🎙📻🎶❤ #ArtIsAWeapon #MCM - Remembering Black radio pioneer #FrankieCrocker, "The Chief Rocker, who was born on this day (December 18) in 1937. Frankie was FLY and he introduced me to so much music as a disc jockey, broadcaster and program director at NY radio stations @wbls1075nyc and WRKS (98.7 KISS FM). He's credited with coining the "urban contemporary" term/radio format to describe the eclectic mix of soul, R&B, jazz, blues, disco and dance music and artists he played. A true tastemaker and music aficionado, Frankie "broke" songs on the air that he'd heard at clubs like the Paradise Garage. For the longest time I thought Frankie sang "Moody's Mood" - the James Moody/King Pleasure song he signed off his daily radio with! Tell the truth - how many of Y'all did too? I MISS Frankie Crocker and radio shows like his - before corporate mergers, media takeovers and mediocre, cookie-cutter formats dominated the airwaves. Thank you Frankie for curating music that has become the soundtrack of my life. I'd love to see a documentary or @tvonetv "Unsung" on his life. (📹 regranned from @kmelb7) #ChiefRocker #BlackRadio #WBLS #UrbanContemporary #NYRadio #UrbanRadioLegend #BroadcastPioneer #RadioGoldenEra #radiolegend #wwrl #MoodysMood #KingPleasure #JamesMoody #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon