Tom Griswold

Thomas "Tom" Bruce Griswold (born April 22, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio) co-hosts the radio show The Bob & Tom Show together with Bob Kevoian, Kristi Lee, and Chick McGee. This comedy-based early morning program is among the highest rated in American radio and has been nationally syndicated since 1995. The show is broadcast from WFBQ's studios in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tom was born to Herbert Bruce and Sally Griswold.

He is a 1971 graduate of University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio and a graduate of Columbia University. He worked in radio in Florida and Michigan before coming to WFBQ Radio in Indianapolis in early 1983. Tom's 5th child - Sally Janet Griswold - was born on Saturday June 30 2007 to him and WFBQ radio personality Laura Steele.

Tom often hosts or participates in Bob and Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour shows.

Chick McGee describes Tom as an enigma wrapped in a riddle.

Quirks

Tom has several obsessive compulsive quirks that cause him to stand out.

He won't buy canned goods in odd numbers because "it's unlucky."
He won't go in a convenient store because "people get shot in there."
He won't go in a bank if a Brinks truck is outside one.
He won't go to a gas station if a tanker truck is at one because "they always blow up."
He won't put things in cabinets or drawers because if he can't see them, how does he know they're there?
He has a hard time throwing things away (such as newspapers).
He is germ-phobic, and always carries hand sanitizer with him.
He has a clock in every room of his house, including one that projects the time on the ceiling over his bed.

"It's very unlucky to buy canned goods in odd numbers, especially green beans."
"It should be illegal to change the name of a street because it wrecks lives, like mine, unless the name is Hitler Street."

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