Mark Riley
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Mark Riley (b. September 22, 1951) is an American journalist, and the host of a two-hour morning news program, The Mark Riley Show, on the liberal talk-radio network Air America Radio.
Riley’s first on-air opportunity was as host of the public affairs program Urban Notebook, which skyrocketed in popularity throughout the New York tri-state area. In 1986, Riley moved to the prime time morning slot broadcasting live from the World Famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Since that time, Riley has worked his way up through a spectrum of roles to include writer, editor, managing editor, executive editor, program director.
During his tenure as WLIB program director (1992-1996), Riley identified the diversity of the WLIB audience and set to establish more balance between the African American and Caribbean dimensions of the station's programming. Riley also pioneered the station's efforts to enhance listener awareness in the political arena, airing full coverage of all Democratic and Republican conventions since 1990, as well as coverage of both Democratic Inaugurals in Haiti.
Over his career, Riley has interviewed former President Bill Clinton, President Nelson Mandela, former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide, former New York mayor David N. Dinkins, current New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, Lena Horne, Spike Lee, Max Roach, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Muhammed Ali, Cornell West, and Don King.
Riley joined Air America Radio in 2004, where he currently co-hosts the morning drive program “Morning Sedition.”
In addition to radio, Riley is a popular TV political analyst with frequent appearances on The Road to City Hall on New York 1 News and The Lou Dobbs Show on CNN.
Riley has also appeared for commentary on BET, CNN, The Charles Grodin Show, CNN's Reporters Roundtable, the Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, The CBS Early Show, and MSNBC.
International credits include work as a producer on documentary programming for the BBC2 in London, and work as a contributor for BBC Radio.
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