Syndication One syndicated radio talk show host Warren Ballentine recently scored an exclusive interview with First Lady Michelle Obama “live” from the White House. Ballentine visited the White House on Monday, April 16th as part of their Summit on Entrepreneurship for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions. The Summit offered the opportunity for Ballentine to provide a national African-American audience for small business owners, government experts, and leaders from a variety of HBCUs/MSIs …

Here’s hoping the third time is a charm for syndicated radio host Warren Ballentine. The Syndication One talker returned to the Atlanta airwaves last week on WGUN-AM (1010) anchoring the newly re-formatted progressive outlet. Ballentine (10 am-1 pm) joins a talk lineup on the station that features Dial Global’s  Ed Schultz (1 pm to 3 pm), Premiere Radio Network’s Randi Rhodes (3 pm to 6 pm), Dial Global talker Thom Hartmann (6 pm to 9 …

Syndication One syndicated radio morning personality Rickey Smiley has tasted life on television before-as part of a rotating group of radio hosts who dish on the day’s topics on FOX TV’s “Dish Nation”. Now the syndicated radio host gets to star in a new TV sitcom based on his own complicated life.  TV One, a subsidiary of Radio One has just announced its new lineup for the 2012-2-13 season, and “The Rickey Smiley Show,” based …

Syndication One syndicated radio talker Warren Ballentine is out at CBS Radio’s WAOK (AM 1380) Atlanta. There is no official word on why or who may be his replacement in the 10AM-1PM time period. This is not the first time that the show has been shuffled about in the Atlanta market, it was dropped by Radio One owned WAMJ-FM,  picked up by CBS and lost an hour to the now defunct Gail King show. Here’s …

Now it’s official. After weeks of speculation surrounding Syndication One talker and activist The Rev.Al Sharpton, and if or when he was getting the 6pm slot on MSNBC, the network announced Tuesday that Sharpton will host “PoliticsNation” on weeknights starting August 29. Here’s the official statement from MSNBC:
NEW YORK – August 23, 2011 – Reverend Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist and minister, has been named host of “PoliticsNation,” a nightly program airing weeknights live …

One of our favorite people to watch since her syndicated radio show was cancelled by Syndication One, is the Oscar award winning actress/comedian Mo’Nique. Now rumor has it that her BET late night talk show has been dropped by the network. The news is not substantiated but Media TakeOut.com is reporting that the show was let go due to “personality” conflicts between the star and BET executives. We’ll keep an eye on this one.

The New York Times reported today that sources at MSNBC say that civil rights activist and Syndication One syndicated radio talker the Rev. Al Sharpton is close to being named the permanent 6 pm anchor on the network.  Sharpton has been filling in for Cenk Uygur, the radio talk show host behind “The Young Turks” who has hosted the program for the last six months. Uygur reportedly has now left MSNBC after not being promised …

Syndication One’s syndicated radio morning wakeup show The Rickey Smiley Morning Show will be one of four shows from top radio stations across the country to star in Dish Nation, a new Fox TV series airing in selected markets this summer. The entertainment magazine show will also feature Hot AC WPLJ New York’s Scott Shannon & Todd Pettengill;  Hot AC WDVD Detroit’s Blaine & Allyson and Rhythmic CHR KPWR (Power 106) Los Angeles’ DJ Felli Fel. …

Syndication One syndicated radio talk host Warren Ballentine and Mechanics and Farmers Bank announced that deposits made by people responding to Ballentines grassroots “Community Reinvestment” campaign now total over $1 million dollars.  In late 2009 Ballentine began encouraging his listeners, known as “The Truth Fighters,” to support minority-owned financial institutions which “have traditionally invested in the communities they serve.” Listener response to Ballentine’s on-air messages of encouragement prompted Ballentine and M&F President/CEO Kim D. Saunders …

Syndication One, launched on January 30, 2006 as a joint venture between Radio One, Inc. and Reach Media, Inc. is celebrating its fifth anniversary as one of the leading radio providers of programming targeted to African American listeners.  During its half-decade as the syndicated radio home of the Reverend Al Sharpton, Warren Ballentine, Yolanda Adams, Rickey Smiley, Cory “CoCo Brother” Condrey, and Bishop T.D. Jakes, Syndication One has …