Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Delores Poindexter

When Delores Poindexter started her radio career in 1970, she was one of only a few women on the air in Indianapolis at the time. She started as a DJ on Sunday mornings on WTLC-AM/FM and entertained with her personality and knowledge of the community and gospel music. When the legendary Rev. Mozel Sanders passed away in 1988, Poindexter took over the weekday early morning gospel music program on WTLC-AM/FM that became a top-ranked program in the market. She was the first African American woman licensed DJ to have a national radio program on WTLC-AM/FM, and the first African American woman to have a No. 1 rated show for 15 years. She also was the first woman to host her radio show inside the prisons and jails throughout the city and state. Poindexter was a pioneer in gospel music and a world-renowned singer, singing with the greats of gospel music.

Poindexter was inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2021.

-Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

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Delores Poindexter's Hall of Fame Video Bio
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
2021

Video bio of Delores Poindexter, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2021;

When Delores Poindexter started her radio career in 1970, she was one of only a few women on...

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Title
Delores Poindexter's Hall of Fame Video Bio
Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
Stations
Date Aired
2021
Description

Video bio of Delores Poindexter, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2021;

When Delores Poindexter started her radio career in 1970, she was one of only a few women on...

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