Tony Brown (journalist)

William Anthony "Tony" 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
William Anthony "Tony" 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.