WCLK’s begins 50th anniversary with “Great Day in Atlanta” 

Photo by Allison Joyner/The Atlanta Voice On April 10, 50 years to the day, local radio station Jazz 91.9 WCLK kicks off its 50th anniversary with a historic picture of the genre’s premiere musicians making a significant milestone in local jazz history.& The weather cleared in time to capture the best of the best in jazz standing on the steps of Harkness Hall on Clark Atlanta University’s campus to create the “Great Day in Atlanta” photograph. Notable figures seen were WCLK alumni and staff, past and present Atlanta mayors such as Shirley Franklin, Bill Campbell, and current mayor Andre Dickins, and former Atlanta First Lady Valerie Jackson, who represented the late Maynard Jackson, were among the front-row attendees at the “Great Day in Atlanta” photo-op. Inspired by the iconic 1958 photo “A Great Day in Harlem” by Art Kane, the “Great Day in Atlanta” photo emulates the East 126th Brownstone with a renaissance of Atlanta-based artists today.  Photo by Allison Joyner/The Atlanta Voice Wendy F. Williams, the general manager for WCLK for over 30 years, said that the iconic voices that participated in the occasion helped tell the story of jazz and preserve its legacy. In 1974, the then-Clark College-owned...