JD Doyle Collection of LGBTQ Radio Programs
The JD Doyle Collection of LGBTQ Radio Programs contains recordings of radio programs that were broadcast on KPFT and collected and digitized by JD Doyle.
Preservation and access for these items was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program.
The collection is organized into three series: Wilde ‘N’ Stein, Lesbian & Gay Voices, and Radio Spots. There are 34 episodes of Wilde ‘N’ Stein, 94 episodes of Lesbian & Gay Voices, and 8 various radio spots, including Gay Pride commercials, PSAs, and others. Copyrighted content was redacted from recordings for online publication available on the University of Houston Libraries Audio/Video Repository, full versions of every recording are available in the Special Collections Reading Room or by contacting UH Libraries Special Collections curator Joyce Gabiola jegabiola@uh.edu for more information.
Dates
- 1981-2001
Creator
- Doyle, JD (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish from copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. For more information, consult the appropriate librarian. Reproduction decisions will be made by Special Collections staff on a case-by-case basis.
Extent
12.4 Gigabytes
Historical Information
The radio program Wilde 'n' Stein was first broadcast on Houston’s Pacifica radio station, KPFT, in 1975. Hosted first by Ray Hill and later Mike Miesch, Jack Valinski, and Deborah Bell, the show focused on filling the void left by national and local mainstream media, which were silent on issues of interest to the LGBTQI+ community. The radio program bore the same name and held a close affiliation with a Houston bookstore that described itself as “a bookshop for Gay people and their friends.” Wilde ‘n’ Stein, the bookshop, fulfilled a critical need for information and community space in Houston. At a time when most opportunities for members of the LGBTQI+ community to socialize took place in either bars or churches, the Wilde ‘n’ Stein bookshop offered an important alternative for community-building and organizing. Wilde ‘n’ Stein the radio program created a similarly community-focused environment for listeners across Houston, particularly for those for whom going to an LGBTQI+ bookshop or even having a gay newspaper was too risky.
During the height of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, Wilde 'n' Stein partnered with representatives from AIDS Foundation Houston to air safer sex programs and provided listeners with accurate, lifesaving information. Likewise, Wilde 'n' Stein kept listeners informed on political issues that affected the LGBTQI+ community and frequently invited local activists and politicians on air, including many of Houston’s most notable LGBTQI+ leaders, such as Annise Parker, who went on to become one of the first openly gay mayors of a major U.S. city when she was elected Houston’s mayor in 2010.
In 1992, Wilde 'n' Stein was canceled, but the following year was restored to the airwaves under a new name, Lesbian & Gay Voices, in reaction to listener demand. The show continued in a magazine format featuring “interviews with local and national leaders, activists, and others, as well as news, reviews of cultural events, and women’s music.”
The recordings were collected and digitized by JD Doyle, of the JD Doyle Archives (http://www.jddoylearchives.org). Doyle is a community archivist who has made extensive contributions to the documentation of Houston’s LGBT history.
Acquisition Information
The JD Doyle Collection of LGBTQ Radio Programs was donated to the University of Houston Libraries by JD Doyle in 2019.
Creator
- Doyle, JD (Person)
- KPFT-FM (Radio station : Houston, Tex.) (Organization)
- Pacifica Radio (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the JD Doyle Collection of LGBTQ Radio Programs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Vinson
- Date
- 2023-08-14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750