| Tony Brown | |
|---|---|
 Brown in 1981 | |
| Born | William Anthony Brown (1933-04-11) April 11, 1933 (age 91) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, College Dean - Hampton University, President/CEO - Tony Brown Productions, academian, comedian, businessman |
| Website | tonybrown |
William Anthony Brown (born April 11, 1933) is an American journalist, academic and businessman. He is best known as the commentator of the long running syndicated television show Tony Brown's Journal.
Early life
Brown was born April 11, 1933, to Royal Brown and Catherine Davis Brown in Charleston, West Virginia. He attended the public schools where he excelled in academics, joined the track team, and performed in various school plays. His experience of segregation and poverty as a child later fueled his activism and view on the U.S. government as an adult.
Personal life
He joined the Republican Party in 1990.
Accomplishments
- 1953 - 1955, he served in the U.S. Army
- 1959, he received a BA in Sociology from Wayne State University.
- 1961, he received an MA in Psychiatric Social Work from Wayne State University. He is a former faculty member at Central Washington University and Federal City College.
- 1962, he became a drama critic for the Detroit Courier
- In 1971 he became executive producer (and sometime host) of the monthly TV program Black Journal.
- 1972, he became the founding dean of Howard University's School of Communication.
- In 1977 Black Journal was renamed Tony Brown's Journal.
- In 1988 he wrote, produced, and directed the film The White Girl, which dramatized an African American student's struggle with cocaine addiction.
- 1998, wrote Empower The People: A 7-Step plan to Overthrow the Conspiracy that is Stealing Your Money and Freedom
- 2002, he was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Silver Circle.
- 2004, he became the dean of Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. He held the position until 2009, when he stepped down.
Bibliography
- 1995 Black Lies, White Lies: The Truth According to Tony Brown. 1997 reprint ISBN 9780688132705
- 1999 Empower the People: Overthrow The Conspiracy That Is Stealing Your Money And Freedom. ISBN 9780688157623
- 2004 What Mama Taught Me: The Seven Core Values of Life. ISBN 9780060188696
See also
References
- "Series Overview". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "Tony Brown". Britannica. August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- "Producer Tony Brown Joins Republican Party". Jet. August 12, 1991. p. 39. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- James, Caryn (February 11, 1990). "The White Girl (1990)". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
External links
Categories:- 1933 births
- Living people
- American businesspeople
- Hampton University faculty
- Howard University faculty
- Wayne State University alumni
- University of the District of Columbia faculty
- 21st-century African-American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century African-American people
- People from Charleston, West Virginia
- 21st-century African-American writers