Bostic, Joe
(1909–1988)
Bostic, Joe (March 21, 1909, Mount Holly, NJ; May 29, 1988, Southampton, NY) Considered the “Dean of Gospel Disk Jockeys,” Joe William Bostic helped introduce gospel music, born in church sanctuaries, to radio audiences and the formal concert stage. As one of black radio’s earliest personalities, Bostic presented the excitement of gospel music to millions of Americans who were not members of Baptist or Pentecostal churches and who were unfamiliar with the new religious music and its…