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Meet Our Keynote: Dr. Rashad Richey

Updated: Mar 8, 2022

President of Rolling Out Magazine On-Air Host 1380-WAOK & V-103FM


We are so thankful to have the voice of our community representing as one of our keynote speakers. Dr. Richey is a leader that believes service is a responsibility we must all share!



BIOGRAPHY


Emmy nominated broadcaster, political strategist, news analyst, business executive, university professor, lecturer, entrepreneur, and advocate, Dr. Rashad Richey has interviewed everyone from United States Vice-President Kamala Harris to Ice Cube. He is Host of the award-winning Rashad Richey Morning Show on News & Talk 1380 – WAOK where he was voted Best Talk Radio Personality by readers of the Atlanta Journal Constitution (first African-American to receive this distinction) and Most Trusted Voice in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Journal. Recently, Dr. Richey, who is also the Political Commentator for The People’s Station V-103 FM (the largest urban station in America), was named Best Talk Radio Host by Atlanta Magazine in their Readers Choice edition.


Dr. Richey is an Emmy nominated Political Analyst for CBS News Atlanta and television anchor for the acclaimed national TV news show, ‘Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey’. ‘Indisputable’ airs live weekdays from 2:30pm – 4pm ET on The Young Turks Network (TYT), which additionally airs on multiple cable channels including Comcast Xfinity, Xfinity Flex, Samsung TV, Pluto TV, Roku TV, Xumo TV, YouTubeTV, and various streaming platforms. ‘Indisputable’ averages over 3-million viewers a day and is also available via podcast on Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Sound Cloud, Acast, and others.


Known as political, social justice, policy, and socioeconomic juggernaut, Dr. Richey has provided political commentary on MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, BNC, Fox Business and the Fox News Channel, breaking down pressing issues in American culture.


When Dr. Richey is not on-air, he’s a business executive as President of Rolling Out, the largest free-print urban publication in America with a monthly readership of 2.8 million and combined social media following of over 500,000. Rolling Out covers political, entertainment, cultural, and business news.


A well-known social justice warrior, speaker and national thought leader, Dr. Richey is actively involved in policy reformation, addressing the social ills of racial disparity. This work led Dr. Richey to create The Rashad Richey Foundation, an agency that mentors and deprograms gang-affected and gang-affiliated youth. Dr. Richey has been recognized by various local and national agencies for his collective work and societal impact, including being honored with two Presidential Lifetime Achievement awards from former United States President Barack Obama and current United State President Joe Biden making him a rare double-honoree recipient of these prestigious recognitions. Dr. Richey also received the White House Presidential Volunteer Services Award.



Link to Learn More about Dr. Richey


https://www.audacy.com/waok/authors/the-rashad-richey-morning-show



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