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==Podcasts==
==Podcasts==
* [[Tech News Today]]
* [http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/ Daily Tech News Show]
* Sword and Laser
* [http://www.cordkillers.com/ Cord Killers] Just like Framerate but better!
* [http://frogpants.com/currentgeek/ Current Geek]
* [http://www.swordandlaser.com/ Sword and Laser]
* [http://www.tommerritt.com/category/shows/east-meets-west/ East Meets West] (irregular, but awesome)
* [[Tech News Today]] - no longer hosting, but the show lives on
* Autopilot
* Autopilot
* Triangulation
* Triangulation - no longer involved, but the show lives on
* [[Framerate]]
* <s>Framerate<s> (canceled)
* [[FSL Tonight]]
* [[FSL Tonight]]
* East Meets West
* Current Geek
* Talk Tech
* Talk Tech
* It's a Thing
* It's a Thing

Revision as of 06:39, 16 January 2014

I am Tom's total sense of befuddlement
Tom doing his daily meditating exercise on TNT.
I'm in a hat.
The penalty is APP CAP!
"Huh?"
"And now, my contractually-obligated booze."

Thomas Andrew "Tom" Merritt (born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois) is the co-host of Cord Killers and his own experimental news show known currently as the Daily Tech News Show along with Sword and Laser and brand new for 2014 is the re-launch of Current Geek.

Born in Illinois, Tom's father worked on the Coffee-Mate project as a food scientist. Tom received a BS in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and pursued graduate work in communications at the University of Texas at Austin.

Tom is married to Eileen Rivera, a former producer for Revision3, TWiT, and CNET who is now at YouTube. They live in the Los Angeles area.

Tom was a host for the TWiT Network on shows such as Tech News Today and Frame Rate. Prior to that he was an Executive Editor for CNET and the developer and co-host of the daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Jason Howell, Molly Wood, and a rotating panel. He is also the author of CNET's "The Real Deal", a regular column & podcast (co-hosted with Rafe Needleman) dealing with consumer technology. He also co-hosted the tech support call-in program CNET Live with fellow editor Brian Cooley, and is also the host of CNET Top 5.

In April 2010, it was announced that Tom would be leaving CNET and joining the TWiT Network full time. His final day at CNET was May 14, 2010 upon which he started growing a beard. He began hosting Tech News Today on June 1, 2010 and that lasted thru the end of 2013. Concurrent to TNT there was also Tom's Top 5 on Revision3.

Prior to the August 2, 2010 recording of Tech News Today, Tom revealed to the live audience that Tom Merritt is, in fact, his stage name. His real name is Barry McGillicutty.

At Dragon*Con 2011, he got together with Justin Robert Young and they came up with the idea for a podcast about a fantasy/sci-fi based sports league consisting of teams and players from popular TV, Movie and Book series. This idea turned into the FSL Tonight podcast that he and Justin began in late 2011. As a finale to the second season of FSL Tonight, they recorded a live episode at Dragon*Con 2012.

Podcasts

Notable Appearances

Fun Facts

The fact Tom might be a commie is less disturbing than the rest of this photo. Look at his horse! His horse is amazing! It may in fact be a moth.
  • Tom is the grand master of the segue.
    • Speaking of segues, it is worth mentioning that he does not own a Segway.
  • The gag of mispronouncing Tom's name started with the announcement sent out asking for nominations for the first GTFO Awards.
  • Tom's Beard says, "Relax."
  • Tom was accused of being a communist in Play Them Off Keyboard Communist.
  • Tom has been a guest at Dragon*Con multiple times. In his final Buzz Out Loud episode as a host, Veronica Belmont told a story about going to Dragon*Con with him when she learned that he is a very cautious driver.
  • Tom left another panel early so that he could make an appearance at the end of Dragon*Con: Con of a Dragon.
  • Tom sometimes brings his dog Jango to the TWiT Cottage.
  • Tom Merritt, SimoneAllyne, & Old John Smokey
    People sometimes mistake Old John Smokey as Tom. Tom does not know how to play the spoons.
  • You might think that Tom has never acted as a doctor on television, but YouTube has proof.
  • Tom was named Pipe Smoker of the Year in 2011.
  • Tom has numerous cover bands.
  • Tom's kryptonite is generic morning zoo voices.
  • After he announced that he is moving to Los Angeles, Justin gave him the nickname "Fast-talkin', Gum-snappin, 'Hollywood' Tom Merritt"
  • Tom is 6'1" tall (at the time of TNT preshow on Nov 1st 2012).

Links

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