Rob Redding

Robert "Rob" Redding Jr. is an American podcaster, journalist, educator, author and artist. From 2012 to 2013, he hosted the weekday syndicated Redding News Review on Sirius XM.

Redding's father was a preacher. His mother was a teacher in the Atlanta Public Schools. He was raised in the Atlanta area and attended the University of Louisiana where he majored in speech communication. He graduated with a master's degree in communication from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He graduated with Master's in Fine Art in painting and drawing in 2022 from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

He is based in New York City and is said to be "the first out bisexual black radio talk show host". He has a daughter Rachel Redding.

Redding has taught communications at Pace University and New York City College of Technology. He currently teaches at Seton Hall University. Prior to teaching, he was a talk radio broadcaster working afternoons at WAOK in Atlanta He joined the station in January 2002. On February 6, 2003, Rob Redding's producer, Quiana Knox, 24, was tragically shot at her home in Atlanta, Georgia, following the show. Knox was a visiting student at Clark Atlanta University. The circumstances surrounding her death remain a mystery, and the case is still unsolved. His last show at the station came when management responded by "yanking off the air" the "popular" show just before it ended on May 30, 2003, as he left WAOK-AM over a contract grievance regarding his low pay of less than "30,000 a year." Redding goes by "America's Independent Voice" on the air. He was named one of the "100 most important radio talk hosts in America." He was a journalist at several newspapers including The Washington Times. He started his syndicated news and commentary show while at KMLB where he was also program director. He returned in radio syndication to WAOK in July 2010 and other cities a few years after leaving.

After about five years doing weekends, his show was also added to weekdays during that same time. The show was taken off the air at Sirius XM and continues as paid podcast Redding News Review Unrestricted hosted on Redding News Review website since 2014.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported in February 2003 that Rob Redding asked Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue "tough questions" about his possible affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan during the Republicans appearance on his talk show over a proposed referendum to keep the confederate battle symbol off the state of Georgia Flag. He later said that he asked the governor questions that listeners wanted to know in light of Perdue's decision to bring the lesser-known first national flag of the Confederacy, the "Stars and Bars."

In 2004, Redding reported on NBC anchor and managing editor Brian Williams saying that there were bigger issues than newsroom diversity. The comments resulted in a meeting between the National Association of Black Journalists and the NBC.

In 2007, Redding broke news of racist threats made against black columnist Leonard Pitts.