Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Jim Watkins (center) receiving a NAB Crystal Radio Award.
In 1971, Jim Watkins helped build local radio station WHUR from the ground up. A teenage volunteer-turned-chief engineer, Watkins was then known as “Captain Fantastic” because there wasn’t a technical problem at the station he couldn’t fix. Despite his behind-the-scenes role, Watkins was asked to be the interim general manager in 1985 and went on to be one of the longest-serving general managers nationwide. Kojo interviews Watkins, his former colleague, on how he turned one station into a network of six.
Guests
- Jim Watkins Former General Manager, WHUR
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