NEW YORK, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary
national talk radio host and human rights activist Joe Madison has signed a new exclusive
multi-year contract with SiriusXM.
Under the new long-term agreement, "Joe Madison The Black Eagle"
will continue to air daily on SiriusXM's Urban View channel 126,
6:00 am – 10:00 am ET, On Demand and through the SiriusXM
app.
SiriusXM listeners can expect to hear the renowned host discuss
the political news of the day with leading politicians, newsmakers
and experts, and challenge his listeners – and himself – to "do
something about it." Widely recognized by the talk media
industry, Urban View's marquee host has interviewed an impressive
roster of top world leaders - including President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on multiple occasions – and
regularly welcomes Members of Congress, community leaders,
diplomats and other notable guests.
"Joe is the foundation of our Urban View channel, a tireless
campaigner for social change and one of the best interviewers
working in radio today," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Office,
SiriusXM. "We are thrilled to have him exclusively on SiriusXM
and look forward to many more years of great radio with Joe."
"I am very proud of the daily conversations we are having on our
daily SiriusXM show," said Joe
Madison, SiriusXM host. "At a critical time for our
nation, when politics and race relations seem to be the driving
forces behind the news, I feel honored to have the continued
opportunity to have this influential platform that helps affect
change."
A constant participant in the political and national debate,
"Joe Madison the Black Eagle"
broadcasts from SiriusXM's studios in Washington D.C., furthering the conversation
on national politics, policing, and race relations crafting
solutions to the problems plaguing the African American
community.
In early 2015, Madison hosted a special record-setting
52-hour broadcast of his SiriusXM show and raised more than
$250,000 for the Smithsonian's
National Museum of African American History and Culture and later
broadcast live, exclusively, during the museum's historic
inauguration. Madison was named a finalist by the National
Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for the documentary
USA & Cuba Reconnected
based on his historic broadcast from Cuba in June
2015, the first national American radio talk broadcast from
the island nation in more than 50 years. In addition, he was
a recipient of the Civil Rights Outstanding Leadership Justice
by Action Award, the highest honor given by the National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE). A former
Executive Director for the NAACP in Detroit, Madison has served on the National
Board of Directors of the NAACP and is currently a member of the
Board of Governors of the American Red Cross.
Madison was recently named a 2017 nominee for induction into the
National Radio Hall of Fame and placed #8 in Talkers Magazine 2017
Heavy Hundred List. He joined SiriusXM in 2001.
The Urban View channel is the radio home of diverse African
American programming on SiriusXM.
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www.siriusxm.com.
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