Today we're sharing an excerpt from Amplify Color, a Double Elvis produced podcast series for Interval Presents. Amplify Color reveals the history of Black radio through the inspirational stories of trailblazers and icons who made the medium what it is today.Born Lenard McKelvey in the small town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, Charlamagne tha God has become one of the most important people in the history of radio and TV. His journey wasn’t easy. In this episode we’ll learn how being fired from The Wendy Williams Show, and then being fired from his own show in Philadelphia, propelled him to the top of the media world as one third of the World’s Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club. Tune in to hear the unprecedented journey of Charlemagne and how it landed him to the Radio Hall of Fame.Subscribe to Amplify Color now wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices