Here Comes Tomorrow (radio show) explained

Here Comes Tomorrow was a radio soap opera featuring African Americans on WJJD. It was written by Richard Durham and Jack Gibson. Oscar Brown Jr. starred. The show's subject was the African American family.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Jack Gibson recalled working on the show and said staff members had to sneak out the freight elevators and back alleys because the show's "strong" content was controversial.^[4] The acclaimed show is considered groundbreaking.^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Destination Freedom, another of Richard Durham's radio shows
• List of radio soap operas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Durham. Radio Hall Of Fame.
2. Web site: Golden Age of Black Radio - Part 1: The Early Years . 2024-05-08 . . en.
3. Ellett, Ryan (2012). Encyclopedia of Black Radio in the United States, 1921–1955. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 978-1476693392. OCLC 1369512406. pp.80–81 
4. Web site: Jack Gibson recalls the first all-Negro radio soap opera, "Here Comes Tomorrow" - Smithsonian Productions . Google Arts & Culture.
5. Web site: 'Word Warrior' Traces Uncommon Life of Chicago Writer Richard Durham | Chicago News | WTTW.
6. Web site: "Word Warrior" Richard Durham Is Subject of Book Discussion. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
7. Web site: 2021-08-20 . National Radio Day: Black Stations And The Pioneers Who Helped Shape Their Programming . 2024-05-08 . NewsOne . en-US.