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March is Women s History Month, and we take the time to honor the importance of women in our music and our organization. WBGO launched in 1979 with Dorthaan Kirk as a founder and Rhonda Hamilton as one of the first voices on air. Forty-two years later, the female voice rings clearly on WBGO: women are a critical factor that distinguishes us, just as they remain an essential force in the music.
We will celebrate the voices of women all month long, starting with a Take Five curated by our female announcers. A special edition of The Pulse on March 10 will feature the women of WBGO in a discussion about navigating a career in radio and the challenge of working in male-dominated spaces, among other things.
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“The best thing you can do,” Abbey Lincoln once said, “is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart.”
March is Women’s History Month, and WBGO will honor the inestimable contributions of women in our music over the coming weeks. This monthlong initiative, playing out both online and on the air, draws on the conviction that women have
always been an essential force in jazz, blues and soul.
To kick things off, this week’s Take Five features selections by WBGO announcers, in the spirit of Women’s History Month. Be sure to mark your calendar for a special edition of The Pulse on March 10, featuring all of these veteran broadcasters in a conversation about their experience as women in jazz media.