Tom Joyner

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Tom Joyner
Born
Thomas Joyner

(1949-11-23) November 23, 1949 (age 74)
Occupations
  • Radio personality
  • host
  • musician
  • philanthropist
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)Dora Chatmon
(m. 1970s–div. 1996)
Donna Richardson
(m. 2000; div. 2012)
Children2
Career
ShowThe Tom Joyner Morning Show
Style
CountryUnited States

Thomas "Tom" Joyner (born November 23, 1949) is an American radio personality, host, philanthropist, and former musician.[source?] He is the former host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show. He is also the founder of Reach Media Inc.,[source?], the Tom Joyner Foundation,[source?], and BlackAmericaWeb.com.[source?] He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama,[source?] the son of Frances and Hercules L. Joyner. His grandfather Oscar was one of only 3,000 black physicians in the United States,[source?] earning a degree in medicine in 1909.[source?]