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** #69 - [[NSFW Summer Movie Fantasy League 2011]] | ** #69 - [[NSFW Summer Movie Fantasy League 2011]] | ||
** #72 - [[NSFW Today]] (appeared in the aftershow and at the end of the podcast to alert Brian of his intention to seek legal action for copyright infringement.) | ** #72 - [[NSFW Today]] (appeared in the aftershow and at the end of the podcast to alert Brian of his intention to seek legal action for copyright infringement.) | ||
** #92 - [[Dragon*Con: Con of a Dragon 2: Double Complete Dragon]] | |||
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** <s>All of them.</s> All except for [[Quit Streaming, Felon]] | ** <s>All of them.</s> All except for [[Quit Streaming, Felon]] | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 5 September 2011
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Merritt (born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois) is a host for the TWiT Network and Revision3.
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 shows such as Scam School who is now at TWiT
Tom 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. This was quickly followed by 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.
Fun Facts
- 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.
- People sometimes mistake Old John Smokey as Tom. Tom does not know how to play the spoons.
Appearances
- Scam School episodes
- NSFW episodes:
- #6 - The GTFO Awards
- #13 - W1NNER GAM3S
- #23 - But Cuba
- #25 - The Trials of King Leo (as Robospider Tom)
- #29 - "The Most Annoying Person in the World" Cup
- #40 - Dragon*Con: Con of a Dragon (walk-on at the very end)
- #50 - RTIfYouAgree
- #55 - The NSFW Christmas Spectacular (as the Ghosts of Podcasting)
- #64 - Now Apologizing Convention Attendees
- #69 - NSFW Summer Movie Fantasy League 2011
- #72 - NSFW Today (appeared in the aftershow and at the end of the podcast to alert Brian of his intention to seek legal action for copyright infringement.)
- #92 - Dragon*Con: Con of a Dragon 2: Double Complete Dragon
- Frame Rate episodes:
All of them.All except for Quit Streaming, Felon