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Joe Madison (Joseph Edward Madison) was born on 16 June, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., is an American radio program host (1949–2024). Discover Joe Madison's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

Popular As Joseph Edward Madison
Occupation Talk show host, commentator
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 16 June 1949
Birthday 16 June
Birthplace Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death 31 January, 2024
Died Place Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Joe Madison's Wife?

His wife is Sherry (m. in or before 1978)

Family
Parents Nancy Stone and Felix Madison, Herman Haygood (biological)
Wife Sherry (m. in or before 1978)
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Children Shawna, Jason, Monesha, Michelle

Joe Madison Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1949

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.

Madison was a native of Dayton, Ohio.

1980

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

1990

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.

1996

On October 15, 1996, Madison, Dick Gregory, and John Newman launched a hunger strike to promote this legislation.

A quarter century later, he announced another hunger strike: this time to press for voting rights legislation.

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; and his biological grandfather was included in the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.

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 at his home in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 2024, at the age of 74.

1998

He left in 1998, after the station fired its talent and changed format, to start an online chat show.

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

2009

He was originally diagnosed with cancer in 2009.

2013

He left WOL in 2013.

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

2015

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.

He publicized claims of CIA complicity in moving cocaine into the United States, sought evidence, and promoted legislation to declassify possibly related documents.

2019

He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2019.