How do you describe a cloud formation? Or that perfect bite of soufflé ? I don’t know…but I DO know this. I’m a Leo and the ladies dig me. So do puppies and postal workers. Wait…what?
Now that I have your attention let’s get on with this biography assignment. I’m a native Algerine…a Wanker. For ya’ll that don’t know what that means I grew up on the Westbank - on Lauradale Drive in Algiers. It’s near Behrman Stadium and O. Perry Walker High School. I didn’t go there, however. I attended Archbishop Shaw, also on the Westbank, but decided to go away for college…across the river to UNO. Other than moving to Las Vegas, which is WAAAAAAY across the river, I’ve never lived anywhere but the Westbank. Las Vegas was great but it wasn’t home. Wanna hear a true story? It was while watching the movie “Blaze” in a Vegas theatre…and seeing those beautiful shots of Louisiana…and realizing HOW MUCH I missed this amazing area that I decided to come home after 9 months. I’ve never regretted it.
I got my B.A. some 13 years after graduating from Shaw. I’m not THAT dumb, I just picked up a minor in life along the way. Some of the “classes” I took included construction at the rebuild of the Continental Grain elevator, purchasing materials for the Mississippi River Bridge Authority, service management for Firestone and an insurance sales career that lasted for about 48 hours. The problem was that “siren song” of radio. It was always beckoning and I had to answer its call.
Morning shows and music radio had been my forte’ until that day in August 2005 when a hurricane named Katrina would change all of our lives forever. It sent me to WWL where I had the fortune to work closely with Garland Robinette, watch the master and work and absorb as much as I could. I had always been a fan of WWL, first falling in love with morning radio listening to Bob Ruby and Maury Magill while driving to UNO in the mid 70’s and attempting to delude myself into an accounting major. That love affair with the Big 870 continued throughout the years with the many great stars that have graced the airwaves…names like Eric Tracy, Rob Aubert and, of course, David Tyree. I cannot begin to express how humbling it can be to walk into the studio and know that I now get to share that same microphone.
I’m glad that I took the “road less traveled” and spent that time bouncing around from job to job...ah…that is… I mean …gaining valuable life experience. That experience has been as helpful as my degree when it comes to my job here at WWL. Having knowledge of the practical along with the theoretical often helps me separate fact from fiction and perception from reality. That, simply put, is my goal when I tackle and try to make sense of so many of the complicated issues that we all face today.
I’ve owned a home in Belle Chasse since 1993 and I live there with my wife, daughter, two dachshunds and a Scottish terrier that is absolutely out of his mind. It can be a circus but that’s good…because circuses are fun, extremely entertaining and never boring.
Tommy's Recent Interviews
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5-23-12 8:10am
Tommy takes your calls and talks to listeners about ESPN's Colin Cowherd about New Orleans
5-23-12 7:15am Clancy Dubos
Tommy talks to Clancy Dubos, WWL-TV's political analyst and co-owner of Gambit, about the stalemate in the City Council
5-23-12 6:15am Peter Scharf
Tommy talks to Peter Scharf, a criminologist at Tulane, about Mayor Landrieu's plan to reduce the murder rate in New Orleans
5-22-12 9:10am Dr. Silas Lee
Tommy talks to Dr. Silas Lee, a political expert and pollster at Xavier University, about the stalemate in the New Orleans City Council
5-22-12 8:45am Tony Piccirillo
Tommy talks to Tony Piccirillo, a business partner at C'est La Vie, about how the City Council stalemate is affecting his business
5-22-12 8:15am T-Pot
Tommy talks to T-Pot, the co-host of the Afternoon Swirl on B-97, about her expensive wedding
5-22-12 7:45am Kristen Koch
Tommy talks to Kristen Koch, the Senior Editor for TheKnot.com, about the average cost of weddings, which is $27,000.
5-22-12 7:20am Raymond Burkart III
Tommy talks to Raymond Burkart III, an attorney for the Fraternal Order of Police, about an NOPD sergeant who didn't reveal information on the Henry Glover case for five years
5-22-12 6:15am Dottie Lynch
Tommy talks to CBS political analyst Dottie Lynch, about President Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney's tenure with Bain Capital
5-21-12 9:10am Janet Johnson
Tommy talks to Janet Johnson, a criminal defense attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, about the latest in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case
I wonder if Bob set the clock today? Believe it or not, that was my first thought, when MY clock went off at 3:15 Monday morning. After 34 years of getting up early, I wondered if Bob DelGiorno set his alarm for the usual time so he could turn it off,...
I heard that quote from a dad talking to Dave Cohen during a news story about adult kids moving back home, and it I thought to myself…how dead on accurate that father was. When you bring your baby home from the hospital you get a bracelet and a...
Returning from a commercial break during the CNN/Tea Party Express Republican debate, moderator Wolf Blitzer casually said "the 8 Republican Presidential candidates." It was a seemingly innocuous line and for the most part just something somebody on...
"A buxom 29-year-old New Jersey woman claims managers at an intimate apparel shop in New York told her to tape down her breasts, then fired her because she was "too sexy" for the office."
"Over the NBA's last 12 difficult months, which have been defined by ugly labor negotiations, a four-month lockout and the ongoing season that has been abbreviated to 66 games, the most amazing achievement by far has been the Hornets' success in recruiting customers. Last summer, the franchise recruited fans to invest in more than 3,700 new season tickets, transforming the woebegone Hornets into a position of launching opening night with the support of more than 10,000 season-ticket holders overall..."
"The NFL surprised many by revealing last Friday that the New Orleans Saints ran a "bounty" program from 2009 to 2011 that involved former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and as many as 27 players. But NFL Network research found that at least four other teams in league history have been investigated for suspected ties to "bounty" systems..."
A very important site that uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. You can also submit your photos and videos to preserve them for history.
"A New Jersey mother pleaded not guilty Wednesday to child endangerment charges after being accused of illegally allowing her 6-year-old daughter to tan at a salon, according to prosecutors."
"The Canadian transgender beauty queen who battled Donald Trump in order to compete in the mogul's Miss Universe pageant says she knew she was "in the wrong" body when she was just four years old..."
"The slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Florida high school student who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, has captured national attention."
Up Close and Personal
Coming soon!
Over the years, I've had a feature called, "Up Close and Personal." I've interviewed some amazing people from here in the greater New Orleans area. I'll soon be featuring some of those interviews in this spot, along with new interviews to come.
