sent along this long lost photo. It's here as a follow-up to the feature: The Jersey Shore, Music Radio People, and Kingsley that profiles the staff heard on the station. Left to right: Cliff McKay overnights, Allison Wing 10 am - 3 pm, Kingsley 3pm - 7pm, Diane Prior 7pm - midnight, and Jack Breslin 6 am - 10 am. This shot is from 1981 inside the on-air studio.    Thank you Readers' Favorite for selecting Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance and Rebirth; My True AM - FM - Satellite and Audio Streaming Survival Story as the 2025 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Non-Fiction - Music/Entertainment book genre!   Previous Post | Next Post

0 10 Radio DJs Who Dropped Hot Wax Like Rock Stars

• Songs
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/21/2025

Once upon a time, it was a 'thing' for radio DJs to go into a recording studio and cut records, just like any musical artist. It's a new day, so this rarely happens now. To acknowledge National Radio Day 2025 (August 20), I dug deep into the Powerhouse Radio vault to pull out 10 single tracks voiced by 'jocks' who explore love, comedy, entertainment, and message music in their records. Radio is still here, albeit trying to maintain listener numbers, while competing with digital, social media, the internet, television, and podcasting. The Guys Behind the Mic  You'll hear: 'Jocko' Douglas Henderson Sr. Bill 'Rosko' Mercer Joey Reynolds Bob Lewis Al Grannum Gary Byrd E. Rodney Jones Les Crane Don Imus Frankie 'Love Man' Crocker All of these gentlemen's creative tracks are from my personal record collection. I've selected short "fair use" segments for each song. You'll see each record label. A few of the labels had my initials written on them, a practice I started after having quite a few of my records stolen at a student center while I was in school (NYU). Most of the initials on a few labels have been covered over while preparing this project for you to hear. For timing length, I had to make a few digital audio edits in some of the clips. In days of old, very big hit records were informally called 'hot wax,' thanks to the plastic vinyl they were pressed on. Jocko According to Arnold Passman, in his book The Deejays, Philadelphia's Douglas 'Jocko' Henderson, early in his career, commanded his "rocket ship" show in New York City for two hours a night at the Palm Cafe in Harlem on WOV. This was after a two hour nightly commute from Philly. Henderson started in the City of Brotherly Love at WHAT, then moved over to WDAS. 'Jocko' had multiple record releases during his rise to fame, including "A Little Bit of Everything / Blast Off To Love" on New York City's Wand label. Here's Jocko with "Rhythm Talk," the McFadden and Whitehead hit. His version, like McFadden and Whitehead's, is on Philadelphia International Records. Henderson was active in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Listen to 30 seconds of Jocko's "Rhythm Talk.  Rosko Rosko was a giant in New York City FM radio at WNEW-FM during the 1970s. The station's rock music format was called 'underground' or 'progressive. Richard Neer observed the following in FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio book about Bill 'Rosko' Mercer. "His music was a beautiful rainbow of influences, from Sam Cooke and early R&B to the latest fusion of jazz and rock to Eric Clapton's mournful blues. It was totally color-blind and a little daring, but not so risky that it didn't reward those who trusted Rosko's instincts." My own personal favorite Rosko memory was listening to him one evening when he aired "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mic Elf Agin)" by Sly & The Family Stone for the first time over and over and over and over again back-to-back. I guess he liked it! Listen to Rosko's "She (Power To Be)." Your browser does not support the audio element. Joey Reynolds Joey Reynolds is a guy who is not afraid to break the rules. On his website, he documents his radio career in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and beyond. Will he ever stop working? You can see what he calls his expansive "Stationography" at thejoeyreynolds.com. His first radio job? Buffalo, New York (1956 - 1958)! I can't repeat some of the dicey stories I've heard about Joey. Here's a track that is a great comedic production. You'll glean a part of his segment in the song "Ma Bell You Got Me By The Calls/Memphis." Enjoy Joey Reynolds & The Phonees.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Bob Lewis Mr. Bob Lewis was another New York City radio fixture at WABC, then at WNEW-FM. Richard Neer, a WNEW-FM colleague of Lewis says "Bobaloo" was a big bear of a man. He had a perfect radio voice, silky smooth, deep, and mellow, which resulted in a burgeoning voice-over career." I remember as a young boy singing along with the "Bobaloo" Lewis WABC jingle. Very cool.  