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.

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing’s mentor, Neely Fuller Jr. returns with another installment of his thesis on Racism/White Supremacy. They both claim if you don’t understand it and all that it entails then everything else you think you understand will only serve to confuse you. Before we get to Neely Fuller Jr., Attorney Carl Douglas will […]

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Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Dr. Jeff Menzise wraps up the end of the year by looking at some of the major emotive stories of the past 12 months. Dr. Menzie will analyze the ‘Me To Movement’ & The Living while Black events. But before we get to Dr. Jeff Menzies, LA-based attorney Carl Douglas. The Big […]

Mystery Man Mark From Anaheim on whether we are still heading for a civil war. Mark will also talk about Putin, Syria, Mahatma Gandhi more. Before we hear from Mark, Surfer Rhonda Harper on the life of Black Surfers. The Big Show starts on WOL 95.9 FM & 1450 AM at 4 pm ET. 3 […]

Umoja! Baba Lumumba from Umoja House in WDC explains how we should embrace the cultural expression of Kwanzaa. Baba Lumumba will also detail the history of the celebration in the District. Before we get toBaba Lumumba, the President General of the UNIA-ACL, Senghor Jawara Baye on The Pan-African Federalist Movement Pre-Congress & the 60th Anniversary […]

‘The Man with the Plan’ Dr. Claud Anderson will unveil his new program for 2019. Dr. Anderson will connect the dots on how international affairs will affect your pocketbook next year. Before we get to Dr. Anderson, Educator & Griot, Dr. Leonard Jeffries on the miss-steps many people make at this time of the year. […]

  Chairman Fred Hampton checks in to discuss reports that more than 150 people leave Chicago every day. the Chairman will also weigh-in on the recently passed Crime Bill that if signed into law will see thousands of inmates released or have their sentences reduced. Before we get to the Chairman, Psychotherapist, Dr. Pamela Brewer […]

Harvard trained scientist, Dr. Leonard Horowitz, the man who introduced us to the terms HIV, AIDS & Ebola before they became household words joins us this afternoon. Dr. Horowitz will give us an update on MK Ultra, the Mueller probe, Military use of AI, the opium trade & more. Before we get to Dr. Horowitz, […]

Black Political expert, Dr. James Taylor will explain how Malcolm X’s political philosophy can help Black Americans survive. Dr. Taylor will also examine the chaos in the Trump Administration including the issues with Cohen, Meuller, Pelosi & the 2020 Presidential Projections. Dr. James Taylor will also reveal what was really behind CNN’s firing of Marc Lamont Hill. […]