- Born
- Nicknames
- The Fly Jock
- The Hardest Working Man In Radio
- Tom Joyner was born on November 23, 1949 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Passions (1999) and The Tom Joyner Show (2005). He was previously married to Donna Richardson and Dora Chatmon.
- SpousesDonna Richardson(July 29, 2002 - May 2012) (divorced)Dora Chatmon(? - 1996) (divorced, 2 children)
- Tom Joyner was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1998.
- Attended Tuskegee University with Lionel Richie.
- Is an advocate for the UNCF
- He earned his nickname "The Fly Jock" because he hosted two radio shows, in the morning he performed his early morning radio show in Chicago for WGCI and he would fly to perform his radio show in Dallas
- Has a nationally syndicated radio show, "The Tom Joyner Morning Show"
- First we get people laughing, then we get 'em to listen. If you can get people to listen, then they begin to think, and that's when they start making a difference.
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