Tom is a Philadelphia native whose 40-year journalism expertise includes radio, television, print and online. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Temple University. He was a New Jersey certified EMT from 1999 to 2021 and served as a volunteer EMT on his local rescue squad in New Jersey answering more than 3,000 calls. He is still a certified CPR instructor and a life member of the squad.
He worked in Philadelphia radio and television from the mid 1970s until 1991. From 1992 to 2007 he was a producer and senior producer at CBS News. After retiring from the TV news business in 2007, he spent 12 years as director of communications for Chelsea Senior Living and two years as public information officer for the borough of Fanwood, New Jersey.
Tom has written seven books. He resides in New Jersey where he hosts a podcast on creativity and does freelance communications work.
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If you could clone yourself, would you give your clone all of your current qualities? The post Cloning Your Better Self: A Solution to Eternal Life first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
If you could clone y…
If you could clone yourself, would you give your clone all of your current qualities? The post Cloning Your Better Self: A Solution to Eternal Life first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
Jeffrey Ashkin's first novel, The Second Life of Jonathan Sendel, begins with a bewildered man who discovers he is a clone and is charged with finding the killer of his original self. As he and h…
Jeffrey Ashkin'…
Jeffrey Ashkin's first novel, The Second Life of Jonathan Sendel, begins with a bewildered man who discovers he is a clone and is charged with finding the killer of his original self. As he and his assigned police officer dig into the case, he comes to a disturbing realization--the real Jonathan Sendel was not a solid citizen. The story begs the question, are we happy with the person we project to the world, or do we wish we could have a do-over? My conversation with Jeffrey who, in addition to being an author, actor and film maker also teaches public school, explores the inspiration of …
Jeffrey Ashkin's first novel, The Second Life of Jonathan Sendel, begins with a bewildered man who discovers he is a clone and is charged with finding the killer of his original self. As he digs into …
Jeffrey Ashkin's fir…
Jeffrey Ashkin's first novel, The Second Life of Jonathan Sendel, begins with a bewildered man who discovers he is a clone and is charged with finding the killer of his original self. As he digs into the case, he comes to a disturbing realization--the real Jonathan Sendel was not a solid citizen. The story begs the question, are we happy with the person we project to the world, or do we wish we could have a do-over?
Kristen Van Nest spent five years traveling to more than 40 countries, all by age 26. She created the foundation for an international career before returning home to Los Angeles where she now nurtures…
Kristen Van Nest spe…
Kristen Van Nest spent five years traveling to more than 40 countries, all by age 26. She created the foundation for an international career before returning home to Los Angeles where she now nurtures her writing chops. Her first book, Where To Nest, is a memoir of her exploits living, working and loving across the globe.
A long way to go to define a career and a life. The post A Global Search for Self first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
A long way to go to …
A long way to go to define a career and a life. The post A Global Search for Self first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
Kristen Van Nest spent five years traveling around the world working, living and loving in more than 40 countries. Now she's home in Los Angeles nurturing a career as a writer with her eye on future t…
Kristen Van Nest spe…
Kristen Van Nest spent five years traveling around the world working, living and loving in more than 40 countries. Now she's home in Los Angeles nurturing a career as a writer with her eye on future television and movie projects.
As a Fullbright scholar, Kristen Van Nest lived and traveled across Europe for a year learning about marketing and branding. At the time, she was a young woman in her early 20s and considered it a gif…
As a Fullbright scho…
As a Fullbright scholar, Kristen Van Nest lived and traveled across Europe for a year learning about marketing and branding. At the time, she was a young woman in her early 20s and considered it a gift."The great thing about Travel is you meet these people who live these very different lives," he says. "And I think they saw that I was genuinely curious about them as people and understanding them, and so they invited me into their lives and that is such a gift."Her travels continued to China where she lived for more than three years, working in the wine business and living with a host family. S…
Meet Jae Logan, pro wrestler turned author Brimstone and many more authors. The post Central Jersey Book Festival November 16th first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
Meet Jae Logan, pro …
Meet Jae Logan, pro wrestler turned author Brimstone and many more authors. The post Central Jersey Book Festival November 16th first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
Founded by Jae Logan of Edison, New Jersey in cooperation with the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbridge Public Library, the Central Jersey Book Festival will present holiday ideas f…
Founded by Jae Logan…