These next two songs reflect DJ social activism, a pursuit that probably will never fade away as long as people have a conscience. Bob Lewis puts his serious spin on "Johnny Comes Marching Home."  Your browser does not support the audio element.   Al Grannum Al is on the left. The others I'll leave unidentified, as I can't confirm without a doubt who they are. I was luck enough to work with Al 'Granulated' Grannum at both WLIB in New York City, and again at WUSS in Atlantic City, NJ. Al turned me on to the Doo Wop musical genre. This is a Black style of singing, popular before my time, that features intricate vocal harmonies. Grannum educated me about this music. He wrote the liner notes for a Sonny Til & the Orioles RCA album. Al was a knowledgeable expert in harmony laced R&B vocal music. Grannum passed away on January 4, 2013 at the age of 72. Similar to Bob Lewis' offering, here is Al Grannum and His Granulated Souls questioning "Why Is It?"  Your browser does not support the audio element. Gary Byrd Gary Byrd has one thing in common with Joey Reynolds. In different decades, they both started their radio careers in Buffalo, New York. My very first interview, as a student, was with Byrd, on the Queens, New York City enclosed front porch of the detached WWRL AM building. I lugged a huge reel-to-reel tape recorder there to capture our one hour conversation about radio, music, city life and culture. Here's 5 minutes of my Gary Byrd interview, located at the bottom of the page that you'll land on. The station was in the flight path of LaGuardia Airport. You can hear the overhead jets periodically in the background during the hour-long audio interview. Gary released several singles on the Real Thing label, including a two-sided editorial gem "Every Brother Ain't a Brother / Are You Really Ready For Black Power." "Soul Travelin' Pt.1 and Pt. 2" is an excellent Byrd collaboration with The Jimmy Castor Bunch. Listen to my interview with Jimmy Castor and group musical director Gerry Thomas on YouTube. On the extremely creative "Soul Travelin'" track, Gary Byrd takes us on a six minute musical tour, showcasing a who's who of multiple R&B hit makers. This is wonderful storytelling. The Pt.1 label is shown. Listen, and enjoy the short sample I chose from the B side, Pt. 2.  Your browser does not support the audio element. E. Rodney Jones E. Rodney Jones from Texarkana, Arkansas, born Earl Rodney Jones (1927 - 2004), began his radio career in Kansas City. Next, St. Louis came calling. After the 'Gateway to the West City,' Jones navigated a career loop opportunity into the Windy City of Chicago. He was very successful. E. Rodney would become president of one of the first Black radio unions. His time at Chicago's WVON, ("Voice of the Negro"), helped the station become a nationwide powerhouse influence on rhythm and blues radio airplay. Rodney's story is fascinating. Leonard Chess was an early friend from Kansas City. Chess and brother Phil started Chess Records in Chicago, a huge label specializing in blues and R&B. Jones was in the Windy City at another station first, (WYNR), before WVON. Imagine this problem. Even after hiring him, the WYNR owner thought E. Rodney's voice was too Black. Jones was about to leave WYNR, but was rescued by Leonard Chess, who bought WVON and hired E. Rodney as the program director. There's a ton of more info about him, but I'll stop here. On Sly & The Family Stone's Stand album, you'll discover a fourteen minute marathon instrumental, "Sex Machine." E. Rodney Jones & Larry & The Hippies Band do "Right On - Right On (Sex Machine)" with mixed results. There may be too much Don Cornelius (Soul Train) onboard the musical vibe as a passenger. You be the judge.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Les Crane  According to IMDB, Les Crane was born on December 3, 1933 in New York City, New York. However, his claim to fame was representing the West Coast Hollywood style through media arts. He was a San Francisco TV talk-show host, an actor and a producer, best known for Love Serenade (1996), Burke's Law (1963) and I Love a Mystery (1973). Crane died on July 13, 2008 in Greenbrae, California. "Desiderata" is our only song that won a Grammy Award. It was a bona fide #8 hit in December of 1971, with Crane's spoken-word recording of Max Ehrmann's classic poem, "Desiderata." These are the song's statistics: Twelve weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Ten weeks in the top 40 Three weeks in the top 10 Les Crane won the Grammy for "Best Spoken Word Recording" of 1971. Your browser does not support the audio element. Don Imus   John Donald Imus, Jr. (1940 - 2019), hailed from Riverside, California. Both the academic database ebsco.com, and Britannica.com offer great biographies of the I-man. Imus was raised near Kingman, Arizona on his family's cattle ranch. The teenage Imus was arrested in high school for fighting, was impeached as class president, and then joined the Marines at seventeen on the advice of his mother. Imus's first radio gig was as a morning disc jockey