Eugene “Genial Gene” Potts, one of the “Original 13” black radio announcers in the South, began his 30-year career at Charlotte’s WGIV (“We’re G.I. Veterans”) in 1948. His trademark was a rhyming, rap-like patter invented to overcome a stammer — as in “We’re setting the pace for others to trace.” A man sought for killing […]
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‘Setting the pace for others to trace’
Posted in Memorabilia Moment, tagged black radio, genial gene potts, stammering, wgiv on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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