Smile, You're On the Air

Feminist Frequencies

Following last week's episode about WHER, the all women station in Memphis, TN in 1955, we're talking about the woman that made it all possible, Becky Phillips. Ms. Phillip's husband, Sam Phillips, would fall in love with her voice before they even met, making way for WHER, and women in broadcast into the future. Listen for more!

Research:

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/05/1147052846/sam-phillips-sun-records-elvis

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1152012067/celebrating-the-centennial-of-sun-records-founder-sam-phillips

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/rebecca-phillips-obituary?id=19205751

https://kitchensisters.org/present/wher-1000-beautiful-watts/

http://al-ba.com/hof_phillipsr_bio.html

https://alabamachanin.com/journal/2013/01/the-heart-becky-burns-phillips

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/aug/01/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries

https://al-ba.com/wp2/aba-hall-of-fame-and-broadcasters-of-the-year/

https://al-ba.com/wp2/becky-phillips/

https://www.openculture.com/2015/12/the-story-of-wher-americas-pioneering-first-all-women-radio-station-1955.html

https://www.peterguralnick.com/post/38709869130/beckyphillips