for a small station in Palmdale, California. His fame grew in the 1970s and 1980s while he performed as a "shock jock." Mr. Imus's influence began to tank in 2007, when he made racially insensitive remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. As a result, he was fired from CBS Radio and MSNBC television. I'm not sure which is the 'A' side of his selected RCA single. You normally can tell from the numbering / lettering system on the disc. The flip side of this single, "Son of Checkers (The Watergate Case)," is a classic example of a Flying Saucer gimmick record. You won't hear this one. Flying Saucer recordings are song clips introduced by a newscaster or announcer for comedic effect, using a sample of an original hit song (not a cover) to answer the statement of the questioner. The other side of "Son of Checkers..." is "Oh Billy Sol Please Heal Us All." Preacher Billy Sol is a nice Imus parody of Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker, and other evangelical holy men who once reined supreme, only to fall from grace. "Oh Billy Sol Please Heal Us All" is a better example of Don Imus doing what he does.   Your browser does not support the audio element. Frankie Crocker   I somewhat like the headline from The New York Times Obituary, October 24, 2000. Frankie Crocker, a Champion of Black-Format Radio, Dies. Yes he was a champion of Black Radio, but what he programmed wasn't stereotypically Black. You can learn much by observing and talking. I learned a lot just by interacting with Frankie while I engineered his 4pm - 8pm WBLS FM program for about one year, sitting on the other side of the glass. "The glass" is a large window that divides a studio in two. One side is for the technician, at this station, that was me. The other side is for the talent / performer. Crocker, another Buffalo, NY export is credited for coining the phrase, "urban contemporary" in the 1970s. Yes, his mix was an eclectic one that changed over time. While writing 10 Radio DJs Who Dropped Hot Wax Like Rock Stars, I looked over some of my WBLS 'inside the station only' playlists that I retained after leaving "Stereo In Black" during their early days. An hour music clock format was broken down (from the top of the hour) this way in order of directed play: Album Cut by an established artist Jazz Cut R&B Top 10 I won't expose all of the numerical elements or the artists, but slots are assigned for Latin, Blues, R&B Single and other categories with explicit instructions not to drop certain segments within the hour. Yes, this was very eclectic for Black radio at the time (early 1970s). As mentioned, Frankie started in his home town of Buffalo, NY at WUFO playing R&B and Jazz. Other stints in Pittsburgh, PA and Los Angeles, CA prepared him for the limelight in the Big Apple, New York City. WWRL AM, WMCA AM, and WLIB FM which would eventually change call letters to WBLS FM are other NYC stops for the self proclaimed "Chief Rocker." Frankie Crocker, (1937 - 2000), is credited as the artist on many singles and albums that he recorded. I chose "Confession of Love" for this '10 guys behind the mic' profile. "Confessions..." personifies what got Frankie over big time with radio listeners, and that is his suave, cool, sophisticated 'love man' personality. I have a ton of personal Frankie stories. He once bet me during his show that I could not tightly air a double play of the same song by separating it with only a 5 second jingle. The challenge was to start the jingle over the song end fade, then cue the song up again so the song would start immediately after the jingle ended. No dead air (silence) in the bet was allowed. We played records from turntables in the early 1970s. I was always extremely fast in mixing multiple control board elements, (songs, jingles, ads), and I won the bet. Explanation. Mr. Crocker could have just gotten a second copy of the record from the music library, so I could use a second turntable in the studio! By the way, the single was "Get on the Good Foot - Part 1" by James Brown. Here is "Confession of Love." I can't confirm, but I believe the group The Moments are singing the background vocals, as this song is on an early Sylvia Robinson (Sugarhill fame) label out of Englewood, NJ. The Moments are Harry Ray, Al Goodman, and Billy Brown, who eventually recorded and performed as Ray, Goodman and Brown. They also recorded for Sylvia before moving on to Polydor Records.   Your browser does not support the audio element. If you enjoyed what you've read and heard, if you like my style of writing, and if you share my love of authentic history, you'll absolutely want to read or listen to my audiobook (that I read) Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth; My True AM - FM - Satellite and Audio Streaming Survival Story. It's a highly rated, award winning memoir. Paperback, eBook, or audiobook. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Buddy Miles Interview: Pop, Soul, or Progressive Rock?

