Tom Campbell (radio personality)

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Tom Campbell, nicknamed Tall Tom Campbell, is an American radio announcer and commercial voiceover talent.

His career began in Minneapolis, Minnesota and later took him to WONE in Dayton, Ohio. Upon his move to KYA 1260 AM San Francisco in the late 1960s, Campbell quickly rose to become one of the Bay Area's most popular late night radio hosts. He was extremely accessible to his listeners, perhaps too much so. He was known to loan his personal phonograph, record collection and even his car to individual listeners under the caveat that they simply return them, which they apparently did. His home phone number was publicly listed, and he would receive calls from listeners at home.

Some of his devoted listeners and regular callers included "The Queen of Darkness" and "The Queen of Lightness" of Oakland, "The Mad Bomber" of Berkeley, and "The Wizard" of San Francisco.

One listener took exception to Campbell, accusing him of being a phony since most of his listeners were teenagers and/or hippies. Campbell had been offered jobs in both New York City and Chicago; his last broadcast on KYA took place September 9, 1968. However, he would continue to work in the Bay Area before relocating to Southern California in the early 1970s, becoming one of the region's most ubiquitous commercial voiceovers.

Campbell continues to work in Southern California in both a marketing and voiceover capacity, most recently for Legacy Home Furnishings and Legacy Rooms Express, a chain with stores in the Coachella Valley and San Diego areas.