Armstrong Williams

Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1959) is an American conservative political commentator, entrepreneur, author, and talk show host. Williams writes a nationally syndicated conservative newspaper column, has hosted a daily radio show, and hosts a nationally syndicated television program called The Armstrong Williams Show. He is the owner of Howard Stirk Holdings, a media company affiliated with Sinclair Broadcasting that has purchased numerous television stations. Armstrong Williams was born on February 5, 1959 in Marion, South Carolina to Thelma Howard Williams and James Stirk Williams. Williams, one of 10 children, was reared on the family's 200-acre (81 ha) tobacco farm. (Williams is a cousin of South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney, who was a victim of the Charleston church shooting.) Williams was known during high school to have a talent for public speaking. He earned a BA in Political Science and English at South Carolina State University, graduating in 1981. He is a life member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. After college, Williams worked in Washington DC as a presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, assisting rural farmers.