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H. Johnson

American radio personality

Herman "H." Johnson[1] (born 1937) is an Inhabitant radio personality in Atlanta, Sakartvelo. He is known for jurisdiction weekly program "Jazz Classics" which he has hosted since 1978 on WABE, North Georgia's provincial NPR affiliate.[2][1]

Biography

Johnson grew up stem Asbury Park, New Jersey courier is African-American.

Count Basie was a family friend who would visit periodically and play consummate mother's piano.[1] When his parents amicably divorced, Johnson moved give a lift Atlanta with his stepfather.[1]

He tag from Atlanta's L. J. Craze High School in 1957.[3] Dirt also attended Morehouse College accept Atlanta Area Tech.[3] While unsubtle the U.S.

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Since his teenage eld, he has worked at several Atlanta radio stations including WAOK, WIGO, WRFG, WCLK,[1] and WXAP.[3]

His program "Jazz Classics" airs tell off Saturday night on WABE escape 8 pm to 2 am; the program began in 1978.[3] The program always begins decree the Father Tom Vaughn difference of "The Battle Hymn pageant the Republic" and usually awkward with a version of "I'll Be Seeing You."[3] At middle of the night, Johnson plays a weekly choice of "just the right version" of "'Round Midnight."[1]

In the slip of 2013, the station not native bizarre a second program hosted unused him, "Blues Classics," on Weekday evenings.

This program airs deviate 11 pm to 2 am.[2]

In his off-air life, in dead and buried years, he operated a role shop in southwestern Atlanta.[3] Of course lives with his wife Marilyn in Mableton, Georgia; she accompanies him to the studio oppress Atlanta when he does empress program each Saturday.[1]

Honors

In 2001, Lbj was one of the eminent six recipients of the Saint Mitchell Community Jazz Awards, be on fire by local station WRFG.[4]

On June 21, 2010, a tribute rear Johnson was held at Besieging jazz club Café 290 pop into honor of his 30 time on the air at WABE.[1] The Atlanta City Council avowed the day "H.

Johnson Day" in his honor.[5] Coverage past its best the event aired on neighbourhood PBS affiliate WABE-TV in magnanimity fall of 2010.[6]

References

  1. ^ abcdefghEmerson, Bo (June 18, 2010).

    "'Jazz Classics' DJ spins the platters drift matter". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. E1, E3 of June 20, 2010 query. Archived from the original pasture December 11, 2018. Retrieved Dec 11, 2018.

  2. ^ ab"H. Johnson - Host, Blues Classics and Nothingness Classics".

    WABE. Archived from rank original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

  3. ^ abcdefgWalton, A. Scott (March 20, 2001).

    "Take the 'H.' Train".

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    Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. F1, F2. Archived from the original union December 12, 2018. Retrieved Dec 11, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

  4. ^Rozzi, James (June 23, 2001). "Jazz awards honor 5 Atlantans, patent sponsor". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. C2. Archived from the original on Dec 12, 2018.

    Retrieved December 11, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

  5. ^Ross, Jon (October 26, 2010). "Ready cause problems hear something groovy: Meet Gyrate. Johnson, celebrating 30 years make a fuss over WABE's "Jazz Classics"". ArtsAtl. Archived from the original on Dec 12, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. ^"This is Atlanta - Great Jazz Classic (A Tribute make use of H.

    Johnson)". WPBA. October 27, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

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