
Owner, RCI
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Owner, RCI
Washington D.C. Metro Area
I am a nonpartisan nonvoting independent known as "America's Independent Voice." I have more than a decade of experience in the media - radio, print and television. I look to make Redding News Review and its program, of the same name, the top destination for news. I am also continuing to develop my new D.C.-based newspaper The Washington Continent.
Black News and events. No one knows this area better than my company. I am also well versed in independent politics and abstract art.
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
1996 — Present (12 years)
Redding Communications, Inc. (RCI), is a domestic profit Georgia corporation with operations in Washington D.C. RCI was founded May 5, 1996 by CEO Robert "Rob" Redding Jr. to provide the best in media - including but not limited to independent publishing and broadcasting.
RCI is the operator of ReddingNewsReview.com, founded by Redding on March 25, 2002. The independent nonpartisan hub for breaking news about blacks and beyond averages more than 190,000 page views a month and more than 500,000 readers yearly. The Web site's growth is due in part to its news being syndicated by Google News, and its exclusives landing in the national media.
The company also operates The Washington Continent, a general interest continuously updated Web site covering politics in and around Washington, D.C. from a nonpartisan Independent perspective, and the growing NewsBlack.com. NewsBlack.com hosts the Redding News Review's weekly podcast downloaded by hundreds.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2003 — February 2006 (2 years 8 months)
I was the D.C. and Maryland political reporter.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1999 — December 2001 (3 years)
I reported on cops and courts at this now defunct company's newspaper - The Macon Telegraph.
(Writing and Editing industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Present, Communications, 2006 — 2009 (expected)
I have placed 13th in the nation in International Public Debate. I am ranked 8th in the nation in Extemporaneous Speaking. I also took 'top novice' in 'extemporaneous speaking' at the Louisiana Intercollegiate Forensics Association Championships
I am an avid runner. I love art, film, history and writing.
National Association of Black Journalists
My news Web site, Redding News Review, has been nominated for a Black Web Award.
A finalist for the "Hottest On-Air Media" award in Washington, D.C.
Awarded a proclamation from the Atlanta City Council for my afternoon talk radio show at WAOK-AM.
A member of Talkers Magazine’s 100 Most Important Radio Talk Host in America
Named an "Industry Leader" in talk radio by AllAccess.com
Called "one of the most respected names in the media" (Upscale magazine)
Called "one of the most intellectual and intriguing radio talk show hosts since Tavis Smiley" (Radio Facts)
Awarded for "Outstanding Support of Music & Entertainment" by the Roy Miller Music & Fashion Convention
The Macon State (Commuter--Associate Editor of "Georgia’s Most Improved College Paper")