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.

The founder of the National Afrikan Amerikan Family Reunion Association (NAAFRA), Dr. Donald Evans updates us on his Campaign to End Poverty in the Black Communities. Dr. Evans says his objective is to develop an effective support networking an alliance of church youth/prison ministries. Before we get to Dr. Evans, Civil Rights Activist. Brother Ray […]

Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Jerome E. Fox discusses his book,”Addicted to White The Oppressed in League with the Oppressor.” A Shame-Based Alliance. Dr. Fox suggests that an addiction to five core values which inherently promote tacit acceptance of white domination may be at the root of the problem of understanding Racism/White Supremacy. Before we get to […]

The head of International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Pam Africa on tomorrows court hearing for Mumia. Sisita Pam says New evidence proves a former DA who prosecuted Mumia’s appeals, violated due process when, as PA Supreme Court justice, he took part in deciding against Mumia’s appeals. Pam Africa will also give us […]

Kemetologist, Tony Browder & his daughter Atlantis update us on their excavation project. The project is named after Dr. Asa Hilliard. Before we speak with Tony & his daughter, Monica Williams from the One Million Conscious Black Voters and Contributors outlines the progress the group has made since its inception. To get us started, Dr. […]

Geo-Political analyst, Craig Hulet discusses Yemen, N.Korea, the possibility that Trump Jr. maybe indicted, & Melania Trump an FSB Asset, Paul Manafort & more. Before we get to Craig, activist, Jitu Sadiki on Black August & the current Prison Strike.

Dr. Frances Cress Welsings’ mentor, Neely Fuller Jr. returns for another class on Racism/White Supremacy. They both claim that if you don’t understand it and all that it entails, then everything else you think you understand will only serve to confuse you. Neely will look at two issues in the news, Omarosa & her issues […]

Educator, Kaba Kamene (Booker T Coleman), discusses African Cosmology & the appreciation of the 21st Century. Brother Kabe who has been featured in all The Hidden Colors series will preview the latest Hidden Colors 5 & his debate with White Supremacist, Jared Taylor. Before we get to Dr. Kaba Kamene, author Nubia Kia & attorney […]

  A tribute to, ‘The Queen of Soul’, Aretha Franklin. We all know her music but what was she really like as a person. We will talk with some of the people who worked with her & toured with her. Hb Barnum was her Musical Director for decades, Narada Michael Warden produced some of her […]

Griot, Baba Lumumba, from Umoja House in WDC discusses the missing link to the Black Liberation Struggle. Baba Lumumba will also dig deep into the Kanye West perspective, & talk about what have we learned from the Obama & Trump administrations. Before we get to Baba Lumumba, Researcher Brandon on the Manafort jury, Giuliani’s ‘truth […]

Fight The Power with Professor Griff from Public Enemy. The groups Minister of Information will discuss Eric Benet’s statement that “Artist that rap about; killing Black people, degrading Black Women, abusing drugs, materialization, & living a low life are not artists but Blackface for White Supremacy”. Griff will also speak about, ‘The media, music & […]