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Jubilee (radio program)
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<p> <i>Jubilee</i> is an <a href="/facts/American_Forces_Network/fVnmFYUM">AFRS</a> radio program that featured African American musicians and singers. It was broadcast to servicemen via AFRS from 1942 to 1953. </p><p><i>Jubilee</i> was conceived at least in part as a morale-building service for African American troops stationed overseas. The wartime host was <a href="/facts/Ernest_Whitman/16aR8l0m">Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman</a>. </p><p>Most of the shows were recorded before live audiences in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>. The series emerged as an important piece of black heritage. Its <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Defense/dWAvf7e3">War Department</a> status exempted the performing artists from the <a href="/facts/1942%25E2%2580%259344_musicians%2527_strike/NtSIvbym">union-mandated recording bans of 1942-43</a> and 1947–48 and many of the shows contain unique performances. </p>