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Gertrude V. Holt is a true pioneer in broadcasting. She broadcasted when women and African Americans were not welcome in the industry. Gertrude began her broadcasting career in 1958 when she became the producer and host of Morning Devotions, W.H.K.K., in Akron, Ohio . She also hosted the Gospel Program W.M.A.N. in 1964 in Mansfield , Ohio . After the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, the program was retitled “The Music Has Changed”. Gertrude and the broadcast moved to Warren, Ohio W.H.H.H., and in 1968 she attended the Institute of Broadcast Arts W.P.I.C. in Sharon, Pennsylvania . There she obtained a Third Class Broadcast Engineers license from the FCC. In 1974, she enrolled in the University of Akron and in 1992, under three managers, Don Brogg, Rick Lampasome and present General Manager Tom Beck; she graduated with a B. A. in Mass Communications. As a student, she aired the Lutheran Hour, Mormon Hour, and Rev. Haye, later, “Dr. Martin Luther King Speaks” and “In Black America ”. Gertrude has been with W.A.U.P./W.Z.I.P. as a radio program host. She had the first gospel music program to air on W.A.U.P. To date, “The Music Has Changed” remains a traditional Gospel music program with community and current church announcements. She has received recognition of the Educators Award by the Radio Hall of Fame. She has broadcasted for approximately 50 years. Gertrude is a devoted wife to Paul Holt, Sr., and the loving mother of six children, seventeen grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren. |