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Riley L. Martin is a self-described alien

Extraterrestrial life

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contactee, author

Author

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, and radio host

Radio programming

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. Martin is the author of the book The Coming of Tan, which describes his life and his alleged abduction by aliens

Abduction phenomenon

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. He hosts The Riley Martin Show on the Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio

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channel Howard 101

Howard 100 and Howard 101

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. He had another weekly radio show, The Official Riley Martin Radio Show, but he chose not to continue the show due to financial issues.
Riley Martin was born in Mississippi

Mississippi

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to a family of sharecroppers of African American

African American

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and Native American

Native Americans in the United States

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descent.