Vinie had her own radio show, “More Than Half The World” on the WBAI-Pacific Radio Station in NYC from 1975 to 1983. She met and interviewed Anna Arnold Hedgeman, the African American Women who was active in NYC politics in the thirties, forties and fifties. A member of President Truman’s cabinet. She also served with distinction under NYC Mayor Wagner and was known as an outspoken civil rights leader, educator, spokesperson for women and minorities.
WBAI-Pacific Radio Station – More Than Half The World (Oral History)
Vinie Burrows
VINIE BURROWS is a native New Yorker born in Harlem Hospital. A child actor on radio she made her Broadway debut with Helen Hayes. Six more Broadway shows followed appearing with Mary Martin, Claude Rains, Ossie Davis, and Eartha Kitt, among others. Frustrated by the roles available to the actor of color, VINIE created and produced her first one woman show, WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN, a chronicle of the African American experience. The NY critics were unanimous, the New York TIMES called her "a magnificent performer." Morning TV talk shows introduced her to the college market. 6000 performances later with a repertoire of 8 solo shows, she toured three continents. She has been hailed as a “cultural ambassador” and honored at the United Nations. Actors’ Equity Association gave her their Paul Robeson Award; MIT their McDermott Award for her contribution to the Arts. A mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Vinie calls herself, a "cultural worker."
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