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1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
1928 -- Developing an on-air style -- The black giant -- Theater of the mind on radio -- Tales from the cool school -- About fame and celebrity -- Hitting rock botton -- Redemption -- Back to the future -- Looking back on a long road. |
| Summary |
Known as the Cool Gent, King of the Dusties, and the Mayor of Bronzeville, Herb Kent is one of radio's most illustrious and legendary stars. This autobiography details both the high and low points of Kent's life - including his poverty-stricken childhood in the Chicago housing projects and his straight-years at Northwestern University. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kent, Herb.
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Kent, Herb. |
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African American disc jockeys -- Biography.
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African American disc jockeys. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Smallwood, David.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kent, Herb. Cool gent. Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, ©2009 9781556527746 1556527748 (DLC) 2008022412 (OCoLC)227927872 |
| ISBN |
9781569762523 (electronic book) |
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156976252X (electronic book) |
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9781569762547 (electronic book) |
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1569762546 (electronic book) |
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9781556527746 (hardcover) |
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1556527748 (hardcover) |
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