Jesse B. Blayton (1897-1977) was a radio entrepreneur, civil rights activist, professor, accountant, and businessman. Blayton founded WERD (AM) in Atlanta, Georgia, which was the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans. In 1995, he posthumously entered the National Radio Hall of Fame.
Early life
Jesse B. Blayton Sr. was born in Fallis, Oklahoma, on December 6, 1897 to Lester B. Blayton and Mattie E. Carter.
He attended Langston University in Oklahoma, between 1915 and 1918.
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