Tom Payne (born 11th September 1943) was a newsreader in Tasmania.
He presented the TVT-6 (now WIN) evening news bulletins from 1971 until 2000.
Payne also worked in radio, starting as a panel operator at 7HO in Hobart, then worked at 2UW Sydney and 2GZ Orange. Payne spent time with 6RR in Perth as a DJ with the late Gary Meadows. He had a short stint at 3KZ in Melbourne before returning to Tasmania to take up the role of 7HT's breakfast announcer.
Payne is now a wedding celebrant in Hobart, Tasmania.