I saw the general-market world, the white world. I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure. We wanted to make each show evolve into a shocking…

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I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew...

I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew...

A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest...

A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest...

We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't...

We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't...

Whats funny is I really thought I would be handicapped in Los Angeles because the...

Whats funny is I really thought I would be handicapped in Los Angeles because the...

She is and always will be the first lady of soul. Theres nobody who ever...

She is and always will be the first lady of soul. Theres nobody who ever...

I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive...

I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive...

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there...

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there...

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal...

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal...

I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the...

I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the...

Stevie Wonder is the epitome of soul.

Stevie Wonder is the epitome of soul.

There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before...

There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before...

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of...

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of...

We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly.

We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly.

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough...

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough...

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

We wish you love, peace, and soul!

We wish you love, peace, and soul!

Somebody had to come along and do the format better than we were doing; that...

Somebody had to come along and do the format better than we were doing; that...

You can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey!

You can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey!

In my neighborhood, it was all jazz for a while. Then we grew up into...

In my neighborhood, it was all jazz for a while. Then we grew up into...

I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for...

I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for...