The nation’s first African American-owned and operated television station, Detroit’s WGPR-TV 62, is marking 50 years since it first went on the air on September 29, 1975.

Host Stephen Henderson sits down with WGPR Historical Society President Joe Spencer and the organization’s Vice President & Treasurer Doug Morison to talk about the history of the station and how it provided career opportunities for African Americans interested in entering the broadcasting industry.

They also discuss how the station’s original home has been transformed into a broadcasting museum named after the founder, Dr. William V. Banks. WGPR-TV 62 was sold to CBS in 1995. Spencer and Morison provide details on an upcoming WGPR 50th anniversary celebration and fundraiser featuring former Detroit Piston Isiah Thomas as keynote speaker.