About Carl Nelson

The Carl Nelson Show Launched Mon-Fri 4-7pm on WOL-AM 1450 February 6th 2012 in the nations capital. Ground-breaking, Peabody Award-winning broadcast news journalist Carl Nelson, has interviewed Presidents, Prime Ministers, Heads of State, politicians, authors, celebrities, civic leaders and people from all walks of life over a four-decade career that has taken him from Nelson Mandela’s prison cell in South Africa, to the Rodney King Riots in Los Angeles, to his present career as host of Washington DC’s latest daily newsmaker radio program, The Carl Nelson Show, a 3-hour daily news program on Radio One’s flagship radio station WOL-1450 AM.

Carl Nelson was the first reporter allowed to interview Nelson Mandela on the eve of his historic 1991 release from his South African prison and, as News Director for Stevie Wonder’s KJLH Radio, was the only news reporter allowed across police lines during the 1991 Rodney King riots. KJLH’s acclaimed coverage of this civic unrest garnered KJLH the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, an NAACP Image Award, a Golden Mike Award, the Los Angeles Press Club Award and several other industry-wide awards.

Nelson began his broadcasting career in 1971 at WYNT Radio in New York City. In 1974, he was recruited by Inner City Broadcasting Company, owners of WLIB Radio and WBLS Radio. After stints at several radio stations in Los Angeles, Nelson was named News Director of Stevie Wonder’s KJLH Radio, a position he held for a quarter of a century (1980-2005). In addition to his managerial responsibilities, Nelson was deeply involved in Wonder’s Bid to make Dr. Martin Luther Kings’ birthday a national holiday, he was also led in the station’s critically-acclaimed coverage of local, regional and national politics, breaking news and national events, including coverage of all the US political conventions.

Nelson has interviewed former US President Ronald Reagan, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former South Africa Premiere Peter Botha, Zambia’s first

President Kenneth Kaunda, Namibia’s Former President Sam Nujoma, current South African President Jacob Zuma, dozens of US political leaders including former US presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, Representatives Maxine Waters, John Conyers and Diane Watson, Julian Bond, Andrew Young, TD Jakes, and Rev. Al Sharpton, among many others.

Nelson’s celebrity interviews include: Elizabeth Taylor, Oprah, Michael Jackson, Prince, Sidney Poitier, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Redd Foxx, Luther Van Dross, Quincy Jones Berry Gordy, Magic Johnson, Muhammad Ali, O.J Simpson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar Richard Pryor and Nancy Wilson, to name but a few

In 1996, The Black Radio Exclusive Magazine named Carl News Director of the Year. Nelson is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology, and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television News Directors Association and the Black Journalists Association. Formerly the co-owner of WSRF AM radio in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Nelson sits on the President’s Advisory Board at St. Thomas University, Miami, FL.

Critical Thinking & African History, Professor, Dr. David Horne checks in to analyze what to do when you have a beef with a brother or a sister who is being attacked by the oppressor, ie the Cummings & Trump dilemma. Dr. Horne will also explain how Blacks can leverage their votes with reports indicating the […]

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Historian, Dr. Walter Williams discusses the myth of the Prophet Muhammad & Jess The Christ. Professor Wiliams will explain how the Quran, The Bible & the Torah were created. Dr. Williams will also talk about the five pillars of Islam and more. Before we get to Baltimore Criminal attorney, Dwight Pettit on Baltimore’s image. Did […]

Judge Joe Brown checks in to score The Muller Hearings. Judge Brown will discuss if Trump committed impeachable offenses, did the hearing change any minds, & did Muller hurt the Democrats. The Judge will also talk about Article Two which Trump keeps referring too, Jeffery Epstein, A$AP Rocky, & more. Before we get to Judge […]

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  Pan Africanist, Educator, Dr. Leonard Jeffries checks in to discuss Trump’s attack on the four congresswomen, Reparations, Dr. Clarke & more. Before we get to Dr. J. Harvard trained scientist, Dr. Leonard Horowitz on how the Ebola outbreak is genocide threatening Global Depopulation. Dr. Horowitz will link the move to the ‘Deep State’. The […]

#PowerTalker, Psychologist & Researcher, Dr. Denise Wright joins us to discuss how we should react to Trumps’ racist rants and how do they impact us? Dr. Wright will also talk about The Osiris Papers a book about Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. Before we sit down with Dr. Wright, NY Assemblyman, Charles Barron, on Eric Garner, […]

Mind, Body, & Spirit Medicine Man, Doctor of Metaphysics, Master Herbalist, Doctah B checks in. Doctah B Sirius will be discussing how the Summer Soltice can be used to help you attract new opportunities and higher physical, mental, emotional, relationships and financial goals. Doctah B Sirius will also talk about the difference between being conscious and being Conscientious, […]

Dr.Sebi’s son, Abdul checks in to give us an update on Nick Cannons’ documentary on his Dad. Before we get to Abdul, Activist Attorney, Nana Gyamfi discussing her role as the new Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration. Getting us started though, former Political Prisoner, Rev. Edward Pinkney.