When Lorenzo "Lo" Jelks joined WSB-TV in 1967 as the station's first black, on-air reporter, viewers didn't see him. Though they heard his voice and saw his name, actually getting on camera represented another challenge entirely – one that required a concerted effort, led by civil rights activist Lonnie King and Atlanta's NAACP. A new documentary from the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists chronicles that effort and the trailblazing men and women who became Atlanta's first broadcast

Atlanta's First Black Broadcast Reporters Recall Their 'Struggle Behind The Lens' In New Documentary

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Atlanta's First Black Broadcast Reporters Recall Their 'Struggle Behind The Lens' In New Documentary

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