I'm the "Bald Guy," otherwise known as Thom Hilliard, and I make up the "T" of TCN Music.
I was born in Butler and raised just south of town. (Near the Holy Trinity Monastery, if you know
where that is.)
I was voted "Most Talkative" during my Senior year at Knoch High School (1969 gradudate ouch!) in Saxonburg, PA!
Here's some of my background for this line of work:
Broadcasting and Licensing School , Denver, Colorado
(Graduated with a First Class Engineer's License)
DJ/Announcer , WWCH, Clarion, Pennsylvania
DJ, Sports Director, Play-by-Play Announcer, WSIR,
Winter Haven, FL
DJ/Announcer, WBUT/WLER, Butler, PA
I enlisted in the Air Force in 1970. Four years later, after an Honorable Discharge, I headed back home.
I had completed my Radio Broadcasting and Licensing Course and was looking forward to working in the field I love.
Well, things didn't turn out the way I had planned. So, I did what anyone else would have done - I accepted
the first job I was offered - as a Fireman up at the VA Hospital!
After almost three years as a fireman, I moved to that thriving metropolis known as Marienville, Pennsylvania (near Clarion).
My first job in radio was with WWCH Radio in Clarion.
I got to do what would become a life-long passion - play music and entertain people.
After WWCH Radio, I moved to Winter Haven, Florida where I worked at WSIR radio as a DJ, the
sports director, and a play-by-play announcer for high school basketball and football games.
After several years, I decided I needed to move back to the place I will always call
home - Pennsylvania.
Once I got back here, I took a part-time job as a DJ at WBUT/WLER radio in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Started out working a coupla nights a week and on Saturdays and Sundays. Over time, though,
I decided I wasn't going to miss out on the good stuff, so I took time off from radio to spend
more time with my family.
Oh, just so you know, I got married along the way, became a father and step-dad with two fine boys - Chad (Yep he's the
"C" of TCN music!) and Nate (who adds the "N" to TCN Music).
Would you like to know more about those guys? Click here!!
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