Al Sharpton to launch Sunday-morning show

story by Reuters
by Paul Bond

LOS ANGELES  – The Rev. Al Sharpton has created his own media company and will launch a nationally syndicated Sunday-morning TV show on September 26, he told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.

The civil rights advocate will unveil his 30-minute show, "Education Superhighway," Thursday at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 40th Annual Legislative Conference. It's already cleared in 150 markets.

Sharpton's media company, ESH Holdings (named after the series' initials) will produce the TV show as well as a planned print magazine.

The TV show consists of news and roundtable discussions primarily about education. Guests already lined up include Bill Gates, Newt Gingrich, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten.

Sharpton is a frequent commentator on cable news outlets, including The Fox News Channel, where he's often highlighted as the voice of dissent on shows like "The Sean Hannity Show" and "The O'Reilly Factor." The new TV show will not cut into his time as a guest on other shows. "Bill O'Reilly and I can't even agree that we're on the same channel, anyways," Sharpton quipped.

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