Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Choirs from three Texas United Negro College Fund members—Texas College, Bishop College, and Wiley College—will feature on ABC's 'Negro College Choirs' radio series in July, with Lane College rounding out the month.
Merged-components note: Continuation of story across pages; relabeled from notice to story for the continued component.
Clippings
1 of 2
OCR Quality
Full Text
New York. June 19—The choirs of three Texas members of the United Negro College Fund will be featured on the American Broadcasting Company's weekly radio series during the month of July.
These "Negro College Choir" network radio programs originate in New York City on Sundays. They are broadcast by ABC affiliates throughout the country on varying days and at different hours. Local newspaper listings of radio programs may be checked for broadcast time in specific areas.
The choral group of Texas College, Tyler, will be heard during the week of July 5, under the direction of Gwendolyn Wright Jones.
The choir of Bishop College, Marshall, directed by J. Harrison Wilson, will broadcast during the week of July 12.
The concert choir of Wiley College, also in Marshall, will present its program during the week of July 19. Gilbert Allen directs this program.
To round out the month's broadcasts, the choir of Lane College, Jackson, Tenn., will be heard the week of July 26, under the direction of Robert G. Owens.
The air-time for "Negro College Choirs" over New York City's WABC is Sunday, 11:05-11:30 p.m.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Story Details
Key Persons
Location
New York City; Tyler, Texas; Marshall, Texas; Jackson, Tennessee
Event Date
July 196? (Weeks Of July 5, 12, 19, 26)
Story Details
Choirs from Texas College (Tyler), Bishop College (Marshall), and Wiley College (Marshall), all UNCF members, will broadcast on ABC's 'Negro College Choirs' radio series during July weeks 5, 12, and 19 respectively, directed by Gwendolyn Wright Jones, J. Harrison Wilson, and Gilbert Allen. Lane College choir from Jackson, Tenn., broadcasts week of July 26 under Robert G. Owens.