T.J. attended McDaniel College in Maryland and has a degree in
Communication. He began working in radio while in college and moved to
Los Angeles after graduation to pursue a career in Film and Television.
T.J. has held jobs as a disc jockey, TV news and electronic publicity
producer as well as chairperson of the Frederick Festival of Film in
Maryland, which he co-founded, until September of 2004. He left the
industry completely as of 2004.