{"id":28556,"date":"2011-03-17T12:44:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T11:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=28556"},"modified":"2011-03-17T12:44:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T11:44:52","slug":"living-proof-sway-calloway-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/living-proof-sway-calloway-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Proof: Sway Calloway (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"100%\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MvgXWq431sw&amp;rel=0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/allindstrom.com\/2011\/03\/living-proof-with-sway-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Al Lindstrom<\/a> sat down with Mr. Calloway to discuss his past endeavors with radio, helping break hip-hop music on the FM dial, and his eventual move to MTV. 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