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.

Activist, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. on the Chicago woman found dead in a hotel freezer & more. Lucia Mcbath the mother of Jordan Davis who was shot to death for allegedly refusing to turn down his car radio & to tie it all together “The Man with the Plan”, Dr. Claud Anderson.

Life long Palm Beach resident, Baba Amefika Geuka updates us on the situation in his state of Florida following Hurricane Irma, how it compares to past hurricanes, Global Warming its effects & more.

Political Science Professor, Dr. James Taylor with the latest on the Trump Presidency, who knows America better Trump or Obama? Dr. James Taylor will examine the eight months of the Trump administration if Obama supporters claimed he wasn’t just President of Black America but the President of the entire US what are they saying about […]

#Powertalker & Master Teacher, Ashra Kwesi, will discuss his recent Africa Trip, African contributions in the Nile Valley, the African Origin of Civilization, the African Origin of Christianity & more. Before we get to Brother Kwesi, The founder of the The National Afrikan-Amerikan Family Reunion Association (NAAFRA), Dr. Donald Evans.

The President of WDC chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists, Dr. Jeff Menzise on Parapsychology, the study of mental phenomena that are excluded from or inexplicable by orthodox scientific psychology. Some of the topics include the use of the “Third Eye”, Mediation & more. Before we get to Dr. Menzise, details on the KanKouran […]

Activist Sinclair Skinner on his I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE program. The The aim is to teach about wealth creation in our community, to show our people how to decolonize their life and why they should buy black and bank black. Sinclair is starting on College Campuses. The Big Show starts on WOL 1450 AM & […]

Join us as we celebrate the life of Dick Gregory you will hear from many of his friends and acquaintances. We also want to hear from you because we know Dick Gregory touched a lot of people. The Big Show starts on WOL 1450 AM & 95.9 FM at 4 pm ET., 3 pm CT., […]

Celebrate Marcus Garvey‘s birthday with two of our noted scholars, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante & Dr. Maulana Karenga. Both men will discuss Charlottesville & more. Before we get to our scholars, Empowerment Specialist, Eraka Rouzorondu on solutions for those concerned about what they saw at Charlottesville. The Big Show starts on WOL 1450 AM & […]

Metaphysician, Astrologist & Numerologist, Minister, Gabree Amlak on the upcoming solar eclipse, he’ll also interpret what the signs say about the nations energy pattern, Donald Trump’s chart, & a mini profile of your astrological energy pattern. Before we get to Minister Gabree Amlak, Brother Sadaki on the effort to organize & mobilize an Afrikan National […]

#Powertaker, Dr. Ray Winbush on how Dr. Francis Cress Welsing would have responded to Charlottesville. Professor Wimbush is writing a book about Dr. Welsing and will connect the dots of how the media is interpreting Racism/White Supremacy & reacting to Trump’s tweets. Before we get to Dr. Winbush, Educator Marcus Kline on how to create […]