Received many accolades and awards during his career

Jamaica-born Atlanta radio personality Wayne Hall is the recipient of a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award through the Black People United Global Network.

Hall is host of the primetime The Wayne Hall Show, broadcasted to WWWE 1100 AM Atlanta and Reggaevibesradio.com/ePower 102.1FM.

He was presented with the award last month, as part of the 2022 B.L.A.C.K.I.A.M. International Awards Weekend, which ran from November 25-27 at the BPU Global Network in College Park, Georgia.

Hall has received many accolades and awards during his career, including the Linkage Award for Radio DJ of the Year in 2014. He was featured in Voyage Atlanta Magazine in May 2018, May 2020 and May 2022 and was the subject of a high-profile interview on the British Broadcasting Corporation in November 2018.

Other recognition received

In March 2018, Hall was the subject of a proclamation at the Georgia State Capitol for his contributions to the Caribbean Community and, in June of that year, he was recognised by the Caribbean Association of Georgia for his contributions to media in the Caribbean community. In June 2022, Hall was presented with the Media Personal Award for Excellence in Charity from the Caribbean Association of Georgia.

He was named Teacher of the Year at Pharr Elementary School in Gwinnett County, George, in September 2022, and in November 2022, received the Black I Am Lifetime Achievement Award signed by US President Joe Biden.

Upon learning of being the recipient of a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, Hall responded: “I am grateful to be recognised for the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award courtesy of Black People United Global Network. Thanks to the individual/s who nominated me and then decided I was worthy. I’m forever grateful for my family, community and the awesome support over the years.”

Hall was born in Ewarton, St Catherine in Jamaica and began his radio career as a sports reporter while he was a student at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sports in Jamaica in 1990. He enjoyed working as a wedding MC and DJ and served as a special education teacher for more than six years in the Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Hall recently acquired a Master of Arts in Special Education with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder.