Biography
Tom Greer is an audio producer, editor, brand influencer, on-air radio talent, and sports fanatic. Born and raised on Long Island, New York - Greer succumbed to the world of sports at an exceptionally early age. Albeit he played all throughout his youth, Greer eventually accepted that the chances of him going pro were slim to none - so he decided to talk about it instead. Tom found great solace off of the field, swapping his jersey for a microphone in order to bring his personal passion for the industry to life by way of the wide world of broadcasting. Pulling inspiration from his hometown favorites that included famed announcers, Howie Rose (Mets) and Bob Papa (Giants), he developed his own individual style behind the mic. At the time, Mike Francesca and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's unique approach of on-air debate fueled Greer's fire as it was a new and unexplored avenue to discuss sports and the players within. Seeking to pursue this avenue professionally - Greer enrolled in, The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, which eventually led him to, The Grindhouse Radio. After a brief run interning as an engineer with GHR, Tom earned himself an on-air slot as a host of their sporting segment, PNG (Formally known as The Peanut Gallery).
Although dabbling in PA work for the feature film, The Brawler - Greer's greatest endeavor to date has been solidifying his spot as one of the hosts of The Grindhouse Radio, a pop culture talk-based podcast and series that is syndicated on over twenty-five digital & terrestrial radio networks (including iHeartRadio, iTunes, Spotify & Google Play Radio) with a listenership of between 3.5 - 4 million weekly worldwide. The Grindhouse Radio, also known as GHR - has achieved ranking in the Top 20 Best Comedic Podcasts (as high as #6) worldwide on iTunes, as well as #83 on their overall charts. In addition to GHR, Greer co-hosts a companion podcast series, The Magic KimTom, and is a regular guest star on, Within Brim's Skin with Brimstone that can be found on all major streaming networks. Tom appears regularly as an expert speaker at libraries, schools and universities teaching podcast hopefuls, 'how to podcast' from nuts to bolts in Podcast 101, 201 & 301 courses along with his GHR partners. On social media, GHR branded GIFs are searchable and have been used over 600 million times via their official Giphy account. Filming has begun on a televised sitcom spin-off of GHR entitled, Behind the Grind that will be available on Amazon Fire TV, Roku TV and Apple TV where he holds a principal on-screen role as well as writing credits. Notably, The show has achieved the honor of being voted, 'Best Radio Station on Long Island 2017, 2018 & 2019,' in the annual Best of LI Awards, named a 2018 SCORE American Small Business Champion and National Grand Champion; and was a topic of discussion at the European Planetary Science Congress 2018 - officially making them a citable source for scientific and collegiate papers.
Due to the continued success of GHR, doors are opening for Greer as he continues to build his personal brand. Some of his work includes a cameo in Troma Entertainment's, Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm, voiceover work for the video games GHR: The Great Airspace Chase and SorimStory: Race World (multiple characters) and his animated VO debut will be as Park Ranger Rusty in the upcoming network television, children's animated series and interactive educational website, Wobworld. Greer states that highlights of his career thus far have been working with some of the top names in the entertainment industry which include his heroes Phil Lamarr, Stephen Ogg, Sean Schemmel and Charles Martinet. Additionally, Greer's talents and charisma have led him to host and judge at a variety of different events and functions from sports to pop culture and even food based. He's moderated panels for The Great Philadelphia Comic Con, Allentown Comic Con, Sy Con and Em Con and is an annual guest speaker for Celebrity Sports Night at the Viscardi Center for children and adults with disabilities. Tom's celebrity judged for Pig Island NYC, hosted the Summer Series at the Jones Beach Band Shell and has been a two time celebrity judge for Bragging Rights NYC (Sketch Comedy Showdown).