• Interview
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/14/2025

Buddy Miles was a musician who was often criticized for skating on a fault line, juggling a delicate balance between his love for rock and R&B. Miles did have two hits on the Billboard R&B charts during his career. With this serious dalliance, embracing a tightrope walking between and on both genres, Buddy eventually got his props in the world of soul. Not so much for rock. "Rockin' and Rollin' On the Streets of Hollywood" peaked at #33 R&B during 1975, and the much better "Them Changes" crested at #36 R&B in 1970. I've written quite a bit about Buddy Miles. I highly recommend the Buddy Miles Tribute Obituary I penned when he passed in 2008. Before his untimely death, I almost had a second opportunity to interview him! The backstory is in the obit. For the first time, I've created a YouTube video featuring my only interview with Buddy Miles at The Bottom Line, when he appeared at the club in New York City with the Electric Flag.  This video replaces the audio only version that has lived on Powerhouseradio.com for an extended period of time. That version is now sunset. Read the obit piece. Follow the link above for much more background, then view: Who Was Buddy Miles Listen to or watch our interview with Buddy Miles on YouTube and enjoy. Touch the picture below to go to YouTube. Three Minutes, 45 seconds. Bonus: Watch a really quick 90 second interview I did at the Indie Authors Book Fair held in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Saturday August 9, 2025.   Previous Post | Next Post

0 Blues Image Interview: Ride Captain Ride

• Interview
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/07/2025

There's a lot on your mind when three players from an up and coming band walk into your radio program soon after you've just turned 18 years old. That was my situation as a college freshman at New York University.  Ride Captain Ride Striding out of the Loeb Student Center elevator and into the radio station studio, WNYU AM, was bassist Malcolm Jones, conga player Joe Lala, and organist Skip Konte of Blues Image. The band was in New York City for an appearance at Ungano's Club on 70th Street in Manhattan. It's April 1, 1970! Blues Image had a contemporary rock hit, Ride Captain Ride, that would eventually peak at #4 on the Billboard pop charts by July. How nervous was I with only 3 months of amateur experience? Very. At one point, the conversation slipped into a jovial acknowledgement of my plentiful use of the filler word  'um!' After awhile, as if on cue, all four of us adlibbed a vocal harmonic 'um' in unison as if we were kindred spirits! The band members could relate. I didn't tell them that this was my first interview with multiple guests, and only my second interview ever! From audio only to audio plus video I'll admit that there have been four different versions of my audio only Blues Image interview posted in the Powerhouse Radio archive section of the website. You may not want to hear the original 40 minute version that included three different songs from Blues Image's 1970 album "Open." That version was never posted. I had to trim the songs to save time. The 'um' chant segment had to go too! The first edited version was 11 minutes, 25 seconds The second edited version was 8 minutes, 38 seconds The third edited version was 7 minutes, 43 seconds The fourth, current (new) and final version is 6 minutes, 12 seconds I've sunset the audio only versions, but happily version four of the Blues Image interview by Kingsley H Smith is posted on YouTube (You'll go to YouTube). Follow the highlighted link. I newly recorded many of my questions on video to rescue you from hearing my inexperienced teenager audio meandering. The guys did a great job presenting an interesting profile about Blues Image. They expressed thoughtful music scene opinions about the current state of performing in the new decade. Enjoy!   Previous Post | Next Post

0 Radio Airchecks Spotlight Skill and Technique

• Audio
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/04/2025

How did I get better behind the microphone? How do radio hosts get better? Criticism from peers is important. Positive or negative feedback from supervisors might work. Sometimes, if you are honest with yourself, self criticism and soul searching is the best way to evaluate your performance. What is an Aircheck Would you stare at yourself for an hour in front of a mirror? What perceived imperfections would you find? An audio recording of an on-air musical DJ show, called an aircheck, is exactly the same process. You use your ears. What does the sonic glance reveal? In the analog days of radio, an entire program could be recorded with ancient, silicone lubricated, acetate backed recording tape using reel-to-reel tape recorders. This was a headache for long three to six-hour programs, unless the newer cassette technology was used. Moving forward, thanks to the digital age, and some engineering magic, entire music on-air shifts could be 'scoped' into an aircheck. A scoped program happens when the DJ-announcer turns on the microphone. Their voice is automatically recorded to a device along with any other audio that is happening live on-air. The recording stops when the microphone is turned off. Now, all of the live segments are automatically recorded back-to-back. It's getting better all the time My ears stared at myself in this audio mirror after every radio program I did. That's why I have hundreds of aircheck recordings spanning every radio station that I worked for. When I used cassettes, I would re-record on top of the old shows, if I didn't want to save them. Checked out The process is simple. You listen back to your show and analyze every element. You question your diction, speech, timing, creativity, relevance, audience engagement, artist mix, community references, and much more. You write notes. You course correct. You tweak the hot air. You hopefully improve. If you juxtapose a seventeen year-old college radio amateur against the same guy fifteen years later as an accomplished professional, you can hear dramatic differences. I'm him. Where are the Airchecks That's my story. That's how I used airchecks to my advantage. You may not have noticed the aircheck section on the Powerhouse Radio website. See the bottom of the page footer. Listen to them. For the first time, I've also added an 18 minute multiple aircheck scan to our  PowerhouseRadioVideo channel on YouTube. Each station, featuring yours truly, is time indexed so you can listen to the station you want by selecting the time stamp in the comments section for the video. The airchecks at Powerhouseradio.com are different from what you will hear on our YouTube Channel. Check them all out! Previous Post | Next Post

