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Ambrose I. Lane Sr.
Reverend Ambrose I. Lane Sr. (February 12, 1935 – September 14, 2010) was an American anti-poverty activist, radio talk show personality and political and religious commentator. Early life and education The Knoxville, Tennessee native had a masters in social work from the University of Pittsburgh in 1963. Program His program, "We Ourselves", aired from 1978 until his death on the Pacifica Foundation's WPFW-FM, a 50,000 watt station in the nation's capitol. He also hosted a similar show on XM 169 The Power, now the SiriusXM 126, from March 2006 until July 26, 2007. He used his knowledge of law and people to co-anchored gavel-to-gavel coverage of U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings and Pacifica's daily national six weeks live coverage of the Persian Gulf War. He managed the Pacific Foundation from 2005 to 2006, as well as other human services agencies. In 2005, Lane signed (for Pacific Foundation) a 15-year lease with Empire State Realty for tower transmission for WBAI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Divisions of Tennessee, Grand Division and the state's List of municipalities in Tennessee, third-most populous city, after Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis.U.S. Census Bureau2010 Census Interactive Population Search. Retrieved: December 20, 2011. It is the principal city of the Knoxville metropolitan area, which had a population of 879,773 in 2020. First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century; the History of rail transportation in the United States#Early period (1826–1860), arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. The city was bitterly Tennessee in the American Civil War#Tennessee secedes, divided over the issue of sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
