Joe Madison
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| Occupation | Talk Show Host, Commentator |
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| Website www.joemadison.com |
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Joe Madison (known as "The Black Eagle") is a radio talk show host and activist.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Madison spent his young adulthood in various positions in the NAACP (including as Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP).
[edit] Radio career
Madison moved on to host radio talk shows in Detroit and eventually Washington, DC.
[edit] WWRC
Joining an otherwise white lineup at WWRC-AM in the early nineties, he developed a crossover appeal handling issues that included race, but were aimed at the station's multiracial audience.
[edit] WOL and XM Satellite Radio
The nation's capital's preeminent black talk station, WOL-AM, became his catapult to further impact, including syndication on the Radio One Talk Network and its XM satellite channel.
[edit] Political influence
In addition to his broadcasts, Madison has engaged in hunger strikes and other activism ranging from Sudanese slavery to securing a star for the Four Tops on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
[edit] Personal life
Madison has managed to traced his origins genetically back to Sierra Leone and Mozambique. [1]
[edit] External links
- www.joemadison.com - Official web site
