
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Smile, You're On the Air
Following last week's episode about WHER, the all women station in Memphis, TN in 1955, we're talking about the woman that made it all possible, Becky Phillips. Ms. Phillip's husband, Sam Phillips, would fall in love with her voice before they even met, making way for WHER, and women in broadcast into the future. Listen for more!
Research:
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/05/1147052846/sam-phillips-sun-records-elvis
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/rebecca-phillips-obituary?id=19205751
https://kitchensisters.org/present/wher-1000-beautiful-watts/
http://al-ba.com/hof_phillipsr_bio.html
https://alabamachanin.com/journal/2013/01/the-heart-becky-burns-phillips
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/01/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries
https://al-ba.com/wp2/aba-hall-of-fame-and-broadcasters-of-the-year/
https://al-ba.com/wp2/becky-phillips/
https://www.peterguralnick.com/post/38709869130/beckyphillips
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