We take five, one-week vacations a year, and those dates are set in stone.

Personal life
With his first wife Dora Tom has two sons Thomas Jr. While the program achieved top ratings for a weekly syndicated program themed to African American viewers — even taking the number one show position although it was in a late night time slot — in such markets as New York and Atlanta affiliates in other markets were reluctant to upgrade the show to prime time for a targeted audience. He appeared with his father and grandfather in the documentary "Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter" crediting his family with passing down important values which he passed down to his sons as well.

Thomas "Tom" Joyner (born November 23 1949) is an American radio host host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show and also founder of REACH Media Inc. com.