Tom Merritt

Thomas Andrew Merritt was (born June 28, 6:36 PM, 1970) in . He is an for CNET and the developer and co-host of CNET networks' daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Molly Wood. He also originated CNET's "The Real Deal"
, a regular column & podcast (co-hosted with Rafe Needleman) dealing with consumer technology. He did the Top 5 Show on CNET TV, and he co-hosted CNET Live with fellow editor Brian Cooley.
Born in Greenville Illinois, Merritt's father worked on the Coffee Mate project as a food scientist. Merritt received a BS in journalism from the and pursued graduate work in communications at the University of Texas at Austin.
Tom's foray into the world of radio began in 1986 as a DJ for WGEL, a country music station located in Greenville, Illinois. In 1993, Merritt worked as an intern for National Public Radio's "". From 1999 to 2004 Merritt worked for in San Francisco as an Executive Web Producer and served as a radio host with TechTV until 2003. Tom Merritt started his current job with CNET in 2004. In addition to his duties as co-host of Buzz Out Loud, Merritt hosts a podcast with Roger Chang called East Meets West which deal with various issues such as technology, sports, and politics.
Merritt is married to Eileen Rivera (birthday July 12) and they live in , .
Tom has written two books, Boiling Point and United Moon Colonies
Tom sleeps on a bed of money. This is a joke frequently heard on the show.
On friday April 16, 2010 Tom posted in his blog that he would be stepping down as a full-time employee of CNET on friday May 14. The future of Buzz Out Loud will be announced.
==See also==
*Buzz Out Loud
*East Meets West
*The Sword and Laser
*Boiling Point
*Molly Wood
*Jason Howell
*Veronica Belmont
==References==
==External links==
*The Real Deal column
*The Real Deal podcast
*East Meets West podcast
*SubBrilliant News
*IMDb Listing
*Explanation of Tom's username
*Tom's Social Networks: Twitter, Digg
*Boiling Point 11-part free MP3 audiobook at archive.org
*Tom's first Geocities site, blog post, and tweet
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