Joe Madison

Joe Madison

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website = [http://www.joemadison.com www.joemadison.com]
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Joe Madison, (b.1949) alternatively known as "The Black Eagle" or "Madison," is a radio talk show host and activist.

Biography

Early years

Madison spent his young adulthood in various positions in the NAACP (including as Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP).

Radio career

Madison moved on to host radio talk shows in Detroit and eventually Washington, DC.

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.

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.

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.

Personal life

Madison has managed to traced his origins genetically back to Sierra Leone and Mozambique. [citeweb|url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2006-02-01-dna-african-americans_x.htm|title=DNA rewrites history for African-Americans]

External links

* [http://www.joemadison.com www.joemadison.com] - Official web site

References


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