Uncrowned Community Builders

Roosevelt Johnson was the director of religious programming at WUFO radio for 15 years. He played gospel music on Sunday mornings at the station. For 10 years he was also the host for "Brother Tedââ?¬â?¢s World of Gospel" each week on WKBW-TV.

He was born in Macon, Georgia and moved to Buffalo in 1958. He attended East High School and became a leader in youth gospel organizations. He later graduated from the University at Buffalo. He worked for Western Electric and the Erie County Sheriff's Dept. However, it was in religious broadcasting and religious and civic organizations that Johnson made his mark on the community.

In 1983 he received the Communications/Media Award. In 1977 the NAACP presented him the Community Service Award. He founded the Love Train Gang Charity Organization in 1974 to assist victims of sudden tragedy. He was the local and national public relations director of God in Christ. He was also the public relations director of the community Coalition Against Violence. He was the national Vice President of the Gospel Music convention. He was also a former Erie County committeeman and a volunteer at the Senior Citizen Center.

Mr. Johnson was 54 years of age at the time of his death on October 28, 1996. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.