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Honoring and Celebrating the Historic Career of Reverend Louise Williams Bishop, also known as the Queen of the Airwaves, on the Occasion of her Retirement
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WHEREAS, Rev. Louise Williams Bishop - dubbed the Queen of the Airwaves - has achieved an incredible degree of personal success in three separate, but related careers - radio, the ministry, and politics. The theme that runs through all her work and music is her desire to bring inspiration and assistance to people in need; and
WHEREAS, Born in Cairo, Georgia, Rev. Bishop moved to Philadelphia as a young child. A graduate of West Philadelphia High School, she earned a degree in communications and radio broadcasting from the American Foundation of Dramatic Arts; and
WHEREAS, Although drawn to the emerging field of television, she began her communications career at WHAT radio, as the youngest voice in radio. She immediately fell in love with radio and the power and responsibility the microphone gave her to communicate with the masses on a daily basis. Moving to WDAS-AM, she hosted "The Louise Bishop Program" for over 49 years. Her program was consistently one of the highest-rated programs at the station and was an institution in the Philadelphia media market. She has used this forum to inform and unite people around social, civic and religious issues; to advocate for services for the poor, including job searches, and to bring the message of political leaders to the people. Bishop was credited with keeping Philadelphia calm following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968; and
WHEREAS, In 1978, Rev. Bishop was called to the ministry and became an ordained Evangelist by the Pennsylvania Baptist Association. She felt God moving her to minister more than just between records on her gospel program. Having just experienced the hurt and pain of a recent divorce, she felt she could minister to those with the same heartache and sorrow. She has served her ministry with the Message of God's Sav...
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