Thomas Andrew Merritt was born June 28, 1970 in Greenville, Illinois.[1] He is an Executive Editor for CNET and the developer and co-host of CNET networks' daily podcast Buzz Out Loud along with Molly Wood. He is also the author of CNET's "The Real Deal" [2] , a regular column & podcast (co-hosted with Rafe Needleman) dealing with consumer technology. He also co-hosts CNET Live with fellow editor Brian Cooley. Furthermore, Tom Merritt is also the host of CNET's Top 5, which is a weekly video on CNETTV.[3]
Born in Greenville Illinois, Merritt's father worked on the Coffee Mate project as a food scientist.[4] Merritt received a BS in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and pursued graduate work in communications at the University of Texas at Austin.[5]
Tom's foray into the world of radio began in 1986 as a DJ for WGEL, a country music station located in Greenville, Illinois.[5] In 1993, Merritt worked as an intern for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition".[5] From 1999 to 2004 Merritt worked for TechTV in San Francisco as an Executive Web Producer and served as a radio host with TechTV until 2003.[5] Tom Merritt started his current job with CNET in 2004.[5] 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.[6]
In February 2006, Merritt appeared on This Week In Tech as a guest host. Merritt is married to Eileen Rivera and they live in Oakland, California.
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