Jocko Henderson Taught Students Through Rap Before Rap Took Off

Jocko Henderson was a rapper long before the birth of hip hop—and he used that skill to teach kids.

by Rich Watson 

Douglas Henderson, better known to radio listeners as Jocko, was a star deejay in both Philadelphia and New York during the early days of rock and roll. He was known for a routine not unlike rap. He is credited as one of the first rappers, a man who influenced a number of early hip-hoppers in the late seventies.

It was a style that served him later in life when he taught schoolchildren.

The Alison Steele Method For Creating a Hit Late-Night Radio Show

How do you make a successful radio show, far from the prime-time hours? Follow these five steps Alison Steele took when she became a deejay for the first time.

by Rich Watson 

Alison Steele (no connection to The Real Don Steele) deejayed late at night, removed from the more popular early morning breakfast hours or the afternoon commute home from work. 

Yet during the seventies she amassed a substantial and loyal audience despite having no experience at the job.

She had to learn as she went.

BRW: Behind the Blind

New feature. 

Every now and then I’ll let you in on what I’m doing and how I do it. If I have a piece of writing I’m not going to shop, I’ll show it off. I’ll let you know what I’m reading or watching, too, that sort of thing.