Tom Griswold
American radio personality (born 1953)
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Thomas "Tom" Bruce Griswold (born April 22, 1953[2]) co-hosts the radio show The Bob & Tom Show together with Chick McGee, Kristi Lee, and Josh Arnold. Co-host Bob Kevoian retired at the end of 2015. This comedy-based early morning program is among the highest rated in American radio[3] and has been nationally syndicated since 1995. The show is broadcast from studios at WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tom Griswold | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Bruce Griswold April 22, 1953 |
| Career | |
| Show | The Bob & Tom Show |
| Station | WFBQ Indianapolis |
| Time slot | 5:13 am-9:13 am Weekdays |
| Style | Comedy, Satire |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
Radio career
Griswold worked in radio in WETO in DeLand, Florida and WMBN and WJML in Petoskey, Michigan. While in Petoskey, Griswold met Bob Kevoian,[4] and the duo moved to Indianapolis to launch The Bob & Tom Show at WFBQ in March 1983. After 12 years of broadcasting to central Indiana, they began syndicating their show nationally on January 6, 1995.[5]
Griswold often hosts or participates in Bob and Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour shows.
Griswold and Kevoian were inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame on November 5, 2015.[6] The Indiana Broadcasters Association gave Griswold a Lifetime Achievement Award on October 3, 2022, during the association's annual meeting.[7]
Personal life
Griswold was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Herbert Bruce and Sally Griswold. He is a 1971 graduate of University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio and a graduate of Columbia University[8] with a degree in Literature. Griswold is the father of seven children, including three boys and four girls. His children are Sam, Willie, Lucy, Charlie, Sally,[9] Finley and Hart Griswold. At age 4, Finley recovered from emergency surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.[10] Charlie, 27, died suddenly on July 29, 2022.[11]
Griswold's sister is model Janet Griswold de Villeneuve; his nieces are Daisy and Poppy de Villeneuve.
In July 2009, Griswold was hospitalized for nearly a week due to a broken right arm (humerus bone) and a shoulder injury he suffered after falling from a motorcycle. The injury required surgery that included numerous screws and a plate in his arm. He returned to the air on July 30, 2009.
Griswold was hospitalized for heart valve replacement surgery for several days during August 2021.[12][13] Doctors had initially planned to perform a valve repair operation but determined that a valve replacement "would provide a better long term outcome."[14][15] Griswold resumed broadcasting on September 13, 2021.[16]
Griswold and fellow Bob and Tom Show cast members occasionally encourage listeners to make charitable contributions. Griswold has supported the Miracle Ride[17] and Riley Children's Foundation, the charitable arm of Riley Hospital for Children.[18]
Television
The Bob and Tom Show, a one-hour video version of the four-hour radio show featuring clips from that morning's broadcast, debuted on WGN America in November 2008[19] and ran weeknights until its cancellation in September 2010.[20]
A newer, 30-minute Bob and Tom television show aired weeknights and late Saturday evenings from October 5, 2020, through January 8, 2022, on MyIndy-TV 23 (WNDY-TV, Indianapolis).[21][22] A 20-minute version of Bob and Tom Tonight continues to be posted at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time) weekdays on YouTube and Facebook.[23]