He earned his nickname "The Fly Jock" because he hosted two radio
shows, in the morning he performed his early morning radio show in
Chicago for WGCI and he would fly to perform his radio show in
Dallas
Has a nationally syndicated radio show, "The Tom Joyner Morning
Show"
Was a member of the group, The Commodores, but was told by his father to drop out of the group because he felt they were going nowhere.
He has two sons, Tom, Jr. and Oscar from a previous marriage.