Movie mogul Tyler Perry is so excited about holding auditions for an upcoming project on the 2014 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage cruise that he took it to national TV on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. “What is this about you holding auditions on a cruise ship?” asks Leno. “Tom Joyner does this cruise every […]
I’m blessed and honored to have lived in an era when so many great men and women have walked this earth. They are people who have taken risks, and sacrificed everything, sometimes their basic comforts, sometimes their families and sometimes their lives for the greater good. I don’t know what makes one person upset about […]
Jerry Boulding, a giant of urban radio in America who left his mark on three Chicago stations, died Thursday in Westwood, Calif., after a brief illness. He was 75. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Boulding programmed 16 major market stations, developed the first satellite-delivered urban format (known as “Heart and Soul”), headed […]
Celebrating its 80th anniversary, the Atlanta Business League will honor radio host Tom Joyner and sons, Thomas, Jr. and Oscar, with the Booker T. Washington Legacy Builders Award. The award recognizes individuals for longevity in business, investment and continued support of community and advocacy of African‐American owned enterprises. The event will be held on Tuesday, […]
On Sunday, every sports show took up time to weigh in on the Jonathan Martin/Richie Incognito scandal that has rocked the NFL and is shining a glaring spotlight on the Miami Dolphins locker room, for now. But you can bet, before long, every NFL locker room in the league will be put on blast because […]
I’m not the biggest reader in the world, but I do love reading biographies and autobiographies about successful people. I really use them as tools to help me get better. In fact, every time I’m faced with a transition in my career, I re-read my mentor John H. Johnson’s book, “Succeeding Against the Odds.” But […]
11/05/13- 2014 Fantastic Voyage performer Chante Moore unexpectedly calls into the Tom Joyner Morning Show after she hears that Tom Joyner has accused her of dropping him like a hot potato after she was booked on the cruise. For iPad/iPhone:
Last weekend people were blowing up my phone and email with the news that Grambling’s football players and members of the marching band had refused to compete in Jackson State University’s homecoming game. If you didn’t hear the story (and how could you have missed it?), only 22 players showed up to board the bus […]
Last week our newest TJMS contributor Don Lemon, announced his new 30 day fitness plan. I know right, it’s always the thin ones. He bragged, I mean announced today, that’s he lost 11 pounds; his goal is 21 pounds in 21 days. Well, I’m actually the master of losing weight. But like most people, I’m […]
J. Anthony Brown knows why the Denver Broncos were able to pull out the big win against the Dallas Cowboys.
Tom and the crew open the show talking about the Joyner Jinx and Kwame Kilpatrick’s fate.
My friend and BlackAmericaWeb.com senior political correspondent Michael H. Cottman says it’s time for a black woman to be named president of the NAACP. Not only does he want to see it happen, he’s using Change.Org to petition the 104-year-old civil rights organization. “The Great” Michael Cottman, as he is known by Sybil Wilkes, says […]
