Fly Jock Blog
Saturday, I was in Chicago for the annual Bud Billiken Day Parade. Back in the 1920s, the founder of the Chicago’s premier black newspaper, the Chicago Defender, felt that black kids in Chicago needed something that would help them celebrate the importance of education — that going back to school should be as exciting as […]
I got the name Fly Jock bcecause for eight years, I flew back and forth from Dallas to Chicago to do a morning show and an afternoon show in two different cities, five days a week. That’s how I GOT the name. Here’s how I KEEP it. This week, I started when I left Friday’s […]
Yesterday, our In Studio Jam guest Ginuwine sung his now-classic hit, “In those Jeans.” J. immediately murdered it (in record time, I might add), and turned it into a song about too tight jeans. And even though he was late for work yesterday, as usual, his comedy was right on time. Today there’s a story […]
Is racism still an issue now that we’ve elected a black man as president? The incident involving Harvard professor Skip Gates’ arrest at his own home answered the question mainstream America just won’t let go of. Could Skip have handled the situation differently or better? The answer is yes, and he has admitted that too. […]
Today, June 1, kicks off Black Music Month, and we’re celebrating it on the TJMS. I know what you’re probably thinking: The TJMS is a black radio show, and you play black music every day. Yeah, we do. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t take a month to look a little closer at something […]
Is fat the new black? Is it hot? Is it sexy? That’s one of the things we’ll be talking about this morning on the Big Show, the first day after a week’s vacation – when most of us on the crew probably picked up a few pounds. The fat question is up for discussion because, […]
Maybe it’s the heat. Maybe it’s the economy. Maybe it’s that we have so many outlets to receive information, but there’s a lot of stuff going on out there that makes us say, “What the hell?” We call it What-the-Hell Wednesday, but trust me, there’s enough to get us through every day of the week. […]
Today, June 1, kicks off Black Music Month, and we’re celebrating it on the TJMS. I know what you’re probably thinking: The TJMS is a black radio show, and you play black music every day. Yeah, we do. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t take a month to look a little closer at something […]
Whether you have booked a cabin on this year’s Fantastic Voyage cruise or not, there’s information in this blog that should be important to you. Even though the cruise – as it goes into its 10th year – is synonymous with big fun, it is also a major fundraiser for Historically Black Colleges and Universities […]
So, today is a monumental day in “Tom Joyner Morning Show” history — it’s the day we return to the airwaves in Chicago on Soul 106.3 FM. It’s monumental for us for a lot of reasons. One, Chicago is one of our most crucial markets and a major strength for us as nationally syndicated show. […]
The topic for this morning is right up my alley because I’ve always maintained that if it’s good to you, it’s probably bad for you. I’m wary of anything that sounds too good to be true, and being addicted to something that isn’t bad falls into that category. So, don’t give me any fat-free peanut […]
Okay, ladies. Today, on the TJMS, I’m offering you a one-time opportunity to hear open and honest explanations from men about why they do the things they do. All weekend long at the pool, at book club meetings, at the kids’ sporting events, at girls’ night out and at church, the topic of conversation has […]
