Amazon Radio / Pam Smith

Archive

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Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library

Pam Smith - Amazon Radio: Photo by Elaine K. Osowski - Published in Hot Wire Magazine January 1992
Pam Smith - Amazon Radio

Photo by Elaine K. Osowski - Published in Hot Wire Magazine January 1992

Name/Title

Amazon Radio / Pam Smith

Entry/Object ID

EAP-1

Scope and Content

Former radio host Pamela Smith speaks on her involvement in Amazon Radio, which focused on women's music, particularly Lesbian folk. The show aired from 1990-2015 at WPKN, a community-based radio station in Bridgeport, CT. Pam discusses the challenges of fundraising and the eventual decision to stop the show due to musical fatigue. Notable topics include the importance of community radio, the impact of music conferences, and the ongoing efforts to catalog and digitize the extensive music collection. Interview Recorded: January 9, 2025 via Zoom

Context

Community-based radio stations around the USA offered a variety of programs often developed and aired by people in the local area on topics of interest to them and/or their communities. Pam Smith was one of several Lesbian DJs who had the rare opportunity and good fortune to feature and broadcast Lesbian and women’s music on air for a wider listening audience.

Collection

Amazon Radio - Pam Smith

Category

Interviews and Stories - Collection

Archive Details

Creator

Mev Miller, Wanderground Lesbian Archive Library

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 9, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025

Web Links and URLs

Audio CLIP – Finding New Music (1:35) , Audio CLIP – How Music Was Selected (:45), Audio CLIP – Pam Misses Doing Radio (:29), Hot Wire Journal - Complete issue with article about Pam Smith

Create Date

June 21, 2025

Update Date

July 29, 2025