Tom Griffith
Encyclopedia
Tom Griffith is lead anchor at WMUR-TV
in Manchester, New Hampshire
. He has been in broadcasting for the past 33 years, the last 23 at WMUR-TV.
. He lives in Amherst, New Hampshire
. He is married; they have three children.
, and delivered the news on WAMS.
He anchored at WSYX-TV, from 1982-1987. He also anchored and reported at WKYT-TV
, and WTOV-TV
.
From 1983 to 1986, he hosted "Discover Columbus," a magazine program featuring in part the animals of Jack Hanna
, Director of the Columbus Zoo.
Hanna's antics on the program gained national attention, and helped launch his television career on Good Morning America
.
He came to WMUR in 1988; WMUR News 9 newscasts have won countless awards for spot news, overall coverage and election coverage.
He has moderated dozens of political debates and forums for statewide offices, as well as the New Hampshire Presidential Primary
.
Griffith has also provided analysis of the New Hampshire Primary on CNN
, C-SPAN
and FOX.
He has interviewed countless presidents and presidential candidates over the years and has played himself, the New Hampshire newscaster, in the movie "Primary Colors" starring John Travolta
in 1998.
Griffith has hosted the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
for more than 25 years.
award for the best series reporting in Ohio.
He anchored tornado coverage in 1987, that was honored by the Ohio Associated Press as the states' best spot news coverage.
And in 1991, a planned trip to the Persian Gulf, with the New Hampshire National Guard was cut short by the start of the Gulf War.
In 2008, he anchored tornado coverage in New Hampshire, that was recognized with an Edward R Murrow Award for the Best Newscast in the nation among major market television stations.
WMUR-TV
WMUR-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the state of New Hampshire that is licensed to Manchester. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter on the south peak of Mount Uncanoonuc in Goffstown. Owned by Hearst Television, the station has studios...
in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
. He has been in broadcasting for the past 33 years, the last 23 at WMUR-TV.
Life
He grew up in Pittsburgh. He interned in Mister Rogers Neighborhood. He graduated from the University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. He lives in Amherst, New Hampshire
Amherst, New Hampshire
Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,201 at the 2010 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake....
. He is married; they have three children.
Career
He anchored morning drive radio at WDEL-AMWDEL
WDEL is a news/talk radio station in Wilmington, Delaware. WDEL first signed on in 1922 and is one of the first 100 broadcast radio stations licensed in the US. WDEL is a class B station, currently operating at 5,000 watts....
, and delivered the news on WAMS.
He anchored at WSYX-TV, from 1982-1987. He also anchored and reported at WKYT-TV
WKYT-TV
WKYT-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the east-central part of Kentucky. Through cable, the station also reaches much of eastern, southern & northern Kentucky. Its transmitter is located in Lexington, east of the intersection of I-75 & US 60...
, and WTOV-TV
WTOV-TV
WTOV-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Ohio Valley that is licensed to Steubenville & Wheeling. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter in Mingo Junction, Ohio. Owned by Cox Enterprises, the station has studios in Steubenville. Syndicated...
.
From 1983 to 1986, he hosted "Discover Columbus," a magazine program featuring in part the animals of Jack Hanna
Jack Hanna
John Bushnell "Jack" Hanna is an American zookeeper who is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was Director of the zoo from 1978 to 1993, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. His media appearances have made him one of the most...
, Director of the Columbus Zoo.
Hanna's antics on the program gained national attention, and helped launch his television career on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
.
He came to WMUR in 1988; WMUR News 9 newscasts have won countless awards for spot news, overall coverage and election coverage.
He has moderated dozens of political debates and forums for statewide offices, as well as the New Hampshire Presidential Primary
New Hampshire primary
The New Hampshire primary is the first in a series of nationwide political party primary elections held in the United States every four years , as part of the process of choosing the Democratic and Republican nominees for the presidential elections to be held the subsequent November.Although only a...
.
Griffith has also provided analysis of the New Hampshire Primary on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, C-SPAN
C-SPAN
C-SPAN , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels , one radio station and a group of websites that provide streaming...
and FOX.
He has interviewed countless presidents and presidential candidates over the years and has played himself, the New Hampshire newscaster, in the movie "Primary Colors" starring John Travolta
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
in 1998.
Griffith has hosted the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
The MDA Labor Day Telethon is an annual telethon in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association . The first MDA telethon was during the Thanksgiving Day weekend of 1952 and titled Party for MDA. It has been held annually since 1966...
for more than 25 years.
Awards
His coverage of military operations in Great Britain in 1986, won him the Associated PressAssociated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
award for the best series reporting in Ohio.
He anchored tornado coverage in 1987, that was honored by the Ohio Associated Press as the states' best spot news coverage.
And in 1991, a planned trip to the Persian Gulf, with the New Hampshire National Guard was cut short by the start of the Gulf War.
In 2008, he anchored tornado coverage in New Hampshire, that was recognized with an Edward R Murrow Award for the Best Newscast in the nation among major market television stations.