Joe Adams, born April 11, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, worked his way up from being a truck driver to becoming general assistant for LA radio personality Al Jarvis. Later, Adams became Jarvis' assistant producer.
Adams became the first African American announcer on NBC's radio network and in 1948 he became a DJ and announcer on KOWL radio in Santa Monica. That same year, became the MC and stage director for the fourth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held in LA, in September. He continued to MC the event for 10 more years.
In June 1951, he began his own TV program on KTTV in LA with a 15-piece orchestra.
In 1954, Adams portrayed a boxer in Carmen Jones, featuring Dorothy Dandridge, for which he won the Golden Globe for New Star - Actor, becoming the first African American actor to win a Golden Globe.
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