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Article: WILD TO AIR NEW AFRICAN-AMERICAN TALK-RADIO NETWORK
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2005
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QUINCY Two powerhouses of urban radio are teaming up to launch an
African-American-centered talk-radio network, the cornerstone of
which will be programming hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Baltimore-based Radio One, the nation's seventh-largest radio
company, and Reach Media, which owns and syndicates the highly
successful "Tom Joyner Morning Show," aim to roll out the network
after the first of the year. Radio One owns a controlling interest in
Reach Media.
The ambitious plan was discussed yesterday by Radio One CEO Alfred
Liggins III during an interview at the new WILD offices at Marina
Bay. WILD-AM, which will carry the new network's programming, and its
sister station, WILD-FM (the ...