Tom Joyner family, wife, children, parents, siblings

Posted by Arica Deslauriers on Wednesday, May 22, 2024

American radio broadcaster, philanthropist, and former musician Thomas Joyner were born on November 23, 1949.

Former host of the widely distributed The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Joyner is also the brainchild of Reach Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.

Tom Joyner wife, and children

Joyner’s first wife, Dora, is the mother of his two kids, Thomas Jr. and Oscar, whom he refers to as “Killer” and “Thriller” respectively.

He married celebrity aerobics teacher and fitness specialist Donna Richardson after divorcing his first spouse. They initially met when she was a guest on his radio show in 1997. They got married on July 29, 2000, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and spent a week honeymooning in Venice, Italy, after being engaged in August of the same year. Nevertheless, they separated in December 2012 and divorced in May after 12 years of marriage.

Tom Joyner parents, and siblings

Joyner, the son of Frances and Hercules L. Joyner, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Tom hailed from a well-educated family. His grandpa Oscar graduated from medical school in 1909 and was one of just 3,000 black doctors in the country.

Tom and his brother Albert attended Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University, and both of their parents attended historically black universities.

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