REVEREND AL SHARPTON RADIO SHOW BROACASTS LIVE ON 1190 AM
WLIB
NEW YORK
REACH Media Inc. announces that
Reverend Al Sharpton
’s
radio
show, Keepin’ it Real with Rev.
Al Sharpton
is now broadcasting live on 1190 AM
WLIB
Monday through Friday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Easter Time. Sharpton has been a long
presence
in the
New York
market and now will be live daily discussing current topics, news,
inspiration
, and issues affecting African American communities.Skip Dillard (WBLS and WLIB), Operations Manager WBLS/
WLIB
, states “Rev Al’s weekday show is a perfect fit for
WLIB
, a Radio Station with a history of both
inspiration
and information.
Rev Sharpton
has a long history with WBLS and
WLIB
.
We’re super-excited to now have him at work with
WLIB
listeners each weekday!”As the head of National Action Network, Sharpton has been applauded by both supporters and opponents for challenging the American political establishment to include all people in the dialogue, regardless of race, gender, class or beliefs. Few political figures have been more visible during the last two decades than Sharpton.
His daily
radio
show, Keepin’ it Real with Rev.
Al Sharpton
broadcasts in syndication on more than 40 U.S. markets.Senior Vice President of Programming, REACH Media Inc., Gary Bernstein attests “We appreciated the tremendous support from our former affiliation with WWRL, but the opportunity of a live clearance on
WLIB
from 1p to 3p in the biggest
radio
market in the country was the motivation for us to make the switch. We are also enhancing what has been a special relationship with our friends at YMF Media and WBLS/
WLIB
.”(Photo Credit Left to Right) Senior Vice President of Programming, REACH Media Inc Gary Bernstein, Skip Dillard (WBLS and WLIB) Operations Manager WBLS/
WLIB
,
Reverend Al Sharpton
, Charles Warfield President / COO at YMF Media,
LLC
, , Deon Levingston VP/General Manager ,YMF Media,
LLC
### About
WLIB
1190
WLIB
-AM and 107.5 WBLS-FM are owned and operated by subsidiaries of YMF Media,
LLC
.
Both Radio Stations have been operating continuously in the
New York
metropolitan area since 1972 and 1974 respectively.
