"King Willie" Name Tag
date: label: date made
content: 1950s
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>WANN radio DJ “King Willie” used this name tag during the 1950s and 1960s in Annapolis, Maryland. The blue fabric name tag in a pin-back rectangular brass frame is printed “KING WILLIE.” A blue ribbon hanging from the brass frame is printed “WANN/DIAL/1190” in gold lettering.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>WANN (1190 AM) was a radio station based out of Annapolis, Maryland that primarily served the area's growing African American community. Morris Blum founded it in 1946, and it broadcast to the entire mid-Atlantic region. The station was home to disc jockey Charles "Hoppy" Adams starting in the early 1950s. Adams hosted weekly events at a local African American only beach, Carr's Beach, which were popular with the area's youth population. </p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>WANN continued to program gospel, rhythm and blues, and public affairs features until 1992 when the station changed to a mainstream country format with the catchphrase “Bay Country 1190.” Around 1998, the station changed ownership and became WBIS, broadcasting a News Talk Information format.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Morris H. Blum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0319.12
label: accession number
content: 2002.0319
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0319.12
objectType: label: Object Name
content: name tag
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 3/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 5.715 cm x .9525 cm