Tom Merritt
Journalist / Podcast Host
Los Angeles, CA, USA
See also: Subbrilliant Corporation
Biography:
Tom is an award-winning independent tech podcaster and host of regular tech news and information shows. Tom hosts Sword and Laser, a science fiction and fantasy podcast, and book club with Veronica Belmont. He also hosts Daily Tech News Show, covering the most important tech issues of the day with the smartest minds in technology.
Tom and Scott Johnson cover the best of the geek world in a weekly show called Current Geek. With Brian Brushwood Tom hosts Cordkillers, bringing people the news they need to watch the TV shows and movies they want when they want and how they want them. He also hosts Five Apps for Tech Republic. All his shows are listed on the subscription page.
From 2010 until 2013, Tom hosted the award-winning Tech News Today and weekly cord-cutting show Frame Rate on the TWiT network. He created, developed and produced both shows.
From 2004 until 2010 Tom was executive editor for CNET TV at CNET.com. He hosted the daily Buzz Out Loud podcast and a weekly how-to show called The Real Deal. In addition, Tom hosted regular segments on CNET TV like Top 5, How-to, Hacks, and more.
Tom served as executive producer for TechTV's website until 2004. He started at ZDTV as Producer of The Screen Savers website in 1999.
Tom has run SuBBrilliant.com since 1996. It is a collection of Web experiments including SuBBrilliant News, a parody news blog, and the East Meets West podcast which features Roger Chang.
You'll also find Tom as a guest or interviewed as an expert on many TV, radio and Internet shows like ABC's Good Morning America, CBS Radio, NPR, This Week in Tech, The Phileas Club and more.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2017
- Nerdtacular 2017 - June 29 - July 1, 2017 in Snowbird, UT, USA
- BayCon 2017 - May 26-29, 2017 in San Mateo, CA, USA 2015
- Dragon Con 2015 - September 4-7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Nerdtacular 2015 - July 30 - August 1, 2015 in Snowbird, UT, USA 2014
- Dragon Con 2014 - August 29 - September 1, 2014 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Nerdtacular 2014 - July 4-5, 2014 in Snowbird, UT, USA
- BayCon 2014 - May 23-26, 2014 in Santa Clara, CA, USA 2013
- Dragon Con 2013 - August 30 - September 2, 2013 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Nerdtacular 2013 - July 5-6, 2013 in Snowbird, UT, USA
- BayCon 2013 - May 24-27, 2013 in Santa Clara, CA, USA 2012
- Dragon*Con 2012 - August 31 - September 3, 2012 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2011
- Dragon*Con 2011 - September 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2010
- Dragon*Con 2010 - September 3-6, 2010 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2009
- Dragon*Con 2009 - September 4-7, 2009 in Atlanta, GA, USA
14 confirmed guest appearances