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| Lauri Wynn - Madam President |
Born August 7, 1930 in Harlem, New York. She moved to Chicago as a teenager. Married Thomas H. Wynn, Sr. lived in Alaska and Chicago and had 4 children. In 1965, Lauri moved to Milwaukee with husband and five young children.
Hired by Milwaukee Public Schools was active with school segregation, civil rights movement, and raising her children. In the '70s, Lauri became the first woman and first African American President of WEAC - Wisconsin Education Association Council. Served two terms on the National Education Association Executive Committee. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Advisor to WI Governor Tony Earl, member of Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ.
She had 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Lauri departed on December 18, 2013. She was 83.
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JUNE 17, 2009
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The History of Black Radio in Milwaukee With Dr. O.C. White And Jim Frazier, WAWA 1590 | February 10, 1987
JUNE 17, 2009
Here is one of the most interesting airchecks I’ve heard in a long time. Dr. O.C. White and Jim Frazier talk about the history of Black radio from the days of 1590 WAWA about a year before the station went dark. The old jocks… where are they now and what stations were they heard? How did Black radio start? These questions are answered on this one hour recording.
it’s a MUST LISTEN for anyone who wishes to know about Milwaukee area Black radio!
A Black History Lesson by Dr. O.C. White and Jim Frazer - WAWA 1590
Dr. O.C. White, WNOV-AM, (860) radio, was the consummate radio announcer, personality and community messenger.
Born in Greenwood,Mississippi, White attended MPS schools and graduated from Lincoln High school, and matriculated at UWM, where he received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees, and his PhD. from Union Graduate School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Blessed with an outstanding voice and the ability to rhyme and lyrically mesh words, concepts and thoughts, O.C. was a griot, even as a teenager. Today, we probably would have called him a rapper. Yet, his message was always clean, crisp and designed to uplift and build community.
A historian, a people-person and a connector, by nature, White’s expose‘, on the web, about the history of Black radio, in Milwaukee, remains one of the best examples of this legend of the media of the 50’; the turbulent 60’s, the growth infused 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
O.C. White was often described as Milwaukee’s Black Mayor, particularly during the mayoral years of Henry Maier. Mayor Maier met with him during the Riots of 1965, the Commando marches over the 16th Street Viaduct; and for community in-put in the re-development of areas and services, under Community Development grants.
The O.C. White Soul Club, a non-profit, was incorporated and led by White and his wife Joyce. The two shared an impassioned interest in community, equality and access. The needs, within the geographic boundaries, described as the central city, were continuing to grow as more people were coming to the state. And, the O.C. White Soul Club became a first-stop source for many who were arriving. Community Journal of Milwaukee
CLICK - Watch on YouTube - Dr. O.C. White
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