Justin D. Ross – Maryland State Delegate and Chucky Thompson – Grammy nominated music producer formerly of Bad Boy Records…just to name a few. You never know who will stop by the ‘floor of the Senate!’ With features and segment like Music Mondays, You should know:, Street Sweepers, The Comic’s Comic, Politics As Usual, The Digital Spin, Sportsbook, Conversations In The Late-Night Hour, and Hidden Truths — Street Senators Radio has something for everybody! Street Senators Radio is in session M-Th 10p-12a ET broadcasting live from the WOL-AM 1450 studios in Washington, DC, and streaming worldwid via www.woldcnews.com.  Street Senators Radio On Demand will be available soon for download on iTunes.

For over a decade Lamont King was known as “Lazee Lamont” on nationally syndicated morning radio, but he is far from a slacker. His cynical and irreverent on-air persona compliments his nonchalant demeanor. A self-proclaimed culture critic, Lamont has worked in several major radio markets on many different formats. He was a regular contributor on SiriusXM’s Foxxhole Radio, the channel ran by Academy Award winning actor/comedian Jamie Foxx. On stage as a stand-up comic, Lamont’s clever yet conversational style has been winning audiences over all across the country. His skill at improvising, celebrity impressions, and original characters make for a hilarious mix of thought provoking observational comedy and side-splitting act outs. Lamont has appeared on Comedy Central, SpikeTV, BET and co-starred in the move Love For Sale. He is an alumni of the National Lampoon’s Lemmings sketch comedy troupe. He has worked along-side some of the biggest names in the industry while also producing his own comedy shows in the DC area and in Hollywood, CA. Lamont was a writer for the legendary George Wallace and is currently a regular contributor to The Humor Mill Magazine. www.LamontKing.tv  www.TheInstantClassic.info www.UrbanFlavorz.com

At 6′4, Lorenzo aka ‘Victory Won,’ has a towering presence both on and off the radio. As a former music director and programming assistant for WKYS-FM 93.9 in D.C., Big ZO, as he was then known, had a keen ear for music. His ability to “pick hits” made him a particularly valuable asset to the station. He now takes on the persona of ‘Victory,’ a culture critic who is knowledgeable on many genres of music, both old and new, and is always up to date on social and political current events. A die hard realist, he also is very much in tune with the streets and keeps his finger pressed firmly on the pulse of the local and national community. When you listen to him in conversation, on a variety of topics, you will hear how ZO has the unique ability of making even the most private celebrity relax and just talk. His tenure in radio and strong relationships he has built along the way has allowed Lorenzo to become very well connected in the entertainment industry. Lorenzo is a professional voice-over actor, and also does consultant work for artists and entertainment companies.

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Gray is recognized as a formidable talent and local celebrity.  Currently, Mark is a radio personality and sportscaster for Washington, DC based Radio One.  He hosts The Sports Groove, aired weeknights, Monday thru Friday, from 7-10 pm on WOL-AM (1450) in Washington, D.C. WOLB-AM (1010) in Baltimore, Maryland and online at www.wolam.com.  Mark is also co-host of The Red Zone for www.myfoxdc.com, an NFL show that won an Edward R. Murrow Award for the website of the DC Fox TV affiliate WTTG.

Gray is a former talk show host for ESPN Radio, where he hosted the debut for the network’s weekday version of Game Day with former Major League pitcher Rob Dibble.  He also co-hosted the network’s popular prime time show, Game Night and later developed the popular weekend version of their overnight program, The Weekend Sports Groove.   Mark was also the former host for the weekend show MLB Live on XM Radio’s MLB Home Plate (channel 175).

Mark’s print sports journalism credits include: NBA Correspondent for The Sporting News, general sports correspondent for The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, sports editor for The Atlanta Daily World, and sports columnist for The Atlanta Tribune. In 1997, Gray was honored by the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists for producing “The Outstanding Feature Story in Print Journalism”.
Mark’s unmistakable candor is his calling card as a television broadcaster.  He has served as color analyst for college football and basketball games on MBC Cable Television Network, Comcast SportsNet, and Sunshine Network, in addition to handling sideline reporter duties.  He was also   television correspondent for the award winning America’s Black Forum.

In 2008, Gray launched the internet based SportsGroove TV that contributes to Black Athlete Sports Network, HoyaReport.com, I-95Ballerz.com, and the Heritage Sports Radio Network.
Mark is a 1990 Who’s Who graduate of Morgan State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications.  Prior to attending Morgan State University, he graduated from the Community College of Baltimore with an Associates degree in Mass Communications.

Whether running for President of the United States in 2004 or leading civil rights protests, Sharpton’s highly visible career began at the tender age of four when he preached his first sermon. A successful civil rights career soon followed helping Sharpton hold such notable positions as the Youth Director of New York’s Operation Breadbasket, Director of Ministers for National Rainbow Push coalition, and founder of his own broad-based progressive civil rights organization, the National Action Network.

