Garnet HS Inducted April 2008 A world renowned producer bestselling author, educator, radio host, television film director & commentator of the PBS Tony Brown’s Journal, longest running PBS series.

Inducted September 2008 Best Known As Feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines In “A Different World” An Accomplished Pianist Wrote, Produced, & Co-Directed Off Broadway One Man Show Just A Little Bit Of Something & His Historical Play Foot Steps From Before