Rev. Louise Williams Bishop

Radio host and gospel DJ, minister and politician. Born June 27, 1933 in Cairo, Georgia, she moved to Philadelphia as a young child. A graduate of West Philadelphia High School, she earned a degree in communications and radio broadcasting from the American Foundation of Dramatic Arts. Although drawn to the emerging field of television, she began her communications career at WHAT radio, as the youngest voice in radio. Moving to WDAS-AM, she hosted "The Louise Bishop Program" for over 49 years. Her program was consistently one of the highest rated programs at the station and was an institution in the Philadelphia media market.