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GLORIA'S
ABBREVIATED RADIO BIO
In 1988, I began my career in talk radio on WANT 990/AM Radio (now defunct) in Richmond,
Virginia. Preston T. Brown (P.T.) was the program manager at the time--which was key...because, years later, when P.T. became
President and General Manager of his own radio station, he gave me the opportunity to continue my journalism work
on radio.
In 1996, as President and General Manager of WCLM 1450/AM Radio, P. T. gave me the opportunity to produce
and host my own talk show. In December 2005, after years of working in broadcast journalism, I obtained a Doctorial
Degree in Christian Journalism (D.C.J.).
During my years in talk radio, in addition to planning/hosting several public
forums for the community on a variety of hot-button issues, I have explored a myriad of topics and interviewed
numerous intriguing guests, nationally, and even internationally. A partial listing of some of my high-profile guests: Don
Beyer, [former] Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; James 'Jim' Gilmore, [former] Governor of Virginia; Colonel William Bryant,
Governor's Cabinet Member/first African American Secretary of Education in Virginia; Allegra McCullough, Governor's Cabinet
Member/first African American Assistant Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and [former] Director of the Virginia Department
of Minority Business Enterprise; Virginia State Senators, Benjamin Lambert, III and Henry Marsh, III; best-selling authors
such as Leslie Esdaile Banks, Bebe Moore Campbell, and Sam Greenlee, screen writer of the hit book and movie, ' The Spook
Who Sat by the Door'; Glenn Ford, co-publisher of the popular e-zine, Black Commentator and co-founder of the television program,
America's Black Forum; Charles Dutton, acclaimed actor and producer of the hit sitcom 'Roc', and actor Carl Gordon (played
the father in the sitcom, 'Roc'); Melba Moore, legendary R&B recording artist and Tony-award winning actress; and,
Bill Duke, director, actor and film-maker/producer; and numerous best-selling authors and noted filmmakers. To encourage reading
and oratory development in my community, in September of 2004, I initiated a Radio Book Club called, Voices from the Drum
(VFTD), which airs each month in various weekly time slots; and the Radio Book Club became an immediate favorite
with my audience. To-date, I am honored and humbled that the VFTD Radio Book Club is able to continue presenting stimulating
dialogue with, and about, some prolific authors. For a complete list of authors, artists and filmmakers who
have shared the 'mike' with me on the VFTD Radio Book Club, please visit the 'Archived VFTD Shows' pages on this
web site. *************************************************** Make sure you check out Gloria's engineer, the Mystery
Man, playing some of the best in classic soul every Monday from 7:30pm - 11:30pm Eastern
Time on WCLM 1450/AM - listen live at: WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER REQUIRED *********************************************************
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