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Roy Wood Sr.: African-American radio pioneer.
Born in Atlanta (died at age 80).
Biography
Roy Norris Wood Sr. was an African American radio pioneer, civil rights journalist, commentator, college professor, and entrepreneur. Wood was the host of the nationally syndicated TV show Black's View on the News. He was a co-founder of the National Black Network, one of the first broadcast networks to produce programming specifically for African Americans.
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Roy Wood Sr. was born on and passed away on at the age of 80.
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Roy Wood Sr. was born in Atlanta.
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