``The Tom Joyner Morning Show'' to Air on New York Station KISS-FM Beginning April 30; National Urban Host Joyner Teams Up with R&B Icon Isaac Hayes.Entertainment Editors DALLAS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 18, 2001 ABC Radio ABC Radio is a broadcasting unit of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation.[1] ABC Radio was, from 1945 until 2007, the division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. Networks and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. station WRKS-FM "98.7 KISS-FM R&B Hits" have signed an agreement to broadcast "The Tom Joyner Thomas "Tom" Joyner (born November 23, 1949) is an American radio host. His daily program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, is syndicated across the United States and heard by over ten million radio listeners. He is married to fitness guru Donna Richardson. Morning Show" on WRKS-FM (98.7 KISS-FM). The leading national Urban morning show with an audience of more than 8 million, "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" will debut on WRKS-FM on April 30, and will air from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. each weekday. "Any time we go on the air in a new market it is a big deal. But going on the air in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , on KISS-FM and working with Isaac Hayes is as BIG and as GOOD as it gets! I'm pinching myself right now! Isaac has so much going on with the New York community, with the school in Ghana and with South Park, he's a busy mutha (shut your mouth)...I'm just talking about Isaac. I think the two of us will make a good team." Internationally known as a singer, songwriter and actor, Isaac Hayes joined the KISS family in 1996. "From the day he signed on, Isaac Hayes has been a winner on morning radio in New York," stated WRKS-FM owner Emmis Communications' Senior Vice President & Market Manager Judy Ellis. "Isaac is really excited that we were able to bring 'The Tom Joyner Morning Show' to KISS. We feel our audience will really respond to the combination of Tom's energy and humorous insights mixed in with Isaac's legendary talents." With its broadcast on WRKS-FM, "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" adds the New York Metro For the region, see . Metro New York is a free daily newspaper in New York City started in 2004. Its main competition is AM New York, with which it practices many of the same distribution and marketing strategies. area to its coverage of major U.S. radio markets, including Chicago; Philadelphia; Boston; Washington, DC; Dallas; Detroit; Atlanta; Houston; and Miami. The show has more than 100 affiliates in cities across the United States. "This is an incredibly exciting time for radio -- especially for urban radio as we bring 'The Tom Joyner Morning Show' to New York on KISS-FM," said Darryl Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager for ABC Radio Networks. "Tom's powerful message -- sometimes funny, sometimes hard-hitting, but always on target -- is one that listeners in the country's number one market need and deserve to hear. KISS-FM is a top-notch station and we look forward to a great partnership." "No one else is reaching the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. consumer like 'The Tom Joyner Morning Show' or with the scope and depth of ABC Radio Networks," added Brown. "Even in this tough climate, ABC Radio Networks is continuing growth in top markets, demonstrating the power and desirability of our strong brands." Each weekday morning from ABC Radio Networks, Tom Joyner and his crew broadcast more than a daily national radio program. They unite a community of devoted listeners, bringing them a unique combination of high-energy entertainment, humor -- and information that empowers individuals to know more about their world and about how each person can make a genuine difference. This live, syndicated national Urban morning program treats listeners to an on-air team that reports and comments on the latest news and sports of interest to the audience. Also featured are drop-in celebrity guests, on-site remotes and an audience-tested Urban playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. . Weaving it all together are Joyner's upbeat attitude, energy and humorous insights. Joyner, winner of countless radio and national honors, began his radio career immediately after he graduated from college. The Tuskegee, Alabama native had just received his Bachelor's Degree in sociology from Tuskegee Institute, when a friend offered him a news broadcasting job at Montgomery, Ala.'s WRMA-AM. Joyner was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame History The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, Illinois, is a museum dedicated to recognizing those who have contributed to the development of the radio medium throughout its history in the United States. in 1999. He has received Impact magazine's Joe Loris Award for "Excellence in Broadcasting" and as an added honor, IMPACT's "Best DJ of the Year" award was renamed "The Tom Joyner Award" because he received it so many times. Joyner's other honors include the Harold Washington Award for Political Awareness and Community Empowerment and The Mickey Leland Humanitarian Award - both from The Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and other minority citizens, such as employment, welfare reform, minority business ; "Man of the Year" from 100 Black Men; and the President's Award from the NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. . The Tom Joyner Foundation has awarded more than $5 million to deserving students enrolled in historically black colleges and universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities. across the United States. 100 percent of every donation to the Foundation goes to the students. All operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. are paid for by Joyner. After his debut on Montgomery's airwaves, Joyner worked on-air at WLOK-AM, Memphis; KWK-AM, St. Louis; and KKDA-FM, Dallas. His success eventually took him to Chicago, where he entertained Windy City audiences at WJPC-FM, WGCI-FM, WVON-AM and WBMX-FM. Joyner made headlines in the mid-1980s when he accepted simultaneous positions of morning drive man at KKDA-FM, Dallas, and afternoon drive talent at WGCI-FM, Chicago. His daily round-trip commute between the two cities earned him national publicity, high ratings and millions of Frequent Flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons miles. With a mission to "inform, entertain and empower," "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" has the largest audience of any Urban radio program. A recent study conducted by Yankelovich Partners revealed that Tom Joyner is the number one host among Urban audiences. The show is broadcast each weekday morning on ABC Radio Networks to more than 8 million listeners. For more information, visit www.tomjoyner.com. 98.7 KISS FM plays R&B HITS from artists like Destiny's Child, R. Kelly and Jill Scott. Emmis Communications (Nasdaq:EMMS EMMS Electronic Media Management System (IBM) EMMS Electronic Music Management System EMMS Express Mail Military Service (US Postal Service) EMMS Electronic Mail and Message System ) is a diversified media firm with radio broadcasting, television broadcasting and magazine publishing operations. EMMIS' 20 FM and 3 AM radio stations serve the nation's largest markets of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago as well as Phoenix, Denver, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind. In addition, EMMIS owns two radio networks, 15 television stations, award-winning regional and specialty magazines and ancillary businesses in broadcast sales, publishing, and interactive products. ABC Radio Networks has more than 4,600 affiliate radio stations reaching 126 million persons age 12 and older each week. In addition to "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. broadcasts six full-service News Networks, "Paul Harvey News and Comment" and "The Rest of the Story," Radio Disney, ESPN Radio, "The Doug Banks Morning Show," "American Country Countdown
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