Speakers Bureau:
Tom Feran
Tom Feran has been a writer and editor for the Plain Dealer since 1982. He was named Best Columnist in Ohio in 2007 by the Society of Professional Journalists, and is former president of the Television Critics Association of North America. His work has appeared in publications including Ohio, Cleveland and DirecTV Magazine, and he has been a regular pseudonymous contributor to the tabloid Weekly World News. He is author with R.D. Heldenfels of Ghoulardi: Inside Cleveland TV's Wildest Ride and Cleveland TV Memories. He was co-author with John Gorman of Gorman's memoir The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio, and with Chuck Schodowski of the memoir Big Chuck! He is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was president and editor of the Lampoon, and of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School. He and his wife are the parents of two daughters and two sons.
- Speaking Fee: $200
- Hometown: Highland Hts., OH
- Restrictions: None
Tom Feran's Speaking Topics
Ghoulardi: Inside Cleveland TVŐs Wildest Ride
In 1963, Ernie Anderson created the unoriginal host of another low-budget local TV show: Ghoulardi. His outrageous show was bigger than television, and with a little help from his friends -- or a lot -- he may have ended up as the most enduring and influential Clevelander of the past 50 years.