Sharpton’s stance, in his own words, has taken him “from the streets to the suites” and his irrefutable impact on national politics has been applauded by both supporters and non-supporters alike. Sharpton continues to challenge the American political establishment to be inclusive to all people regardless of race, gender, class or beliefs.

In his 2003 book, “Al on America” Sharpton describes this vision for America and states his book should be used “to fight against the pro-big business, anti-labor, pro-death penalty matrix that has crippled America, and to talk about where I think we ought to be going in the 21st century.”

Sharpton will draw on his experience as a grass roots organizer, community activist and politician to offer “real deal” commentary, practical answers and solutions.

Read more about Rev. Al Sharpton at http://www.sharptontalk.net.

When many of his peers are “all talk and no action,” Madison has spent his entire adult life in the trenches, engaged in the very issues he raises with his radio audience. It’s a sacrifice that has meant going to jail for civil disobedience countless times, taking part in hunger strikes in opposition to apartheid in South Africa, and genocide and modern-day slavery in Sudan.

In April 2008, Madison was awarded Talker magazine’s coveted “Freedom of Speech Award.” Previous recipients have included Howard Stern, Al Franken, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’ Reilly and Brian Lamb. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Madison has been named Talker Magazine’s 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts nine times, an amazing feat for someone who started his career on Detroit’s legendary WXYZ-AM in 1980.

Madison before and after his weight loss campaign
For Madison, it was activism that prepped him for a career in radio. In 1974, several years after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Madison was appointed Executive Director of the 10,000 member Detroit NAACP at 24. Madison not only became the youngest person appointed to this position, but displayed leadership well beyond his years. Four years later, he was rewarded with a promotion to director of the NAACP Political Action Department in 1978, by former president and CEO of the NAACP, Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks.

Between 1984-1986, Madison led four separate voter registration marches called “The Overground Railroad” in which he and hundreds of volunteers walked from Richmond, Virginia to Harlem, NY; San Francisco to Los Angeles; Louisville, KY to Detroit, and the final march from Los Angeles to Baltimore, Maryland. His efforts to register new voters were entered in the Congressional Record by former Maryland Congressman Parren Mitchell.

In 1986, Madison’s talents were called upon once again, when NAACP convention delegates elected him to the national board of directors and re-elected him for the next 14 years. In 1996, Madison accepted the challenge of restoring prominence to the NAACP Image Awards when he was appointed its chairman. At the time of his appointment, the Image Awards was $2.5 million in debt and near termination. But under Madison’s leadership the Image Awards regained its national prominence, and reversed its debt position to $1 million in profit within two years.

Madison has been relentless in his efforts to protect those who suffer at the hands of powerful interests. He led demonstrations and arrests in front of the Sudanese Embassy for 90 straight days to end the genocide in Darfur. His efforts led first to the House of Representatives and U.S Senate, and later the Bush administration declaring genocide was taking place in Darfur. Madison followed this up by leading a campaign to divest $93 billion in Sudan. To date, Illinois, South Carolina, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, and California have divested from Sudan.

Madison has traveled three times to the war zones in southern Sudan where he participated in the freeing of more than 7,000 slaves and delivering survival kits to refugees. He organized a “Sudan Campaign” to end slavery and raised thousands of dollars to free slaves, at a cost of $35 per slave. He participated in the victorious movement opposing the deportation of 15,000 Liberians from the United States in 2001.

Being someone who is proud to say he launched his radio career in Detroit, Madison is equally proud to say his activism brought justice and recognition to the legendary Motown group The Four Tops. After 40 years in the music industry, The Four Tops had not received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. It was another “What are you going to do about it” moment for Madison. So in a yearlong campaign, Madison and his listeners sent letters to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce urging them to honor the group. After thousands of letters and calls, The Four Tops were awarded a star on the Walk of Fame in June 1996. Duke Fakir, a member of The Four Tops, said, “We will be forever be grateful to Joe.” The Four Tops publicly honored him at the Wolf Trap Arena in Washington, D.C. with a replica of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star as officially, “The Fifth Top”.

Awards and Recognition:

National SCLC Presidential Award.
Ebony Magazine’s 50 Leaders of the Future
Who’s Who in Black America
NAACP Image Award Recipient (1996)
The Good Brother Award from the National Political Congress of Black Women
SCLC Journalism Award
United States Small Business Administration Advocate of the Year Award
Achievement in Radio Award
University of D.C. Presidential Award
News Maker of the Year presented by the National Newspaper Publishers Association
The Washington Association of Black Journalist Community Service Award
The African Leadership Award presented by the Liberian Community Association
Honored as an abolitionist against slavery in Sudan by the American Anti-Slavery and Christian Solidarity International of Zurich, Switzerland
Thurgood Marshall Historical Black Public College and University Community Leadership Award

He and his wife Sharon have been married for more than 30 years and live in Washington, D.C.