Clarence Black
Encyclopedia
Clarence Jamil Black is an African American
multi-media personality, who currently resides in Rochester, Michigan
where he serves as an on-air talent for both WDFN
and Comcast Local
. He competed on Survivor: Africa
in the fall of 2001.
, where he was best known for stealing a can of beans. He was also accused off-camera of taking cherries when everyone else only had one, by Ethan Zohn
.
Black did stay around long enough to make the jury. The "beans scandal" separated him from his original tribemates and left him out of the alliance with the eventual final four of Kim Johnson, Lex van den Berghe, Ethan Zohn and Tom Buchanan.
Because he was alienated from the alliance, Black had to focus on the individual challenges in order to stay in the game. In the first immunity
challenge after the merge, he lost a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors to Teresa Cooper and removed himself from the challenge (allowing Teresa to win immunity) in the 6th hour of the challenge. Black was eliminated from the competition the next day by a vote of 8-2.
. WDFN is a Clear Channel
Detroit station. He has held this position since November 2002. In 2004, Black began hosting his own show "The Clarence Black Show", which he continues to host today. In 2006 Black became the new co-host of both "The 19th Hole" (PGA
Golf) and "Football Sunday" (NFL/Detroit Lions
pregame). When he is not behind the microphone, he can be found in front of the camera as an on-air talent for regional sports network
Comcast Local
. Black has been with Comcast Local since 2004, serving as special events host, sideline reporter for high school and college football and a color analyst for college basketball.
Black is a longtime active member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
in 1994, and also a graduate of Bridgton Academy
in 1995, a college preparatory in North Bridgton, Maine. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hillsdale College
in 1999. At Hillsdale, he was a member of the Men's basketball team for four years. He is a 2LT in the US Army Signal Corps and attended Signal Basic Officer Leader Course Class 008-11.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
multi-media personality, who currently resides in Rochester, Michigan
Rochester, Michigan
Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census...
where he serves as an on-air talent for both WDFN
WDFN
WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
and Comcast Local
Comcast Local
Comcast Television and Comcast Television 2 are two Comcast owned and operated digital cable television channels, available to Comcast subscribers in Michigan on channels 900 and 901 . They are used mostly for infomercials and classified ads...
. He competed on Survivor: Africa
Survivor: Africa
Survivor: Africa is the third season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during 2001 and aired from October 11, 2001 - January 10, 2002 on CBS. It was set in Kenya's Shaba National Reserve on the African continent....
in the fall of 2001.
Survivor
Clarence Black was a contestant on Survivor: AfricaSurvivor: Africa
Survivor: Africa is the third season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during 2001 and aired from October 11, 2001 - January 10, 2002 on CBS. It was set in Kenya's Shaba National Reserve on the African continent....
, where he was best known for stealing a can of beans. He was also accused off-camera of taking cherries when everyone else only had one, by Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn is an American reality television series contestant who won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Africa, the third season of the reality TV series Survivor. He also appeared on the All-Stars edition of the show. After winning Survivor he co-founded Grassroot Soccer, which uses soccer to raise money...
.
Black did stay around long enough to make the jury. The "beans scandal" separated him from his original tribemates and left him out of the alliance with the eventual final four of Kim Johnson, Lex van den Berghe, Ethan Zohn and Tom Buchanan.
Because he was alienated from the alliance, Black had to focus on the individual challenges in order to stay in the game. In the first immunity
Immunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
challenge after the merge, he lost a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors to Teresa Cooper and removed himself from the challenge (allowing Teresa to win immunity) in the 6th hour of the challenge. Black was eliminated from the competition the next day by a vote of 8-2.
Broadcasting
Currently he works as on-air talent with Sportsradio 1130AM WDFNWDFN
WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
. WDFN is a Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
Detroit station. He has held this position since November 2002. In 2004, Black began hosting his own show "The Clarence Black Show", which he continues to host today. In 2006 Black became the new co-host of both "The 19th Hole" (PGA
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
Golf) and "Football Sunday" (NFL/Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
pregame). When he is not behind the microphone, he can be found in front of the camera as an on-air talent for regional sports network
Regional sports network
In the United States of America and Canada, a regional sports network, or RSN, is a cable television station that presents sports programming to a local market. The most important programming on an RSN consists of live broadcasts of professional and college sporting events, as those games generate...
Comcast Local
Comcast Local
Comcast Television and Comcast Television 2 are two Comcast owned and operated digital cable television channels, available to Comcast subscribers in Michigan on channels 900 and 901 . They are used mostly for infomercials and classified ads...
. Black has been with Comcast Local since 2004, serving as special events host, sideline reporter for high school and college football and a color analyst for college basketball.
Black is a longtime active member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
Personal
Black currently resides in Rochester, Michigan with his wife Kelly and their two children. He is cum laude graduate of Detroit Country Day SchoolDetroit Country Day School
Detroit Country Day School is a private, secular school located in four campuses in Oakland County, Michigan, north of Detroit. The administrative offices, facility services, safety and security services, and the upper school are located in a campus in Beverly Hills, along with the middle school...
in 1994, and also a graduate of Bridgton Academy
Bridgton Academy
Bridgton Academy is an all-male college preparatory boarding school in North Bridgton, Maine. The school offers a true transitional year, to help students who have completed their senior year of high school gain the academic skills, study skills, self-discipline, and self-confidence necessary to...
in 1995, a college preparatory in North Bridgton, Maine. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...
in 1999. At Hillsdale, he was a member of the Men's basketball team for four years. He is a 2LT in the US Army Signal Corps and attended Signal Basic Officer Leader Course Class 008-11.