Dorothy Brunson facts for kids

Dorothy Edwards Brunson (born March 13, 1939 – died July 31, 2011) was a very important African-American person in radio and television. She made history by owning and starting broadcasting stations.

Dorothy Brunson worked as a leader at Inner City Broadcasting Corporation from 1973 to 1979. This company owned two famous radio stations in New York City: WLIB and WBLS. As an executive, she helped make big decisions for these stations.

After leaving Inner City Broadcasting, Dorothy Brunson became the first African-American woman to own a radio station. In 1979, she bought WEBB (1360 AM) in Baltimore, Maryland, from the famous singer James Brown. She later bought more radio stations in Atlanta and Wilmington, North Carolina.

In 1990, Dorothy Brunson sold her radio stations. She used the money to start a television station called WGTW-TV (Channel 48). This station was located near Philadelphia, in Burlington, New Jersey. This made her the first African-American woman to start a television station. She sold WGTW-TV in 2004 to the Trinity Broadcasting Network. She sold it because the station found it hard to get enough money for new and exciting shows.

Her Later Years

Dorothy Brunson died on July 31, 2011, at the age of 72. She passed away from ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.