BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Joe Madison
| BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY |
| Joe Madison | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Edward Madison
Dayton, OhioJune 16, 1949 |
| Education | Washington University, B.A., 1971 (sociology) |
| Occupation | Talk Show Host, Commentator |
Board member of
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| Spouse(s) | Sharon (m. in or before 1978) |
| Children | Shawna, Jason, Monesha, Michelle |
| Parents | Nancy Madison and Felix Madison |
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| Website | |
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Joe Madison (born June 16, 1949), alternatively known as "The Black Eagle" or "Madison", is an American radio talk-show host and activist.
Biography
Early years
Madison received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Washington University in St. Louis.[5] During college he was an All-Conference Running Back and baritone soloist with the university's concert chorus.[citation needed] Madison spent his young adulthood in various positions in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and was selected Executive Director of Detroit's NAACP branch at the age of 24. He is the youngest person to be appointed to the position.[5]
He did public relations at General Motors Corporation, 1969-70. He was a "statistician" for the St Louis Cardinal Football club, 1970-71. He worked in urban affairs at Seymour & Lundy Assoc, 1971-74.[3]
He was executive director of NAACP's Detroit Branch, 1974-77. Benjamin Hooks appointed him NAACP national political director in 1978. He was also political director of the SEIU, and a director of COTE.[3] He is a former member of NAACP's national board, and remains a life member.[4][5]
Radio career
Madison began his broadcasting career in 1980 at Detroit's legendary WXYZ-AM radio station, now known as WXYT (AM).
WWRC
Joining an otherwise white lineup at WWRC-AM in the early '90s, he developed a crossover appeal handling issues that includedrace but were aimed at the station's multiracial audience. He left in 1998, after the station fired its talent and changed format, to start an online chat show.[6]
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 theRadio One Talk Network and its XM satellite channel. He left WOL in 2013.[7]
Urban View on Sirius
Madison can now be heard Mondays through Fridays from 6am to 10am on Urban View channel 126, XM Sirius.
Political activism
In addition to his broadcasts, Madison has engaged in hunger strikes and supported causes ranging from Sudanese slavery to securing a star for the Four Tops on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5] He publicized claims of CIA complicity in moving cocaine into the United States, sought evidence, and promoted legislation to declassify possibly related documents. On October 15, 1996, Madison, Dick Gregory, and John Newman launched a hunger strike to promote this legislation.[1]
Personal life
Joe Madison has managed to trace his origins genetically back to Sierra Leone and Mozambique.[8] He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Sherry.
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