NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced that Joe Madison will host a special 52-hour
broadcast of his show, Joe Madison The Black Eagle, in an effort to
break the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon hosting of
a radio talk show.
SiriusXM host Joe Madison will
begin his broadcast marathon on Wednesday,
February 25 at 6:00 am ET on
SiriusXM Urban View channel 126. The show will broadcast live for
52 hours from the SiriusXM studios in Washington, D.C., ending on Friday, February 27 at 10:00 am. In addition to the host's attempt
at breaking the world record, Madison will be raising money for a
worthy cause - the construction of the Smithsonian's National
Museum of African American History and Culture, the final museum
planned to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The broadcast, officially registered with the Guinness World
Record Organization, the recognized authority on record-breaking
achievement, will include guests spanning the worlds of politics,
entertainment and social activism. Madison will also
interview curators, historians, and donors of the Smithsonian's
National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Celebrity guests expected to participate in the historic
broadcast include "Queen of Soul" Aretha
Franklin; actor, director and political activist
Danny Glover; General Motor's Vice
President of Global Design Edward T.
Welburn; sports journalist and host Stephen A. Smith; actor and comedian
Wayne Brady; and, soul singer,
songwriter Bettye Lavette.
Madison will also have health experts on the show, including
SiriusXM Doctor Radio Medical Director Dr. Marc Siegel, to discuss key health concerns of
the African American community.
Listeners will be able to join in the conversation by calling
866-801-8255 or submitting their thoughts and questions using
#MadisonMarathon and @MadisonSiriusXM.
Award-winning humanitarian and civil rights activist
Joe Madison broadcasts his daily
show on SiriusXM Urban View from the SiriusXM studios in
Washington, D.C. A
constant participant in the political and national debate, Madison
is one of the top African-American radio broadcasters in the nation
today, most recently taking to the airways to lead the funding
efforts to get actor and comedian Dick
Gregory a most deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. Madison has interviewed the President of the United States and the First Lady on
multiple occasions and is in constant conversation with
politicians, activists and the most prominent African American
stars.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History
and Culture was established by an Act of Congress in 2003.
Scheduled for completion in 2016, it will be built on the National
Mall in Washington, D.C. on a
five-acre tract adjacent to the Washington Monument. Currently,
during the building phase, the museum is producing publications,
hosting public programs and building collections. It is presenting
exhibitions at other museums across the country and at its own
gallery.
SiriusXM Urban View features conversation, information,
inspiration, empowerment, motivation and companionship from the
African-American perspective.
For more information on Joe
Madison, please visit www.joemadison.com.
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visit www.siriusxm.com.
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