Sister Mabel Gary

Sister Gary advertisement for her radio program on WRAL-AM and FM. Sister Garys program led to the current WRAL gospel program Spiritual Awakening.

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Random CBC History Trivia Questions

1. Many well-known preachers had their programs produced in the studios of WRAL and/or WRAL radio. Which person did NOT broadcast from the studios of WRAL and/or WRAL radio? A) Sister Gary B) Oral Roberts C) Billy Graham D) Jimmy Morriss 2. While in Minneapolis, Minnesota covering the 1994 NCAA Basketball Championship, which WRAL Sports […]
Sister Mabel Gary. A Preacher and “Ratings Getter”

Mabel Gary Philpot – or “Sister Gary” as she was known in the pulpit and on the air, came to WRAL-AM in the 1940s to host a gospel music program on Sunday evenings. She was the first African-American to host a regularly-scheduled radio show in Raleigh. A native of Abingdon, Virginia, Sister Gary studied at […]
Sister Gary

Very early photo of Sister Mabel Gary, who hosted gospel programs on WRAL Radio and Television.
Sandra Byrd and the Weslyan choir

Sister Garys sister Sandra Byrd leads the Weslyan TV choir. Byrd and the choir performed weekly on the Sister Gary Spiritual program and later she hosted Spiritual Awakenings.
Spiritual Awakenings host

Bishop Terence Jenkins is the current host of the gospel music program that grew out of the Sister Gary Spiritual program.