Study: Al Sharpton is the top black talker in social media

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Study: Al Sharpton is the top black talker in social media

By Robert "Rob" Redding Jr.

Editor & Publisher

ATLANTA, Updated Dec. 20, 2012, 10 a.m. - Civil rights activist, radio and TV talk show host Al Sharpton is the top national black weekday talk radio show in the country in social media, according to a study conducted by BlackTalkers.com.

Sharpton is reaching nearly 350,000 people with his social media outlets. Sharpton has more than 240,000 folks following him on Twitter and another 98,000 plus on Facebook.

Talk radio host Tavis Smiley is second with more than 196,000 on Twitter and 73,000 plus on Facebook.

Talk radio host Warren Ballentine is third with 45,000 plus fans - 13,000 plus on Twitter and 21,000 plus on his Facebook "Like" page, 5,000 plus on a second page and 4,000 plus on another.

Talk show host Joe Madison rounds out the top four with 21,00 plus fans - with 7,000 plus on Twitter and 13,000 plus on Facebook.

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See the complete list below:

Show Twitter Facebook Total

1. Al Sharpton 240k 98k 350k

2. Tavis Smiley 196k 73k 270k

3. Warren Ballentine 13k 30k 45k

4. Joe Madison 7k 13k 20k

5. Jesse Lee Peterson 3,906 837 4,743

6. Rob Redding 1,199 2,376 3,575

7. Armstrong Williams 1,896 1,295 3,192

8. George Wilson 373 160 533

9. Andre Eggelletion 130 116 296

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