Syndicated radio talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine were introduced to a crowd of listeners, radio station advertisers and the Atlanta media earlier this week after they made their debuts on CBS Radio’s WAOK-AM. Rodney Ho’s Morning Mash column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution has an update on the re-introduction.

CBS Radio WAOK-AM debuts the return of  syndicated radio talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine to the Atlanta market beginning Wednesday (4/29). The shows which had been dropped from Radio One Urban AC WAMJ-FM in a series of frequency moves and format flips that left them without a home in the nations 9th largest radio market, will re-appear in the market with Warren Ballentine at 10am followed by Sharpton at 1pm.  Significant protest from Atlanta …

It’s  been rumored for weeks  now it’s official, CBS Radio Atlanta has picked up syndicated radio talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine. The shows which had been dropped from Radio One Urban AC WAMJ-FM in a series of frequency moves and format flips that left them without a home in the nations 9th largest radio market, will debut Wednesday April 29th on WAOK-AM. After significant protest from listeners regarding the decision to replace the …

The whispers regarding a return of Syndication One talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine to Atlanta radio are getting louder. The Atlanta Constitution Journal has been following the rumors of a move to CBS Radio for a few weeks now. The whispers are now screams.

Congratulations go out to Syndication One morning host Rickey Smiley, who made Talkers Magazines “Talkers 250″  list even though stablemates Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine missed the cut. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show appears on the Talkers 250 list in the Hot Talk catagory which by the way, somehow excludes similar syndicated urban hosts such as Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey and Michael Baisden.
 

Syndication One talker Al Sharpton is celebrating the third anniversary of his Superadio distributed “Keepin It Real” daily show. The show airs 1-4 pm est daily and on XM radio. There are pictures here.

*UPDATE* Arbitron’s Portable People Meter methodology is the villain in a petition put together by the Atlanta listeners of Warren Ballentine and Al Sharpton who have been cut at WAMJ-FM. The petition charges that the number of participants in the PPM panel was not representative of the target audience of the two shows and led to the decision to drop the hosts. It also showed a little research on the subject. Here’s the petition. Syndication …

The swearing in ceremony is over and Barack Obama is now officially the 44th President of the United States of America. And while the millions of people who descended upon Washington and millions more across the country prepare for the balls and celebrations and to move the country in a new direction, you may want to take few minutes and look at the video of the Obama Radio Nation 2009 broadcast that was aired live …

The rumors are rampant as to just what Radio One plans to do on 107.5 in Atlanta after jettisoning the Smooth Jazz WJJZ the other day. This story has ties to syndication because some of the talk involves simulcasting Urban/Talk hybrid WAMJ (102.5). The station features Premiere’s Steve Harvey, ABC’s Micheal Baisden and the two Syndication One produced Superadio syndicated talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine. The talk/music hybrid has been wildly successful for Radio …

The media ‘s embrace of Barack Obama continues to astound. On Sunday January 18th a panel of nationally syndicated progressive talk hosts will gather at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium for a three-hour live national radio broadcast to celebrate the inauguration of Mr. Obama as the nations 44th President.