About Dr. J Thomas Smith

J Thomas Smith, J.D., Psy.D., D.Min., Ph.D. was one of the original staff members of Majic 102.1. He has hosted The Saturday Morning Show since 1994. He has co-hosted “Sunday Morning Live” since 2009. While serving as a staff announcer with American Forces Radio and Television Service from Hollywood, California, his programs were heard in more than 50 countries. He was voted “Air Personality of the Year on Pop Radio” by Black Radio Exclusive Magazine (BRE).

Over the years Smith has been actively involved in the community. Recently, he received a “Top 50 Black Attorney” award from D-Mars Business Journal. He has been honored as “A Man of Style” by Let the Fashions Begin, Inc. benefiting the Texas Children’s Sickle Cell Center and Sickle Cell Patients. He was honored by the Houston Sun Newspaper as a “Houston Sun Beacons of Light: Men of Valor and Purpose” honoree, and he received the 2013 “Community Hero” award from D-Mars Business Journal. He has received a number of proclamations from U.S. Congressional members, Texas House and Senate members and the Houston City Council.

Smith is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He has appeared in a number of industrial and training films and has worked in major radio markets including Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Memphis and Washington, D.C.

Attorney Smith has a general federal law practice. His practice areas include immigration and citizenship, bankruptcy, mental health advocacy; sports and entertainment law. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Georgia Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Tennessee Supreme Court, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States District Courts for Kansas, Northern District of Georgia and the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and Kansas.

Dr. Smith serves as a mental health consultant and expert witness. He is licensed in Texas and Georgia as a professional counselor, and in Texas as a marriage and family therapist, childcare administrator and chemical dependency counselor. He is a National Board Certified (NCC) Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and Master Addictions Counselor (NBCC). Among his many academic credentials he a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of San Jose (CR), Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) from California Coast University, Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from American Christian College and Seminary and a Juris Doctor degree, from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

Smith is the author of “The Secret to a New Life” (in 21 Days) fromXlibris Publishing. It is available at your favorite bookseller.

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Yvonne Cormier, MD, Ph.D., discussing “A Conversation with Harry Belafonte,” presented by HEB in association with the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce.  Also on board, Terry Baugh Bessard, High Star Communications and […]

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Deloyd Parker, Founder of  Shape Community Center discussing Emancipation Park Renovation, Juneteenth, and more.  Also on board, Monique Gongora, Patient Navigator, Houston Methodist Hospital Center,  sharing information on its “Breast Health Initiative:  FREE […]

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Congressman Al Green  (D- 9th TX) discussing the National Women’s Walk Houston.  Also on board, Gary Dante, CEO, Suit Mart & Chester Pitts of the Chester Pitts Charitable Foundation, sharing information on its Charity […]

King Envisioned a Unified America On Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday, millions of Americans celebrate and pay respect with a day of service to others and reflection on King’s legacy.  As we reflect, we are moved by a deep feeling of reverence especially when we think of how his work has changed America and has […]

If you are like most people, you began 2016 with many goals. What goals did you set?  Maybe 2016 was the year you were going to get a better job, slim down, eliminate a bad habit or meet the perfect mate. Did You Achieve Your Goals in 2016? 2016 is over. Did you achieve your […]

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Rushion Mcdonald and Alan D.  Freeman discussing the 23rd MLK Grande Parade. Also on board, Attorney Ricky Anderson, and Donnell Cooper of the North Houston Frontiers Club sharing information on the 28th MLK […]

What Makes You Tick? Part II So, you want to be all you can be. Well, it’s not always that easy, even in the Army. Too often, we choose to see ourselves somewhat contented with our lives and situations just the way they are. But of course when you are up to your waist in […]

  So, you want to be all you can be. Well, it’s not always that easy, even in the Army. Too often, we choose to see ourselves somewhat contented with our lives and situations just the way they are. But of course when you are up to your waist in alligators, it is hard to […]

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Sylvester Turner, Mayor City of Houston, discussing the State of the City, Super Bowl 51, and more. Also on board,  Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, (D-18th TX), with a Capitol Hill Update, the President-Elect […]

What You See Is What You Get “The thoughts we harbor don’t remain a secret. We attract to us that which is like our dominant thinking. If we dwell on unhappy events, we attract more unhappiness. If we dwell on lost love, we remain lost or without someone to share love” (Smith, 2011).  The same […]

November is Adoption Month Did you know that there are more than 100,000 children in foster care? The goal of National Adoption Month is to bring national awareness and attention to the need for permanent families for children and youth who are waiting in the U.S. foster care system. Teens Less Likely to Be Adopted […]

Join” Sunday Morning Live” with Dr. J Thomas Smith from 9:00-11:00 (ct). Take part in the conversation by phone with our guests Dwight Boykins, District D Council Member, discussing the District’s “Holiday Kick-Off with an Interactive Kwanzaa Village”. Also on board, Darnell Joseph, Chairman, 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, with information on their “Know […]