‘Chatty Hatty,’ North Carolina’s first Black woman radio broadcaster, dies at 98

Before becoming a Charlotte radio icon, Hattie “Chatty Hatty” Leeper was a pioneer, breaking barriers across North Carolina airwaves as the state’s first Black female broadcaster.

The industry, family and friends are now mourning her passing. Leeper died on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at her home in Fort Mill, S.C.

She was 98…

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