0 My Forbidden Lover is Chic

• Video
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 07/28/2025

Summer days are running shorter, but summertime fun gets hotter by the minute! If you are at a public arena event soon, and get caught on the "kiss cam," remember the song below from 1979, constructed by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. These two guitarists founded Chic, a dance music band that should be in the Rock Hall of Fame! I'll tell you why. In the late 1970s, 'dance music,' or the popular term 'disco' became a pejorative. Through the years dance music has always been popular, but not at the expense of "that old time rock and roll" as the disco cynics cried out by the end of the 70s. 'Disco' became too popular. Yes, a lot of it was awful. What I like the most about Chic is that they defined 'the best of' the dance genre to perfection. Good Times Although their output of hits was somewhat lacking, they were crossover chart toppers... 1978 - "Good Times" was #1 on both the pop and R&B charts 1979 - "Le Freak" was #1 on both the pop and R&B charts With only nine songs charted on the R&B charts, it's a stretch for Chic to capture the embrace of the Rock Hall. Still, if there is one group to enter the Hall as an acknowledgement of the impact of the disco days, Chic is the one. Big brownie points go to Edwards & Rodgers for producing hits for David Bowie, Duran Duran, Sister Sledge, Madonna, Diana Ross, and others. Nile Rodgers continues to tour, primarily in Europe, where the legacy of Chic lives! Group bassist Bernard Edwards died of pneumonia in 1996 at age 43. Chic drummer Tony Thomson passed battling cancer in 2003 at age 48. I highly recommend Nile Rodgers' book, Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny, published in 2011. It's an excellent inside story about Chic's triumph from New York City obscurity to hit making and super producer status. I enjoyed reading it. My Forbidden Lover is Chic Here's Chic's "My Forbidden Lover," one of their songs that just scrapped into the top 35 on the R&B Charts. Check out the sophistication that the group brought to their dance music. Nile Rodgers and Chic continue that tradition today. This version is from a live appearance on German television. Some you know that I was the program director of an English language FM talk radio station in Berlin, Germany (operated from the USA out of Washington, DC). It was the only radio station ever licensed to NPR. I tell the story of how the German authorities licensed the station to the public media network in my book Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth. Here are two videos for you to enjoy. After Chic, my bonus video shares news of a Literacy Nation free book fair event I'm engaged with, in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, PA.   Previous Post | Next Post

0 Amateurs, Professionals, Fly Jocks, Road Warriors, and Radio Interns

• Video
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 07/17/2025

Amateurs, Professionals, Fly Jocks, Road Warriors, and Radio Interns wraps up the interview Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson and Gwen Richardson of Black Authors Matter TV did with me about Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth; My True AM - FM - Satellite - And Audio Streaming Survival Story. Before the end of July, 2025, the complete conversation will be posted to our @powerhouseradiovideo YouTube channel. There are five different segments, watchable in any order. July 18 update: Here is the complete Kingsley H. Smith Powerhouse Radio interview on our YouTube channel in a playlist with extras. Enjoy this segment. It's 6 minutes, 55 seconds.   Previous Post | Next Post

0 Surviving The Winds of Media Change

• Video
• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 07/10/2025

Nothing lasts forever. The history behind individual accomplishment and innovation must be told, in your voice, in my voice, in our voices. It was with this vision that I wrote the paperback and eBook, and voiced the audiobook Powerhouse Radio: Rough Roads, Radiance, and Rebirth; My True AM - FM - Satellite - And Audio Streaming Survival Story. Survival Watch this 5 minute segment with me talking with Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson and Gwen Richardson of Black Authors Matter TV. I will post the entire conversation on our YouTube channel by the end of July, 2025. July 18 update: Here is the complete Kingsley H. Smith Powerhouse Radio interview on our YouTube channel in a playlist with extras. For my Philadelphia region and South Jersey folks, please stop by and say hi at the free Literacy Nation Book Fair in the heart of center city, Philly on Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 10 am - 3 pm. The event drops at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on the ground floor, 1101 Arch Street. Use the 12th Street entrance. I'll graciously sign a copy of my book for you.   What are my Powerhouse Radio experiences? Previous Post | Next Post