Syndication One talker Warren Ballentine lost a portion of his 3 hour syndicated radio show in Atlanta this week when CBS Radio WAOK (1380 AM) dropped the first hour of his daily show to make room for Westwood One’s Gayle King Show . The loss of the 10A-11A hour is a setback for Ballentine who fought to get back into the Atlanta market after Radio One Urban AC WAMJ-FM dropped both Ballentine and Al Sharpton from their line-up back in January 2009.

Syndication One “jumps off” a Rickey Smiley weekend show next Saturday, April 17. The Weekend Jumpoff is a three hour show featuring the hottest current hip hop and r& b music, interviews from today’s most popular celebrities, and proven Rickey Smiley Show fan favorites including “Headkrak’s Rak Attak/Flik Piks”, “Gary’s Hot Weekend Tea” and “Bernice Jenkins’ Church Announcements.” There will also be original

Syndication One morning talent and comedian Rickey Smiley can finally be heard in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Five years after starting his radio career, Smiley’s syndicated radio show made its Birmingham debut Monday on Cox Radio’s new WENN 101.9 FM, which calls itself  “Birmingham’s Neo Soul Station.”
“Now the listeners in Birmingham can have our native son back in the saddle again delivering his unique brand of humor,” said Kori White, Cox Radio’s Birmingham operations manager.
Smiley, who graduated from Birmigham’s Woodlawn High School and made his stand-up debut in the …

All Access is reporting this morning that Oscar nominee and former syndicated radio host Mo’Nique has been offered the job as the morning show replacement for Donnie Simpson at CBS Top 40/Rhythmic WPGC Washington.  The site says sources claim that there have been talks aimed at bringing Mo”Nique in to replace the recently retired Simpson and that over that last weekend the station had been running promo announcements for “Mo’Nique’s Morning Takeover.  WPGC afternoon driver Big Tigger is said to be in line for the permanent host if the former …

Syndication One announced today that the Rickey Smiley Morning Show,  has been added to Cumulus Urban’s WEAS E93 FM in Savannah, GA, WMNX 97.3 FM in Wilmington, NC and WYNN 106.3 FM in Florence, SC effective today.
“The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is exciting and entertaining from start to finish,” says Doug Davis, Program Director Power 100.3. “It is the best Urban syndicated product in radio today. Our listeners love the show and love Rickey.”
Cumulus VP of Urban Programming, Jim Kennedy adds, “This is an impact program that hits the ground …

Syndication One has tapped Yolanda Starks-White as Executive Director of Multi-Media Marketing. In her new role she will be responsible for creating signature events for the various Syndication One brands as well as assisting with custom affiliate events for the company.  Those brands include The Yolanda Adams Morning Show, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, CoCo Brother Live, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine. In addition, she will supervise all booking and contesting as it relates to various programming and shows.

Syndication One’s Yolanda Adams morning show has announced new affiliates in two major markets. The syndicated radio morning show is set to begin airing on KHVN Dallas and in San Diego on KURS-AM. The additions give the Yolanda Adams morning show clearance in over 40 markets, including six out of the top 10 and 14 out of the top 20 African American markets including  New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Houston, Raleigh, Memphis and Norfolk.

Syndication One, a joint venture between Radio One and Reach Media, names Tanita Myers director of operations. She’s spent the last six years as director of syndicated radio operations for Reach, working with The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Myers will oversee operations for The Yolanda Adams Morning Show, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, CoCo Brother Live, TD Jakes’ “Empowering Moments,” The Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine talk programs, and other shows. Myers is a 17-year radio veteran who was instrumental in the launch of Syndication One and a former executive …

Syndication One’s  Rickey Smiley Morning Show has been added to Clear Channel’s WJIZ-FM Albany, Georgia and WFBA-FM  in Columbus, Georgia. The show replaces Citadel Media’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood on both radio stations leading to speculation regarding the future of Big Boy in national syndication. Smiley was also recently added to Pittman Broadcasting’s KYMK in Lafayette, Louisiana bringing the syndicated morning show to 30 affiliates.

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 listeners regarding Radio One’s decision to replace the shows on WAMJ prompted talk surrounding CBS’s …