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Tom Joyner: Years
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In 1985 Joyner was faced with a difficult career dilemma, and he solved it in a way few people would have considered. He was negotiating a new contract in Dallas, and at the same time, WGCI, a station in his old hometown of Chicago, expressed interest in hiring him as its afternoon host. Negotiations were fruitful, with each station offering him a million dollars over several years. Joyner decided that both jobs were too good to refuse, and took the amazing step of signing contracts with both stations.
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Savoy magazine's 2002 Person of the Year, Joyner requires that each person who attends his city-to-city "sky show" bring proof of voter registration...or register at the door. He and members of his crew ... have prompted major companies to stop discriminating against African Americas and Hispanics in advertising and are in the trenches with the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, raising health awareness among African Americans. But Joyner doesn't stop there.
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A sky show is a live broadcast of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, which is done in front of a live audience, featuring a national recording artist or group. There are currently 30 sky shows each year, making it the largest, free, live African- American entertainment series in the country.
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