▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁regular ▁role ▁on ▁a ▁nation wide ▁radio ▁program . ▁Anderson ▁first ▁appeared ▁as ▁" R och ester " ▁on ▁the ▁Ben ny ▁program ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁episodes ▁gave ▁different ▁" origin ▁stories " ▁for ▁Ro chester . ▁One ▁radio ▁show ▁guest ▁star red ▁Am os ▁' n ' ▁Andy , ▁where ▁the ▁sk it ▁showed ▁that ▁Ro chester ▁used ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁tax i ▁cab ▁driver . ▁Ben ny ▁and ▁Ro chester ▁col lide ▁their ▁cars , ▁in ▁which ▁Ben ny ▁is ▁clearly ▁at ▁fault ▁( as ▁Ro chester ' s ▁car ▁was ▁way ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁gre ase ▁ra ck ). ▁Ben ny ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁Ro chester ' s ▁fault ▁and ▁threat ens ▁to ▁sue . ▁The ▁ra cial ▁inequality ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁parties ▁is ▁explicitly ▁referenced , ▁and ▁Am os ▁' n ' ▁Andy ▁essentially ▁give ▁Ro chester ▁to ▁Ben ny ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁matter ▁out ▁of ▁court . ▁( This ▁same ▁episode ▁included ▁Mary ▁Living stone ' s ▁inf am ous ▁blo oper ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁- ▁mis pr on oun cing ▁" gre ase ▁ra ck " ▁as ▁" gr ass ▁re ek .") ▁A ▁later ▁television ▁show ▁explained ▁that ▁Ben ny ▁met ▁Ro chester ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁a ▁por ter ▁on ▁a ▁rail road ▁train ; ▁Ben ny ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁Ro chester ▁being ▁fired ▁and ▁then ▁h