Roland Martin (journalist)
| Roland Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Roland Sebastian Martin November 14, 1968 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | News reporter, civil rights activist |
| Notable credit(s) | Chicago Defender, CNN |
| Spouse(s) | Jacquie Hood Martin |
| Website |
www.rolandsmartin.com www.rolandmartinreports.com |
Roland Sebastian Martin (born November 14, 1968) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, and author. He is a commentator for TV One and the host of News One Now, a one-hour weekday morning news show on the network.
He was also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst.
Books authored by Martin include Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America,Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith and The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin.
Martin was born in Houston, Texas. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. His maternal great grandparents had migrated from Haiti to Louisiana, where his family is from. He graduated with a B.S. in journalism from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in Christian communications from Louisiana Baptist University.
During the 1990s, Martin was a contributor on the BET Sunday morning news program Lead Story. He is the former executive editor of the Chicago Defender. Martin hosts a morning radio talk show on WVON in Chicago, and was with CNN as a contributor from 2007 to 2013. He guest-hosted Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull while Brown was on maternity leave in April and May 2009.
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