Norfolk, Va.—Tom Joyner, chairman and founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, BlackAmericaWeb.com, and host of the leading nationally syndicated morning radio show, Tom Joyner Morning Show, will deliver the keynote address at Norfolk State University’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, December 12 at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall. The procession will begin at 9:30 a.m.

A native of Tuskegee, Ala., Joyner, who will receive an honorary doctorate degree, is one of the most influential, inspiration and dynamic media personalities in the country today. He is much more than a radio personality—he’s an entrepreneur, an entertainer and a philanthropist.

Joyner is a graduate of Tuskegee (Institute) University where he received a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Upon graduation, he began his broadcasting career in Montgomery, Ala., at WRMA-AM. He later ventured into several other markets, including WLOK-AM in Memphis; KWK-AM in St. Louis; KKDA-FM in Dallas; and four different stations in Chicago. In the mid-1980’s Joyner made his claim to fame when he accepted simultaneous positions as “morning drive man’ at Dallas’ KKDA and “afternoon drive man” at Chicago’s WGCI.

He is the author of “I’m Just a DJ But … It All Makes Sense to Me,” an entertaining memoir where he shares insightful stories, wry humor and his unique brand of advice on work ethics, being successful, the advertising community and black colleges.

Joyner, known as “The Hardest Working Man in Radio,” has won virtually every top radio award. His awards include being inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame and Broadcasting & Cable Magazine’s Hall of Fame. The International Radio and Television Society also chose him for one of their highest honors, acknowledging his work with black colleges. He continues to receive accolades from his peers receiving the Urban Radio Legends Award at the I Rock the Mic Radio Conference this past winter.

Additionally, Joyner has led voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, major fundraising initiatives to help families and students affected by Hurricane Katrina. He and his crew members also have prompted major companies to stop discriminating against African Americans and Hispanics in advertising and are in the trenches in raising health awareness among African Americans.

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