Tom Joyner Net worth 2022: What Awards Has Tom Joyner Won?

By Jivika Last updated Oct 15, 2022

Thomas Joyner (born November 23, 1949) is a retired American radio personality and the former host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, as well as the creator of Reach Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.

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Quick Info of Tom Joyner

Net Worth	$700,000
Date Of Birth	1949-11-23
Profession	Production Manager, Assistant Director, Producer
Children	Oscar, Thomas Jr.
Nicknames	Tom Joyner, Joyner, Tom

Early Life Tom Joyner

Joyner was the son of Frances and Hercules L. Joyner and was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tom came from a well-educated family: his grandpa Oscar was one of just 3,000 black physicians in the United States when he graduated from medical school in 1909. Both of his parents graduated from historically black colleges, and Tom and his brother Albert attended Tuskegee Institute, which is now Tuskegee University.

Tom Joyner earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Joyner joined the fraternity Omega Psi Phi while at Tuskegee. His initial desire was to be a musician, and he joined a band called the Commodores, which included his college friend Lionel Richie, but the band failed to earn any money, and his family pushed him to pursue other interests way to make a living.

Tom Joyner Net Worth 2022

According to Wealthy Persons, Tom Joyner’s net worth is estimated to be $50 million as of October 2022, because of his success in television and radio. Tom Joyner has had a long and successful career. He has decided to retire after his contract expires in 2019, and he intends to live a calm life with his family and friends.

Personal Life Tom Joyner

Joyner has two kids, Thomas Jr. and Oscar, with his first wife Dora, whom he refers to as “Killer” and “Thriller.” In July 2000, he married celebrity aerobics instructor-fitness specialist Donna Richardson after divorcing his first wife. They divorced in May 2012.

Joyner is a descendant of North Carolina Supreme Court justice John Hall and, according to a DNA test conducted by African Ancestry Inc., is also partially descended from the Balanta people of Guinea-Bissau.

Philanthropy Tom Joyner

Joyner has long been a champion for voter registration, and he encourages it on the air, on his website, and at his live “Sky Shows” broadcasts. Joyner hosts a “Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day” every April or September to promote healthy living. On that day, he encourages his family and friends to go to the doctor for a check-up in order to prevent any health concerns and, more importantly, to treat any current difficulties.

Joyner took part in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in 2011 in order to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s research, care, and support.

Tom Joyner Awards

Joyner received the NAB Marconi Radio Award on October 7, 2004.

Joyner was the first African-American inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois, in 1998.

On January 12, 2008, Joyner was honored on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site.

Joyner was inducted into The Official R&B Music Hall of Fame on August 17, 2013, at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Joyner received the Humanitarian Award at the 2015 BET Awards on June 28, 2015.

Books and Other Media

I’m Just a DJ but… It Makes Sense to Me, written with his longtime collaborator Mary Flowers Boyce, was released by Warner Books in 2005. Joyner’s childhood and early days in radio are chronicled in the book, as with his ideas on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (“HBCUs”), the power of the black consumer, and fatherhood. Amber Books released Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College in February 2009, a primer for parents and their children that offers specific suggestions and assistance. Joyner co-wrote the book’s foreword with writers Wil and Thomas LaVeist.

He appears in the documentary “Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter” with his father and grandfather, thanking his family for instilling key principles in him that he handed down to his sons. Oscar “Doc” Joyner, his grandpa, was a Pullman porter who went on to become a doctor.

Tom Joyner has appeared in two films, The Gospel (2005 and Madea Go to Jail (2007). (2009). He hosted the Ebony/Jet Showcase, a syndicated television magazine program, in the early 1980s. He also had his own television show, The Tom Joyner Sky Show (2003), and has been on numerous other shows.