ADVISORY/Office Depot Sponsors the HOT 105 FM Tom Joyner Southwest Airlines Sky Show at the Office Depot Center.Business, News & Entertainment Editors/City Desks ADVISORY...for Friday (Nov. 1) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2002 And Will Present a $5,000 Donation Benefiting 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. Scholarship Fund
WHO:
-- HOT105 - WHQT - HOT 105 owned by Cox Radio Miami is located at
105.1 on the fm dial. HOT105 FM is the station that plays the
"Best of the Hits and Oldies". Our DJ's The Champ K.O., Karen
Vaughn, and Freddie Cruz set the stage for this great urban
station. Tom Joyner can be heard locally on WHQT HOT 105,
every Monday - Friday between 6am - 10am.
-- Tom Joyner, Well Known Syndicated Morning Radio Talk Show
Host and Founder of the Tom Joyner Southwest Airlines Sky
Show syndicated on HOT 105 FM.
-- Samuel Mathis, Vice President of Diversity for Office
Depot
WHAT: Office Depot is a sponsor of The Southwest Sky Show hosted by
HOT 105 FM, which is a live national broadcast of the Tom
Joyner Morning Show in front of a live audience of loyal
listeners and fans alike at the Office Depot Center. Office
Depot's Sam Mathis, Vice President of Diversity will present a
$5,000 donation benefiting the Tom Joyner Scholarship Fund.
WHERE: The Office Depot Center
One Panther Parkway--Located near the Sawgrass Mills Mall
Sunrise, Fla.
WHEN: Friday, November 1st, 6:00-10:00 a.m.
Check Presentation will take place during the broadcast
approximately between 7:30-8:30 a.m.
WHY: Office Depot's charitable mission is to impact the quality of
life for children; their education, health and welfare. The
Company believes in supporting the country's future: Children.
The sponsorship and donation to the Tom Joyner Scholarship
Fund reflects Office Depot's commitment to giving back to the
South Florida community and its sincere commitment to
assisting African American students in achieving future
education and career aspirations.
NOTE: Media is welcome to attend: Please contact Janine Richmond
from Hot 105 FM or Lauren Garvey at Office Depot for further
details and/or to confirm attendance.
PHOTOS: Mr. Joyner will be presented with a $5,000 donation from
Mr. Mathis.
About the Tom Joyner Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. Sky Show: There are currently thirty (30) sky shows each year; making it the largest free live African-American entertainment series in the country. The show originated in 1996 when Tom Joyner and Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley (born September 13, 1964) is an author, journalist, political commentator, and talk show host. Early years One of ten children, Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. had an opportunity to make a difference in the African-American communities where the show was heard. Listeners came in droves to the live broadcast to meet the cast and crew. There they were encouraged to register to vote so they could make a positive impact by participating in the upcoming election. This is how the theme "Party with a Purpose" was derived. Soon thereafter, TJMS TJMS Thomas Jefferson Middle School affiliate radio stations began requesting the live show in their markets usually as a tie-in with radio station-related events. Live performances from "Old School" artists were added to the bill and the show continued to grow in size and quality. The original premise is still intact: "Party with a Purpose". Via the Sky Shows, Tom and his crew were able to maintain the mission of increasing the number of registered African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. voters and voter turnout. An array of corporate donations and presentations are also made during the Sky Show to benefit the Tom Joyner Foundation (a certified 501c-3 organization with the purpose of helping students to continue their education at 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. ). Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, , Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ODP ODP - Open Distributed Processing ) is the world's largest supplier of office products and services. The Company sells office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). , technology products, furniture, as well as copy, print and shipping services to SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. , medium and large businesses in the U.S. and 19 other countries around the globe. The Company sells its products through retail stores, direct mail, global Internet sites and various sales forces. HOT105 FM - WHQT. HOT105 - WHQT - HOT 105 owned by Cox Radio Miami is located at 105.1 on the fm dial. HOT105 FM is the station that plays the "Best of the Hits and Oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. ". Our DJ's The Champ K.O., Karen Vaughn, and Freddie Cruz set the stage for this great urban station. Tom Joyner can be heard locally on WHQT HOT 105, every Monday - Friday between 6am - 10am. |
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