The cool gent the nine lives of radio legend Herb Kent /

• Main Author: Kent, Herb.
• Other Authors: Smallwood, David.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, ©2009.
• Subjects: Kent, Herb.; African American disc jockeys > Biography.; African-American disc jockeys.; PERFORMING ARTS > Reference. > Radio; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.; Electronic books.
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Known as the Cool Gent, King of the Dusties, and the Mayor of Bronzeville, Herb Kent is one of radio's most illustrious and legendary stars. This autobiography details both the high and low points of Kent's life - including his poverty-stricken childhood in the Chicago housing projects and...

Table of Contents:

• 1928
• Developing an on-air style
• The black giant
• Theater of the mind on radio
• Tales from the cool school
• About fame and celebrity
• Hitting rock botton
• Redemption
• Back to the future
• Looking back on a long road.