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| The Late Hal Jackson |
“Sunday Classics,” the last show hosted by the late Hal Jackson, finished its run on WBLS 107.5 FM late last month. the NY Daily News reports since Jackson’s death in May 2012, it had been continued by his wife, Debi B., and his executive producer, Clay Berry.
At sister station WLIB 1190 AM, Gary Byrd’s Sunday night talk-and-information show, “GBE Mindflight,” had its last show on Easter Sunday. Byrd’s “Express Yourself,” 7-9 p.m. Sundays, is now simulcast on WBLS and WLIB.
WBLS and WLIB program director Skip Dillard said cancelling “Mindflight” lets WLIB use its 9 p.m.-midnight slot for gospel music, the station’s primary format.
Black community spokespersons have expressed concern for several years, particularly since the disappearance of WRKS 98.7 FM, Kiss-FM, about the shrinking number of radio forums for black community issues.
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