Background

Thornton, Thomas Jay was born on October 8, 1955 in Marshall, Michigan, United States. Son of Earnest Jay and Evelyn Jean (Comstock) Thornton.

Education

Associate, Kellogg Community College, 1977. Associate in Electronics, Kellogg Community College, 1986.

Career

Freelance disc jockey various stations, 1973-1979. Newsman, disc jockey Station WBCK, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1979-1981. Operations engineer Station WUHQ-television, 1981-1986, Station WZZM-television, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1986-1987, Station WGVC-television, Allendale, since 1987.

Achievements

• Thomas Jay Thornton has been listed as a noteworthy broadcast engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Broadcast Engineers (certified).