Loraine ballard morrill biography of barack
She was the recipient of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists Community Service Award, and ActionAIDS's “Favorite Straight Person” for her long....
Broadcasting Women of WDAS Radio- keeping Philadelphia informed
By Arlene Edmonds
Correspondent
WDAS will be hosting its third “Women of Excellence Awards” this week; but with differing versions of how the event came together.
Some say it’s an inaugural event to celebrate some of the city’s African-American women making their mark.
Loraine Ballard Morrill.
Others will say it’s the bigger and better revival of the radio station’s past events to raise awareness of Philadelphia women doing extraordinary things. What is clear, is that it takes the acumen and initiative to make this event happen.
Among those who play their part in ensuring that local African-American women receive their props are four dynamic women in their own right.
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun is pausing to celebrate four familiar names. They are all part of WDAS, the regional radio station that has its own distinction of having more African American at its helm and in its spotlight than any other Delaware Valley broadcasting s