During the first hour of a nearly two-hour appearance, King spoke about civil rights, race relations, discrimination, segregation and integration, and made “a reasoned plea for accelerated progress in the Negro cause,” according to a report of the event.
He spent the second hour fielding questions from the audience on a wide variety of civil rights-related issues.
An audio recording of King’s appearance was made to be broadcast on WTAG radio the next evening as part of its public affairs programming.
The two large reel-to-reel tapes were found a few years ago when the temple was being cleaned out after the building was sold to Worcester State University.
Slowey McManus Communications of Boston hired
BRITTANY MURPHY as a senior account executive. She is an alumna of Emerson College in Boston, where she received a degree in journalism. Prior to this she was at Western Mass News as the main anchor on morning and afternoon segments. Murphy will primarily work from Central Massachusetts and provide clients with a range of public relation services.
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Webster Five hired
IZZY CRUZ as assistant vice president, senior branch manager at its Shrewsbury branch. He earned his certificate in finance and credit from the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. Cruz holds more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry. In this role, he will oversee daily operations at the Shrewsbury branch and focus on business development and participating in community outreach.
Last Call with Jimmy Kang, VP of Wu-Tang Management
Sarah Connell Sanders
Correspondent
Jimmy Kang has worked in the entertainment business for nearly two decades. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Kang views Worcester as a rich hotbed of underground hip-hop talent. Kang was thrilled to strike a recent distribution deal with Sony Orchard, a music distribution platform that he believes will elevate his artists’ reach and pave the way for their mainstream success. The Orchard became a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment in 2015. According to their website, “The Orchard is a leading music distribution company operating in 45 markets worldwide with a comprehensive artist and label services offering including full-service marketing, sync licensing, video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, digital and physical distribution and more.” Kang’s Worcester outpost operates on Pleasant Street where he also owns the retail shop, Exclusives Music Me