Tom Griswold

Infobox Radio presenter
name = Tom Griswold


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birthname = Thomas Bruce Griswold
birthdate = birth date and age|1953|04|22
birthplace = Cleveland, Ohio
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show = The Bob & Tom Show
station = WFBQ Indianapolis
timeslot = 6am-10am Weekdays
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web = http://www.bobandtom.com

Thomas "Tom" Bruce Griswold (born April 22, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio) co-hosts the radio show "The Bob & Tom Show" together with Bob Kevoian, Kristi Lee, and Chick McGee. This comedy-based early morning program is among the highest rated in American radio [{http://www.talkradionetwork.com/pg/jsp/general/americanspirit.jsp}] and has been nationally syndicated since 1995.fact|date=June 2008 The show is broadcast from WFBQ's studios in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tom was born to Herbert Bruce and Sally Griswold.

He is a 1971 graduate of University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio and a graduate of Columbia University. He worked in radio in Florida and Michigan before coming to WFBQ Radio in Indianapolis in early 1983. Tom's 5th child - Sally Janet Griswold - was born on Saturday June 30 2007 to him and WFBQ radio personality Laura Steele.cite web |title="Baby Girl at WFBQ-FM" |work=Indystar.com |url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/COLUMNISTS04/707030412/1195/LOCAL18 |accessdate=2007-07-03]

Tom often hosts or participates in shows.

Chick McGee describes Tom as an enigma wrapped in a riddle.

Quirks

Tom has several obsessive compulsive quirks that cause him to stand out.
*He won't buy canned goods in odd numbers because "it's unlucky."
*He won't go in a convenient store because "people get shot in there."
*He won't go in a bank if a Brinks truck is outside one.
*He won't go to a gas station if a tanker truck is at one because "they always blow up."
*He won't put things in cabinets or drawers because if he can't see them, how does he know they're there?
*He has a hard time throwing things away (such as newspapers).
*He is germ-phobic, and always carries hand sanitizer with him.
*He has a clock in every room of his house, including one that projects the time on the ceiling over his bed.

Quotes

*"It's very unlucky to buy canned goods in odd numbers, especially green beans."
*"It should be illegal to change the name of a street because it wrecks lives, like mine, unless the name is Hitler Street."

References

External links

* [http://www.bobandtom.com Bob and Tom Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132377/ Tom Griswold at IMDB]