MAURICE “HOT ROD” HULBERT

Maurice "Hot Rod" Hulbert Jr. was one of the most popular air personalities during the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Hulbert could be heard hosting different programs on radio stations in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. Hulbert was also one of America's pioneering black disc jockeys, joining WDIA in Memphis, as it was evolving into the nation's first all-black oriented radio station, arriving at the station in 1949. It was there that he began calling himself “Commander Hot Rod”.

He came to Baltimore in 1951, making him the first full -time black disc jockey in Baltimore radio history. By 1961, Hulbert worked at three radio stations simultaneously, WHAT AM in Philadelphia, WWRL AM in New York City and WITH AM in Baltimore.

Between 1963 and 1984, he worked at three different stations in Baltimore including WEBB, WWIN and WITH. Then in 1984, he became General Manager of Gospel station, WBGR-AM.