Alan Freed was one of the most successful disc jockeys of the 1950s. He coined the term Rock and Roll. His career was cut short when he was accused of excepting payments from record companies to play their records. This is the rise and fall story of Mr. Rock and Roll.

Sources I used to write this episode:
Alan Freed - Wikipedia
Payola - Wikipedia
History of Rock and Roll - Payola
FREED, ALAN - Case Western Reserve University
Alan Freed - Encyclopedia.com 
Big Beat Heat: Alan Freed and the Early Years of Rock and Roll by John A. Jackson