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Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1959) is an American political commentator, entrepreneur,author of a conservative newspaper column, and host of a daily radio show and a nationally syndicated TV program, called The Right Side with Armstrong Williams. Founder and CEO of the Graham Williams Group, an international, marketing, advertising and media public relations consulting firm, and is a political talk show host on TV and radio. Williams is labeled by The Washington Post as “one of the most recognizable conservative voices in America.”

Early life and Career
One of ten children, Armstrong Williams was born on February 5, 1959 in Marion, South Carolina. Williams was reared on the family’s 200-acre tobacco and swine farm. He displayed an early gift for public speaking, winning a high school orating contest in 1976 [Needs Citation]. Graduating in 1981 from South Carolina State University, he received his B.A. in Political Science and English. He is a life member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

Williams was formerly vice president for a governmental and international affairs public relations firm, B&C Associations. He also served as confidential assistant to the chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas), presidential appointee to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, legislative assistant to the U.S. House of Representative Carroll Campbell (former governor of South Carolina) and legislative aide and advisor to U.S. Senator Storm Thurmond.

In 2004, Williams was appointed by President George W. Bush to the President’s Commission on White House Fellows. The Commission's responsibility is to select qualified candidates to serve as Fellows to Cabinet-rank offices. Past fellows have included Cheney, Powell and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao.

Radio
Williams is heard on GEMS 105.9 FM, Nassau, Bahamas every morning at 7:45 a.m., WGCV 1620 A.M, South Carolina, Monday-Friday 4-5 p.m. and Sirius/XM Power 110 6-7 p.m. In 1991, Williams began his radio career at WOL in Washington, D.C. Four years later, in 1995, Williams' local show was syndicated by The Talk America Radio Network.

In 1998, Williams united with The Salem Radio Network, which syndicated his national radio show to 26 of the top radio markets in the country. In 2002, he reunited with the Newark, New Jersey-based Talk America Radio Network. Williams joined the lineup at WWRL 1600 A.M., New York’s Urban Talk in March 2005 as co-host with Sam Greenfield on Drive Time Dialogue. He co-hosted “The Sam and Army” show at Air America Radio WWRL 1600 AM, New York’s Progressive Talk from 5:00a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (EST.) with Sam Greenfield.

Williams began hosting a nightly talk show in 2008 on XM Satellite Radio Power 110 called The Armstrong William’s Show. William’s radio program features his own opinions, values and ideology related to political and current issues.

Television
Williams has extensive experience in television programming. Since 1995, he has produced weekly television shows which are nationally-syndicated and air internationally. He is a frequent guest on television shows and networks that include The Today show, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, CNN, MSNBC, Sky News, DC TV and the Joy Behar show. Mr. Williams has produced prime-time specials with US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Poet Maya Angelou, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In 2003 he launched his own company, The Right Side Productions, which produces and syndicates his television program to media outlets including Sky Angel and The Liberty Channel, jointly with Langer Broadcast Radio Network.

From 2002 to 2005 Williams hosted On Point with Armstrong Williams, a monthly prime time television special and a joint venture with Comcast, Radio One, and Right Side Productions, that aired on cable network TVOne, included guests such as former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

In early 2013 Williams began expanding his outreach by entering into media ownership with the purchase of two television stations, from a larger part of a $370 million acquisition deal by Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Howard Stirk Holdings LLC, which is owned by Armstrong Williams, was given ownership over WEYI-TV in Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Michigan along with WWMB-TV in Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina.

Other Business Interests
Williams is a National Board member of the Carson Scholars Fund, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity that was founded in 1994 by Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson and Candy Carson to recognize and reward students in grades 4-11 who strive for academic excellence (3.75 GPA or higher) and demonstrate a strong commitment to their community. He also serves on several other Boards such as the Presidents Commission on White House Fellows, Independence Federal S&L Bank Board of Directors and NEWSMAX Advisory Board.

Williams is the Founder and CEO of the Graham Williams Group, an international, marketing, advertising and media public relations consulting firm.

Books By Williams

 * Armstrong Williams, Reawakening Virtues: Restoring What Makes America Great, New Chapter Publisher, July 2011, ISBN 0-982-79185-2
 * Armstrong Williams, Letters to a young victim: Hope and Healing in America's Inner Cities, Scribner Paper Fiction, October 1996. ISBN 0-684-82466-3


 * Armstrong Williams, Beyond Blame: How We Can Succeed by Breaking the Dependency Barrier, Free Press, May 1995. ISBN 0-02-935365-3