Mr. Tommy L. Wyatt was born July 27, 1937 in Point Blank in San Jacinto County, Texas.  He graduated from Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, Lubbock, Texas in 1956 and went on to complete his undergraduate work at Bishop College in Marshall Texas in 1960.  Tommy did additional graduate work in 1961 at the University of Washington, in Seattle Washington.  Mr. Wyatt served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged after two years service in 1962.

Mr. Wyatt's varied work experience includes management level supervision as the staff manager for Atlanta Life Insurance Company, co-owner of Anderson-Wyatt Insurance Agency and then in 1973 became the founder and owner of The Villager, newspaper.

Mr. Wyatt's has supported and is a member of various professional, political and civic organizations including membership in the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Founder Member to the Texas Publishers Association, member of the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, member of the Capitol City African American Chamber of of Commerce; and the Black Austin Democrats.

He has served on many boards and commissions for the City of Austin, Travis County Community organizations.  This includes the Private Industry Council, Austin tomorrow Planning Committee, Austin Cable Commission, and the East 11^th Street Village Association. Additionally, he has served as President of the Texas Publishers Association for three times, and currently serving as Region IV President for NNPA for second term, and was President of the Austin Centex  National Business (NBL) for ten years.

Mr. Wyatt has been a resident of Austin since 1962 and he enjoys traveling and playing golf.  He currently serves as your Parliamentarian of the Texas Publishers Association.