Happy 10th Anniversary of Nationally Syndicated Radio News-Talk Show "Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton!"

Happy 10th ANNIVERSARY to Nationally Syndicated Radio Show "KEEPING IT REAL WITH AL SHARPTON", which launched on January 30, 2006.

The 10th Anniversary special broadcast was celebrated on-air today from 1-4p eastern with many special guests wishing Sharpton a Happy 10th anniversary.

Special Guests Today Included:
* United States Senator Chuck Schumer(NY)
* Martin Luther King III
* Chief Adviser to President Obama Valarie Jarrett
* Radio Legend Tom Joyner
* Deanna Brown-Thomas - Daughter of Late Singer James Brown
* Chairwoman and Founder of Radio One Cathy Hughes
* Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump
* Journalist George Curry

On the 10th anniversary show, we also featured archived interview clips from the 10 years from the likes of President Obama, Hillary Clinton, New York Fire Fighter Abdullah Granger from 9/11, and interview snips from those that have passed on - James Brown, Michael Jackson, and Senator Ted Kennedy. All made for a memorable three-hour 10th Anniversary show.

Many staffers have come and gone, but Executive Producer Fatiyn Muhammad and yours truly Director of Operations Kirk Tanter are two that have endured and benefited greatly from the "Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton" radio experience since its' January 2006 inception.

Other staffers on-board include:
* News Director Ebony McMorris
* Technical Producer Lorenzo Gamble
* Call Screener Brooke Thomas
* Social Media Director Brittany Sharpton
* Guest Host in New York Bob Slade
* Guest Host in Miami Andre Michael Eggletion
* Senior Director Radio Operations Tanita Myers
* Chief Engineer Greg Strickland

I also have to mention a few staffers that have passed-on in death that contributed to our show's success:
* News Director Sheila Stewart
* Assistant Program Director Teshima Walker
* VP of Corporate Sales Tony Washington
* Guest Host Indiana's own Amos Brown.

And the two that broke ground for the program, that have since moved on:
* V.P. of Operations Zemira Jones
* Program Director Lee Michaels

Personally, as "Keeping It Real With Al Sharpton's Director of Operation, it's a privilege and eye-opening on-the-ground experience to work daily with Al Sharpton for these 10 years. A plethora of historical events occurred during this timeframe, including witnessing Sharpton's own transformation, along with being a major force campaigning vigorously to elect (and re-elect) the First Black U.S. President.

We have covered:
* 2008 and 2012 Inaugurations
* Special coverage (day and night) of the 2008 and 2012 Democratic Conventions
* Annual Congressional Black Caucus Conventions
* Jena 6 March/Rally
* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication on the National Mall in Washington DC
* Broadcasted live from the White House
* The "March for Justice against Police Brutality" from Freedom Plaza to the US Capitol
* Voter Registration Drives in Swing States
* Annual National Action Network Conventions
* Families USA Health Conventions
* 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
* Special Election Night coverage for the Nation's First Black President
...and much more.

We have interviewed:
* President Barack Obama
* First Lady Michele Obama
* Oprah Winfrey
* Cicely Tyson
* Bill Cosby
* Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter
* Senator, Secretary of State, and currently Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton
* Minister Louis Farrakhan
* Don Imus
* Ambassador and Atlanta's former Mayor Andrew Young
* Haitian Ambassador to the United States Raymond Joseph during the time of Haiti's devastating earthquake
* The late James Brown
* The late Michael Jackson
* The late Rodney King
* The late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy
...to name a few.

Thank you Rev. Sharpton, and especially Radio One's Chairwoman/Founder Cathy Hughes and President/CEO Alfred Liggins for keeping a real, Informative, Down-To-Earth National News-Talk Community radio show on the airwaves that all can understand and feel free to debate.

Seeing up-close ten years of Sharpton's dedicated public service, both on-the-air in studio, and remote broadcasts from many events in varied cities.

We have broadcasted internationally from Africa, Europe, the Bahamas, Haiti, and Bermuda. And in many ways, we have re-shaped history being the match that lights up numerous policy changes, even adding a comprehensive agenda to both major Political Parties.

Sharpton keeps his ear to the streets, and consistently is a megaphone for the people. We wish many more years of "Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton".
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"Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton" reaches out to a national audience on radio stations in New York (WLIB), Chicago (WVON), Washington DC (WOL), Atlanta (WAOK), Philadelphia (WURD), Detroit (WCHB), Cleveland (WERE & WJMO), Seattle (KZIZ), Cincinnati (WDBZ - The Buzz), Baltimore (WOLB), Flint Michigan (WOWE), Columbia S.C. (WGCV), New Orleans (WBOK)...to name a few. And also carried on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Channel 126.

"Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton" News-Talk Radio Show, is syndicated by Reach Media Inc. - A Division of Radio One.