Black Talkers a new website dedicated to covering talk radio targeted to the African-American community, has released it’s  “Black Talkers Talented 10″ (radio) list. Joe Madison of WOL Washington and XM radio is at the top of what Black Talk founder Rob Redding calls  “The definitive list of top black radio talk show hosts in the talk media industry.”  The list includes a number of syndicated radio talkers, with Syndication One personality Al …

Syndication One syndicated radio talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine have been removed from the lineup at Radio One Charlotte urban WQNC-FM. The station after months of rumors of a format shift, re-launched Monday as “My92.7 R&B from the 80′s, 90′s and Now.”  According to the station website a one hour talk show hosted by Sharpton remains on the Sunday morning schedule, but there is no word yet as to whether or where the weekday …

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 …

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 …

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.
 

Tom Joyner has responded to a challenge by syndicated sports radio hosts  The 2 Live Stews‘ to use his influence and star power to encourage Black men to mentor. This month, The 2 Live Stews, Doug and Ryan Stewart, biological brothers who are also mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters, are urging their sports and urban media peers to use the airwaves and websites to help them spread the word about the need for African …