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Tom Joyner has had cameo roles in two films-The Gospel (2005) [25] [26] and Madea Goes to Jail (2009). [27] [28] During the early 1980s he was a host of the Ebony/Jet Showcase, a syndicated television magazine program. He also had another television show, The Tom Joyner Sky Show (2003), [29] and has appeared on many other television programs. [30]
The Tom Joyner Morning Show premiered on January 3, 1994. [4] Joyner gained ownership of the program in 2003 when he co-founded his own company, Reach Media. [5] The Black-owned media company Radio One (now Urban One) acquired majority ownership in Reach Media in November 2004, and took over syndication rights to the program in a joint venture.
In November 2004, Radio One acquired a 53% stake in Reach Media, a Texas-based media company owned by radio host Tom Joyner, for $56.1 million in cash and stock. [24] Radio One logo and slogan used until May 8, 2017. From 2006 through the beginning of 2008, Radio One sold nearly $150 million in assets, primarily underperforming radio stations. [25]
Tom Joyner, who was first AD on such notable films as Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, George Roy Hill’s Slap Shot and Clint Eastwood’s Bronco Billy, died February 22 after a long battle with cancer ...
On air: The best of Tavis Smiley on the Tom Joyner morning show: Thoughts on culture, politics & race. Los Angeles, CA: Pines One Pub. ISBN 1-890194-33-6. OCLC 39310218. —, ed. (2006). The covenant with black America. Chicago: Third World Press. ISBN 0-88378-277-4. OCLC 64432411. — (2006). What I know for sure: My story of growing up in ...
Black America has always been an integral part of the American story. Now, we must also be seen as indispensable partners in its future. As we enter this new chapter, let’s embrace the power ...
The Tom Joyner Foundation developed a partnership with Annie Lee in 2000 and the Joyner Foundation lists her "Artist, Humorist, Humanitarian, Icon. They honored her and wrote, "Annie Lee has established herself internationally not only as an artist, but a respected and business savvy entrepreneur.
African American Lives 2 premiered in February 2008, again hosted by Gates. This second set of episodes traced the ancestry of performers Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner, Tom Joyner, Chris Rock, Don Cheadle, theologian Peter Gomes, athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, poet Maya Angelou, Bliss Broyard (the daughter of writer Anatole Broyard) and publisher Linda Johnson Rice (the daughter of publisher John ...