Joe Madison facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Joe Madison
Born	Joseph Edward Madison (1949-06-16)June 16, 1949 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 31, 2024(2024-01-31) (aged 74)
Education	Washington University, B.A., 1971 (sociology)
Occupation	Talk show host, commentator
Organization	Member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity
Board member of	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1986–~1999 Operation Big Vote, 1978-? American Red Cross, 2013-
Spouse(s)	Sherry (m. in or before 1978)
Children	Shawna, Jason, Monesha, Michelle
Parent(s)	Nancy Stone and Felix Madison, Herman Haygood (biological)
Awards	Freedom of Speech Award, Talkers Magazine, April 2008 Americans Noteworthy Community Leaders, Jaycees, 1976-78 Man of the Year, Black American Women's Hall of Fame, 1980 Men to Watch in the 1980's, Detroit Monthly Magazine Nation's 50 Leaders of the Future, Ebony Magazine Top Ten Newsmaker, Crain's Detroit Business Achievement in Radio Award for Best Non-Drive Time Radio Show Best Spot News Bdcast finalist, Best New Talent Award honorary Kentucky colonel

Joseph Madison (June 16, 1949 – January 31, 2024), alternatively known as "The Black Eagle" or "Madison", was an American radio talk-show host and activist heard daily on SiriusXM Urban View.

Early life and education

Madison was a native of Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2019.

Career

Radio career

Madison began his broadcasting career in 1980 at Detroit's WXYZ-AM radio station.

Joining an otherwise white lineup at WWRC-AM in the early 1990s, he developed a crossover appeal handling issues that included race but were aimed at the station's multiracial audience. He left in 1998, after the station fired its talent and changed format, to start an online chat show.

WOL and XM Satellite Radio

Madison also worked at WOL-AM, and was placed in syndication on the Radio One Talk Network and its XM satellite channel. He left WOL in 2013.

Urban View on Sirius

Madison was heard Mondays through Fridays from 6 am to 10 am on Urban View channel 126, SiriusXM.

On Feb. 25–27, 2015, Joe Madison hosted a record-breaking marathon whereby he talked for 52 hours on his SIRIUS XM talk show. The broadcast is officially registered with the Guinness World Record Organization.

Personal life

Madison took a DNA test indicating he has ancestry in Sierra Leone and Mozambique. Research done for Finding Your Roots revealed that his great-grandfather was a white man from South Carolina who fought for the Confederates during the American Civil War.

Madison lived in Washington, D.C., with his wife Sharon (Sherry) and was a father and grandfather. He earned his bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

Madison died of prostate cancer on January 31, 2024, at the age of 74. He was originally diagnosed with cancer in 2009.