Founded by Jae Logan of Edison, New Jersey in cooperation with the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbridge Public Library, the Central Jersey Book Festival will present holiday ideas for book gifts and an appearance by the legendary Brimstone. Brimstone is a professional wrestler, radio host/podcaster, actor, voice actor, author, musician, philanthropist, food critic, horror model, and comic book/animated/children's book/video game hero. He's also very modest.Founder Jae Logan has written four children's books in both English and Spanish and has her horizons set on her brand …
Founded by Jae Logan of Edison, New Jersey in cooperation with the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbridge Public Library, the Central Jersey Book Festival will present holiday ideas f…
Founded by Jae Logan…
Founded by Jae Logan of Edison, New Jersey in cooperation with the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbridge Public Library, the Central Jersey Book Festival will present holiday ideas for book gifts and an appearance by the legendary Brimstone. Brimstone is a professional wrestler, radio host/podcaster, actor, voice actor, author, musician, philanthropist, food critic, horror model, and comic book/animated/children's book/video game hero. He's also very modest.Founder Jae Logan has written four children's books in both English and Spanish and has her horizons set …
Sue and Phil tell stories to empower children. The post A Dog’s Life Inspires Stories for Kids first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
Sue and Phil tell st…
Sue and Phil tell stories to empower children. The post A Dog’s Life Inspires Stories for Kids first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
Sue Steinhardt, a retired English teacher from Warren County, New Jersey, found her voice as a writer in an unexpected place. After adopting a St. Bernard/Mastiff mix named Phil, she discovered his pe…
Sue Steinhardt, a re…
Sue Steinhardt, a retired English teacher from Warren County, New Jersey, found her voice as a writer in an unexpected place. After adopting a St. Bernard/Mastiff mix named Phil, she discovered his personality and idiosyncrasies made him unsuitable as a Therapy dog, but perfect as the imperfect subject for children's stories. Thus was born the Imperfect Phil series of children's books and a whole new career for Sue. Today, she and Phil travel to book fairs and school classrooms bringing their message of perfect imperfection to children and adults alike. Websites:Imperfect PhilAmazonE…
Sue Steinhardt, a retired English teacher from Warren County, New Jersey, found her voice as a writer in an unexpected place. After adopting a St. Bernard/Mastiff mix named Phil, she discovered his pe…
Sue Steinhardt, a re…
Sue Steinhardt, a retired English teacher from Warren County, New Jersey, found her voice as a writer in an unexpected place. After adopting a St. Bernard/Mastiff mix named Phil, she discovered his personality and idiosyncrasies made him unsuitable as a therapy dog, but perfect as the imperfect subject for children's stories. Thus was born the Imperfect Phil series of children's books and a whole new career for Sue. Today, she and Phil travel to book fairs and school classrooms bringing their message of perfect imperfection to children and adults alike.
From the darkest of dark places, Zach Tidwell was reborn with the help of a bullet that didn't do its intended job. The post Relearning How to Live and Create for Others first appeared on Type. Tune. …
From the darkest of …
From the darkest of dark places, Zach Tidwell was reborn with the help of a bullet that didn't do its intended job. The post Relearning How to Live and Create for Others first appeared on Type. Tune. Tint..
A conversation with Marine veteran Zach Tidwell, survivor of a severe head injury following a motorcycle accident, a recovering alcoholic and an unsuccessful suicide attempt that left him totally blin…
A conversation with …
A conversation with Marine veteran Zach Tidwell, survivor of a severe head injury following a motorcycle accident, a recovering alcoholic and an unsuccessful suicide attempt that left him totally blind. After all that, he's designed a iPhone app and is writing a book.
September 30, 2024, is International Podcast Day. Who says? I have no idea but I'm going with it. This episode contains random facts about podcast history, podcasts today and a blatant, shameless…
September 30, 2024, …
September 30, 2024, is International Podcast Day. Who says? I have no idea but I'm going with it. This episode contains random facts about podcast history, podcasts today and a blatant, shameless plead for more subscribers for Type. Tune. Tint.!Whadya think of this episode>Support the showSubscribe to the Type. Tune. Tint. podcast today. Cheap. Right here.
What is International Podcast Day? It's September 30, 2024. Tom explains and shamelessly promotes his own podcast. Please subscribe to the Type. Tune. Tint. podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/12081…
What is Internationa…
What is International Podcast Day? It's September 30, 2024. Tom explains and shamelessly promotes his own podcast. Please subscribe to the Type. Tune. Tint. podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1208186/subscribe
Subscriber-only episodeA conversation with Marine veteran Zach Tidwell, survivor of a severe head injury following a motorcycle accident, a recovering alcoholic and an unsuccessful suicide attempt tha…
Subscriber-only epis…
Subscriber-only episodeA conversation with Marine veteran Zach Tidwell, survivor of a severe head injury following a motorcycle accident, a recovering alcoholic and an unsuccessful suicide attempt that left him totally blind. After all that, he's designed a iPhone app and is writing a book.Whadya think of this episode>Subscribe to the Type. Tune. Tint. podcast today. Cheap. Right here.