Charlamagne Tha God

Lenard "Charlamagne Tha God" McKelvey is a multimedia mogul, Radio Hall of Fame inductee, and best-selling author. With nearly two decades at the pulse of culture in TV and Radio, he serves many roles as a co-host of The Breakfast Club, which drives millions of listeners daily, host of Comedy Central's Hell Of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God, a late-night show he co-created with Stephen Colbert, and as an executive producer for numerous television and film projects.​

​Continuously growing his media empire, Charlamagne has established several strategic partnerships including The Black Effect Podcast Network with iHeartMedia and Black Privilege Publishing, his publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, among others. He is also the author of The New York Times Best Seller Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It, and the national best-selling book, Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me.​

​Because of his deep passion for mental health, especially in the Black community, Charlamagne founded the Mental Wealth Alliance, a forward-thinking foundation created to destigmatize, accelerate, and provide trailblazing mental health outreach and care across the U.S., while building an unprecedented long-term system of generational support for Black communities.