Lois Harriett (Belton) Kinney (1922 - 2017)

Born 1922 in Florida

Ancestors

Died 14 Oct 2017 at about age 95 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Lois (Belton) Kinney is a part of US Black heritage.

Lois was a Teacher

In 1961, Lois became the first black female radio announcer in Greensboro at WEAL Radio. She was affectionately known as “Miss K”.

She was a founder and first director of the campus radio station WANT, now WNAA 90.1 at North Carolina A&T State University. Prior to her radio career in Greensboro, she was associated with radio station WERD and WAOK in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her Federal Communication license (FCC) from Atlanta, GA. Dr. Kinney was the recipient of the University “Teacher of the Year Award” in 1984 and currently has a scholarship in her name to be awarded to students studying Mass Communications and Journalism at NC A&T.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:S5TM-F3Z : accessed 10 March 2022), Lois Belton in household of Walter Belton, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 2B, line 65, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 312; FHL microfilm 2,340,047.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #184629015

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 March 2022, 16:14), entry for Lois Harriett Belton PhD (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G6ZK-V4J ); contributed by various users.