Roland Martin Joins CNN

Roland S. Martin, a nationally syndicated columnist and Chicago radio talk show host, is joining CNN. “Martin will serve as a contributor across several programs effective immediately, and, in the coming months, the network will develop various other programming concepts around him,” the press release says.

“CNN has made a sincere commitment to giving its audience a breadth of important stories not typically found in mainstream media,” Martin says. “I am pleased to be a part of that effort and to do my part to see they rise to that challenge.”