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| Genre | Comedy, Talk, Urban Adult Contemporary, R&B/Soul |
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| Running time | 4 hours (approximately) |
| Country |  United States |
| Home station | none, various Urban AC/R&B station affiliates |
| Starring | Tom Joyner J. Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music similar to an Urban contemporary format Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music similar to an Urban contemporary format Anthony Brown Ms. Dupree Sybill Myra J. |
| Creators | Tom Joyner, ABC Radio (now syndicated through Reach Media) |
| Air dates | 1994 to Present |
| Opening theme | Oh, oh, oh, it's The Tom Joyner Morning Show |
| Website blackamericaweb.com |
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Thomas "Tom" Joyner (born November 23, 1949) is an American radio host. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His daily program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, is syndicated across the United States and heard by over ten million radio listeners. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. He is married to fitness guru Donna Richardson.
Joyner was inducted in the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site on January 12, 2008[1]
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Early life
Joyner was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and received a degree in sociology from Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site established on October 10, 1980, consists of several buildings surrounding Martin Luther King Jr Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. He began his broadcasting career in Montgomery, Alabama, immediately upon graduation, and worked at a number of radio stations in the American South before moving to Chicago at WJPC (AM). Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. While a student at Tuskegee University in the 1960s, Joyner became an original member of the soul/funk musical group The Commodores but departed the group before it became an international success, recording for Motown records during the early 1970s. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commodores were a highly successful Funk / soul band of the 1970s and 1980s "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom is also a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal
Radio profession
In the mid-1980s, Joyner was simultaneously offered two positions: one for a morning show at KKDA (K104) in Dallas and one for an afternoon show at WGCI in Chicago. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. KKDA-FM, "K-104", has been the leading radio station in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex for the last decade WGCI-FM (1075 FM is a Clear Channel -owned Urban contemporary radio station that has a City of license of Chicago. Instead of choosing between the two, Joyner chose to take both jobs, and for years he commuted daily by plane between the two cities, earning the nicknames "The Fly Jock" and "The Hardest Working Man in Radio. "
In 1994, Joyner was signed by ABC Radio Networks to host a nationally-syndicated program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, featuring Joyner and a team of comedians and commentators reporting and discussing the latest news and sports of the day, and playing popular R&B songs from the 1970s through the 1990s as well as contemporary R&B hits. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) ABC Radio Networks, known as ABC Radio for short is an American Radio network. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Also featured are celebrity guests, on-site remotes (called "Sky Shows"), and an on-air soap opera, It’s Your World. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Southwest Airlines is a prominent sponsor of the radio show, especially Joyner's "Sky Shows," and free round-trip airfare to any destination that Southwest flies to is a recurring giveaway on his show. Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran
In the Fall 2005, a nationally syndicated television show, The Tom Joyner Show, was launched with Joyner as emcee of a one-hour comedy/variety show, combining sketch comedy featuring the "Tom Joyner Show Players" (his co-hosts from the radio show), talent contests, and musical performances by such artists as Earth, Wind and Fire, Brian McKnight, Babyface and Toni Braxton. The show attracted blue chip advertisers such as McDonalds, Chrysler, WalMart and Southwest Airlines. While the program achieved top ratings for a weekly syndicated program themed to African American viewers, even taking the number one show position in its late night timeslot, at times, in such markets as New York and Atlanta, affiliates in other markets were reluctant to upgrade the show time for a program with a targeted audience. Without the opportunity to reach a larger audience in earlier time slots, and ultimately achieve greater revenues, limited the ability to offset the residuals and music clearences required by the many performers appearing on the show. Despite award recognition, in May 2006, the position provided to affiliates indicated that Joyner decided not to continue due to production costs related to the music variety show concept, which has virtually vanished from the television landscape due to residual expenses. Re-runs are shown on TV One cable channel.
He has been an advocate for voter registration and throughout the year promotes voter registration over the air, on his website and during his 'Sky Shows', which are live, remote broadcasts of the show. To improve healthy living, Joyner holds a 'Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day' every September. On that day, he rallies families and friends to go to the doctor to get a check up to prevent any health problems, and particularly treat any existing issues.
Personal life
Tom is the father of two grown sons, Thomas Jr. , and Oscar, whom he has nicknamed "Killa" and "Thrilla". His sons were from the first marriage to his former wife, Dora. He is currently married to the famous aerobics instructor Donna Richardson. Donna Richardson Joyner is a American fitness and aerobics instructor author and ESPN television sports commentator
Other activities
Tom Joyner Foundation
Joyner has also founded The Tom Joyner Foundation to provide financial assistance to students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs) are institutions of Higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention Since 1998, it has raised more than $55 million to help keep students enrolled at HBCUs. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Books
Joyner also is an author. In 2005, he along with his longtime writer, Mary Flowers Boyce, published, "I'm Just a DJ but . Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. . . It Makes Sense to Me", (Warner Books). The book chronicles his childhood and early days in radio as well as offers Joyner's thoughts on HBCUs, the power of the black consumer and fatherhood. He appeared with his father and grandfather in the documentary "Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter" crediting his family with passing down important values which he passed down to his sons as well. In the United States Pullman was used to refer to railroad Sleeping cars which were built and operated on most U His grandfather Oscar "Doc" Joyner was a Pullman porter who became a medical doctor. [2]
African American Lives 2
Joyner was a participant in Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s PBS program African American Lives 2, which originally aired on February 6 and 13, 2008. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, educator scholar writer editor and Public intellectual The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the African American Lives 2 premiered on February 6 2008 and Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr The series traces the genealogy of prominent African-Americans while illuminating the history of the African-American community at large. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of [3] In the series, he learned that his great-great-great grandfather was born in Africa and was a member of the Balanta people from Guinea Bissau. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest Additionally, it is revealed that members of his family left large land holdings in South Carolina in the wake of the convictions of his great-uncles' for the murder of a white Confederate soldier, for which they were executed in 1915. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 During his interview, Joyner mentions the possibility of overturning the convictions.
Footnotes
External links
- Black America Web: The Official Tom Joyner Web Site
- ABC Radio: The Tom Joyner Morning Show
- The Tom Joyner Foundation
- USA Today Q&A
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