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[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas - March 11, 1975]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to the president of an unidentified organization. He is writing to invite the president to speak at an event taking place at Pittman-Sullivan Park during Easter Sunday, where, along with other members of the BCMM, he plans on rallying support for various local issues. Among them is a dispute with KAPE radio, which has been criticized for lacking programming that adequately represents the black community.
Date: March 11, 1975
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Phil Watson - June 11, 1978] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Phil Watson - June 11, 1978]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas of the Black Coalition on Mass Media to Phil Watson. He writes requesting that Mr. Watson evaluate an ordinance put out by the city of San Antonio regarding the UA-Columbia franchise, a cable television provider that was seeking business in the area. He also requested that one of Mr. Watson's people look over his own approach to the franchise before a hearing was to take place; presumably, Mr. Salas had concerns about the company coming to San Antonio.
Date: June 11, 1978
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Robert Kiobassa - April 11, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Mario Marcel Salas to Robert Kiobassa - April 11, 1979]

Letter from Mario Marcel Salas, president of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM), to Robert Kiobassa of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Mr. Salas writes to inquire about the legitimacy of having one of his ads pulled off the air on KAPE Radio.
Date: April 11, 1979
Creator: Salas, Mario Marcel
System: The Portal to Texas History