Tom Sullivan (radio and television personality)
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Tom Sullivan is an Atlanta, Georgia
radio and television personality.
Star94 since graduation.
In October 2007 he became the co-host along with Holly Firfer of Atlanta and Company on 11 Alive NBC
and broadcast on cable to Jamaica, Costa Rica and North Carolina.
An Atlanta native, Sullivan gave Ryan Seacrest
his first gig in radio. Ryan interned with Tom for a year learning all aspects of radio broadcasting.
In his tenure as the "out there" guy on Star 94's Steve & Vikki Morning Show, Tom has performed over 500 individual stunts including wrapping himself in bubble wrap and being rolled down the stairs at Underground Atlanta
; showering in a stranger's house; eating off a stranger's plate at a Waffle House
; and camping on the roof of Lenox Square Mall under The Great Tree during the 2000 presidential election vote-counting controversy. This stunt was covered nationally by CNN
.
television. He appeared on the season finale of American Gladiators on NBC
.
Sullivan is a five time semi-finalist for Survivor
.
in one of the military's most revered traditions.
Sullivan works with several charities and helped raise more than $5,000,000 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
. He is an Eagle Scout
.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
radio and television personality.
Biography
Sullivan has been in radio since his senior year in high school, and with WSTRWSTR (FM)
WSTR is an Atlanta FM radio station airing an Hot Adult Contemporary format during the week and a 1990's pop music format on weekends. It is owned by Lincoln Financial Media, and has Smyrna, Georgia as its city of license.-History:...
Star94 since graduation.
In October 2007 he became the co-host along with Holly Firfer of Atlanta and Company on 11 Alive NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and broadcast on cable to Jamaica, Costa Rica and North Carolina.
An Atlanta native, Sullivan gave Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
his first gig in radio. Ryan interned with Tom for a year learning all aspects of radio broadcasting.
In his tenure as the "out there" guy on Star 94's Steve & Vikki Morning Show, Tom has performed over 500 individual stunts including wrapping himself in bubble wrap and being rolled down the stairs at Underground Atlanta
Underground Atlanta
Underground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the intersection of the east and west MARTA rail lines. First opened in 1969, it takes advantage of the viaducts built over the city's many railroad tracks...
; showering in a stranger's house; eating off a stranger's plate at a Waffle House
Waffle House
Waffle House is a restaurant chain with over 1600 locations found in 25 states in the United States. Most of the locations are in the Southern United States, where the chain remains a regional cultural icon...
; and camping on the roof of Lenox Square Mall under The Great Tree during the 2000 presidential election vote-counting controversy. This stunt was covered nationally by 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...
.
Television appearances
Sullivan was co-star in the GPB television show Chick In A Chair. He was recently selected as a semi finalist for the Oprah reality show The Big Give on ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television. He appeared on the season finale of American Gladiators on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
.
Sullivan is a five time semi-finalist for Survivor
Survivor (U.S. TV series)
Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
.
Community
Sullivan the first civilian ever to host a "Change of Command" ceremony from one Four Star General to the next at Fort McPhersonFort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in East Point, Georgia, on the southwest edge of the City of Atlanta, Ga. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S...
in one of the military's most revered traditions.
Sullivan works with several charities and helped raise more than $5,000,000 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, was formed in 1998 when Egleston Children’s Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center merged. Both hospitals maintained their original locations, but the merger brought together Egleston’s teaching and...
. He is an Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...
.