Glen Ford

Glen Ford began his career as a newsperson at radio stations in Augusta, Columbus, and Atlanta, Ga., and Baltimore, where he created his first radio syndication, a half-hour weekly news magazine called Black World Report and Washington, D.C. In 1974, Ford joined the Mutual Black Network (88 stations), where he served as Capitol Hill, State Department and White House correspondent, and Washington Bureau Chief, while also producing a daily radio commentary. In 1977, Ford co-launched, produced and hosted America's Black Forum, the first nationally syndicated black news interview program on commercial television. Ford in 1979 created Black Agenda Reports, which provided five programs each day on black women, history, business, sports and entertainment to 66 radio stations. In 1987, Ford launched Rap It Up, the first nationally syndicated Hip Hop music show, broadcast on 65 radio stations. Ford co-founded BlackCommentator.com in 2002. In October 2006, Ford and the entire writing team left to launch BlackAgendaReport.com.