National Negro Network

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The National Negro Network was a black-oriented radio programming service in the United States founded on January 20, 1954 by W. Leonard Evans. It was the first black-owned radio network in the country. Its programming was initially broadcast on forty member stations. The network featured a variety of different programming, including a popular soap opera The Story of Ruby Valentine, which was based on CBS's We Love and Learn, and starred Juanita Hall. The network eventually failed due to its failure to attract major advertisers.

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