November 30, 2010 —By Alyssa Kent [caption id="attachment_14174" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="TJ Rhymes"][/caption] While in college, internships are extremely important and I have been fortunate enough to have had amazing internship opportunities working with Clear Channel Communications' Los Angeles based radio station, KIIS-FM. While there, I was fortunate enough to work with incredibly nice people who always looked out for me and truly respected me. One man who I worked with, TJ Rhymes, is an on-air personality who asked me to write his official biography. The biography is below and can be found on his website, http://www.kiisfm.com/pages/TJ.html. The young, passionate entertainer TJ Rhymes is working hard to make his mark in the entertainment industry. TJ’s hard work and dedication has undoubtedly paid off as he has secured his most meaningful entertainment-related position to date, working as “TJ The Stuntman,” on one of Clear Channel Communications’ most successful radio shows, “The JoJo On The Radio Show,” on the Top 40 radio station, KIIS-FM, Los Angeles. TJ is simultaneously furthering his career in the entertainment industry and his education. He acknowledges the importance of education, as he is a graduate of Tyler Junior College, located in Tyler, Texas, and is now a student at a barber school in Los Angeles. TJ is working as hard as he can to make his dreams become realities, and he has learned this work ethic from his role model, his mother. TJ and his mother have a very strong relationship and have gone through many of life’s struggles together. As she had TJ at a young age, he was very quick to mature as he took it upon himself to be a strong male figure in his brother and sisters’ lives. A way in which he proved to be strong was that he worked while attending school. Whether he was a patty flipper at Wendy’s, a game technician at Chuck E. Cheese's, or an inventory manager at Domino’s Pizza, he always worked to the best of his ability. His desire to transition into the entertainment industry and make people laugh began when he was in school, as TJ was known as the class clown. Many times when he got into trouble, he would make his mom laugh and that would help resolve almost any issue. Then, when he was a legal adult, he moved to Los Angeles, California with his family and had to live separately from his mother and siblings and try to jumpstart his own career. Since moving to the Entertainment Capital of the World in 2005, TJ sought out representation and, after dropping off his resume and headshot everywhere he could think of, he signed with Brick Entertainment. He began his career working for free in student films and a year and a half later, he began getting paid for his acting gigs, including a Kobe Bryant commercial. From 2007-2010, TJ worked for Clear Channel Communications in the Promotions department and on March 24, 2010, TJ switched over to the Programming department when he began his career as “TJ The Stuntman.” Taking on this persona and working on “The JoJo On The Radio Show,” has been the highlight of TJ’s career, as thousands of listeners, nationwide, tune in to listen to the show. Though working in the business for a relatively short time, TJ has found his calling, hosting. While working his hardest, he has learned that anything is possible and that he is able to truly shine because he is accepted for being himself. Each day, TJ wakes up happy, knowing that he is doing what he loves. He keeps up his strong work ethic due to the motivation of his mom and friends. TJ hopes to inspire his siblings and individuals who have ever doubted themselves, by exemplifying that one should never be afraid to progress and that the key to his success relies on the facts that he is humble, giving, and honest.
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[/caption] While in college, internships are extremely important and I have been fortunate enough to have had amazing internship opportunities working with Clear Channel Communications' Los Angeles based radio station, KIIS-FM. While there, I was fortunate enough to work with incredibly nice people who always looked out for me and truly respected me. One man who I worked with, TJ Rhymes, is an on-air personality who asked me to write his official biography. The biography is below and can be found on his website, http://www.kiisfm.com/pages/TJ.html. The young, passionate entertainer TJ Rhymes is working hard to make his mark in the entertainment industry. TJ’s hard work and dedication has undoubtedly paid off as he has secured his most meaningful entertainment-related position to date, working as “TJ The Stuntman,” on one of Clear Channel Communications’ most successful radio shows, “The JoJo On The Radio Show,” on the Top 40 radio station, KIIS-FM, Los Angeles. TJ is simultaneously furthering his career in the entertainment industry and his education. He acknowledges the importance of education, as he is a graduate of Tyler Junior College, located in Tyler, Texas, and is now a student at a barber school in Los Angeles. TJ is working as hard as he can to make his dreams become realities, and he has learned this work ethic from his role model, his mother. TJ and his mother have a very strong relationship and have gone through many of life’s struggles together. As she had TJ at a young age, he was very quick to mature as he took it upon himself to be a strong male figure in his brother and sisters’ lives. A way in which he proved to be strong was that he worked while attending school. Whether he was a patty flipper at Wendy’s, a game technician at Chuck E. Cheese's, or an inventory manager at Domino’s Pizza, he always worked to the best of his ability. His desire to transition into the entertainment industry and make people laugh began when he was in school, as TJ was known as the class clown. Many times when he got into trouble, he would make his mom laugh and that would help resolve almost any issue. Then, when he was a legal adult, he moved to Los Angeles, California with his family and had to live separately from his mother and siblings and try to jumpstart his own career. Since moving to the Entertainment Capital of the World in 2005, TJ sought out representation and, after dropping off his resume and headshot everywhere he could think of, he signed with Brick Entertainment. He began his career working for free in student films and a year and a half later, he began getting paid for his acting gigs, including a Kobe Bryant commercial. From 2007-2010, TJ worked for Clear Channel Communications in the Promotions department and on March 24, 2010, TJ switched over to the Programming department when he began his career as “TJ The Stuntman.” Taking on this persona and working on “The JoJo On The Radio Show,” has been the highlight of TJ’s career, as thousands of listeners, nationwide, tune in to listen to the show. Though working in the business for a relatively short time, TJ has found his calling, hosting. While working his hardest, he has learned that anything is possible and that he is able to truly shine because he is accepted for being himself. Each day, TJ wakes up happy, knowing that he is doing what he loves. He keeps up his strong work ethic due to the motivation of his mom and friends. TJ hopes to inspire his siblings and individuals who have ever doubted themselves, by exemplifying that one should never be afraid to progress and that the key to his success relies on the facts that he is humble, giving, and honest.