Freed was born on this date in 1921, and sadly he passed away on January 20th, 1965 at the age of 43.
Alan Freed was a broadcast pioneer who encouraged kids to listen to rock music and at his pesak he was one of the most powerful men in the radio business.
He did accept "payola" which is accepting money to play certain songs which for some reason was illegal back in the day and after he was arrested he was blacklisted from broadcasting.
Freed was often criticized for having blacks and whites dance together and I firmly believe that was the real reason he was convicted. I thank god for people like Alan Freed who made the music possible.
Freed and Casey Kasem are my two broadcasting idols that will always be with me. Alan Freed, ahead of his time and he damn well knew it.
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