Tom Griffith is lead anchor at WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has been in broadcasting for the past 33 years, the last 23 at WMUR-TV.[1]
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He grew up in Pittsburgh. He interned in Mister Rogers Neighborhood. He graduated from the University of Delaware. He lives in Amherst, New Hampshire. He is married; they have three children.[2]
He anchored morning drive radio at WDEL-AM, and delivered the news on WAMS. He anchored at WSYX-TV, from 1982-1987. He also anchored and reported at WKYT-TV, and WTOV-TV.
From 1983 to 1986, he hosted "Discover Columbus," a magazine program featuring in part the animals of Jack Hanna, Director of the Columbus Zoo. Hanna's antics on the program gained national attention, and helped launch his television career on Good Morning America.[3]
He came to WMUR in 1988; WMUR News 9 newscasts have won countless awards for spot news, overall coverage and election coverage. He has moderated dozens of political debates and forums for statewide offices, as well as the New Hampshire Presidential Primary.
Griffith has also provided analysis of the New Hampshire Primary on CNN, C-SPAN and FOX. He has interviewed countless presidents and presidential candidates over the years and has played himself, the New Hampshire newscaster, in the movie "Primary Colors" starring John Travolta in 1998.
Griffith has hosted the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for more than 25 years.
His coverage of military operations in Great Britain in 1986, won him the Associated Press award for the best series reporting in Ohio. He anchored tornado coverage in 1987, that was honored by the Ohio Associated Press as the states' best spot news coverage. And in 1991, a planned trip to the Persian Gulf, with the New Hampshire National Guard was cut short by the start of the Gulf War. In 2008, he anchored tornado coverage in New Hampshire, that was recognized with an Edward R Murrow Award for the Best Newscast in the nation among major market television stations.