People used to laugh at Byron Allen. They’re not laughing anymore. Allen began as a standup comedian while he was still in his teens occasionally selling gags to other comedians and performing in half-empty houses. At 18 he worked his way up to “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and later briefly hosted his own late-night talk show.
But Allen had other things on his mind than the next knee-slapper. Now as the CEO and founder of Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios, he’s a multimillionaire who, among other enterprises, owns 36 network affiliate broadcast television stations in 21 U.S. markets including the Weather Channel.
He’s big with the “judge-no-jury” syndicated shows like “America’s Court With Judge Ross,” “Justice for All With Judge Cristina Perez,” “Supreme Justice with Judge Karen,” “Justice With Judge Mablean” and “The Verdict With Judge Hatchett.” “We are the largest producer-distributors of court shows,” he nods.
