Armstrong Williams
| Armstrong Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1962 Marion, South Carolina |
| Occupation | TV host, radio host, columnist, political activist, entrepreneur |
Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1962) is an American political commentator, entrepreneur, author of a nationally syndicated conservative newspaper column, and host of a daily radio show and a nationally syndicated TV program called The Right Side with Armstrong Williams. Williams is also 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 was labeled by The Washington Post as "one of the most recognizable conservative voices in America."
He has been described in the press as the business manager and confidant of Ben Carson and made a confirmation of Carson's endorsement of Donald Trump for President on March 10, 2016.
One of ten children, Armstrong Williams was born on February 5, 1962 in Marion, South Carolina. Williams was reared on the family's 200-acre tobacco and hog farm. He displayed an early gift for writing and public speaking, winning a high school orating contest in 1976. 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 Strom 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.
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