Malcolm X on WNYC

Malcolm X in front of the Teresa Hotel in Harlem when he was still a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam.

If you look closely, you'll notice the WNYC mic flag on the podium. He's wearing the same overcoat he was wearing in the more famous May 14, 1963 Larry Fink UPI photo taken in front of the Theresa Hotel in Harlem. The microphones seem similar as well. WNYC's is either a Western Electric or Altec 'saltshaker' microphone, while the mic that obscures part of our mic flag is clearly an Electrovoice 666.  

Unfortunately, we have not found the recording that goes with this photo, but we do have a rare interview done with Malcolm X in the collection from the same period done by reporter Eleanor Fischer. You don't have to wait for Black History Month to hear them. Go to: MALCOLM X.

The page also contains the radio documentary Malcolm X Remembered, which includes many interviews with people who knew him.

Last, but hardly least, Studio 360's American Icons series, recently aired a fascinating program on The Autobiography of Malcolm X. See: AUTOBIOGRAPHY.