Tom Martino

Tom Martino after bankruptcy settlement: "It was arrogance mixed with greed"

Last week, we noted that KHOW's Tom Martino was negotiating a bankruptcy settlement for a 2011 Chapter 7 filing on reported debts of $78 million. He's now made a $3.6 million-plus deal that allows him to retain his Troubleshooter network and some pricey doodads. We asked him for a response to this d ... More >>

Tom Martino says on air that he has been driving with a suspended license

KHOW radio personality Tom Martino had an informative New Year's Eve: He learned that he has been driving with a suspended license for almost a year. How do we know? He said so on the air this morning. But, he tells us, he will gett the matter resolved promptly and, in the meantime, he's getting r ... More >>

Tom Martino apologizes (sort of) to "waste of skin" ex-pal after lawsuit dismissed

Update:Consumer advocate Tom Martino, who filed for bankruptcy last year, has been unhappy with our coverage of a lawsuit taken out against him by a former friend he dubbed a "waste of skin;" get details about a dare regarding my balls below. However, he was kind enough to let us know the matter has ... More >>

Tom Martino ex-friend lawsuit update -- and new filing against Haystack Help's Chris Kane

In March, we told you about a lawsuit filed against bankrupt consumer advocate Tom Martino by Sheldon Chrysler, an ex-friend who Martino excoriated as a "waste of skin." A court date has now been scheduled in that case, and attempts to settle the dispute have been unsuccessful thus far. Meanwhile, C ... More >>

Tom Martino: Allegations of shifting assets involving past bankruptcy filing by wife Holly

Tom Martino.​Update below: On Saturday, the Denver Post ran a front-page story featuring a bank's accusation of asset-shifting by KHOW host and self-described Troubleshooter Tom Martino, who recently filed for bankruptcy on reported liabilities of $78 million -- a figure he disputes. Martino d ... More >>

Reader: Tom Martino, bankrupt radio host, will be great speaker at wealth-building convention

Tom Martino.​Shortly after Troubleshooter Tom Martino detailed his bankruptcy, and the alleged $78 million liability racked up in real-estate dealings, he was announced as a featured speaker for October's Real Estate Investors Wealth Building Convention. In response to our post about the later ... More >>

Tom Martino, bankrupt Troubleshooter, to be featured speaker at wealth-building convention?

Tom Martino.​That old saw about timing being everything certainly rings true in the case of Troubleshooter Tom Martino. On the same day he talked about being humbled by filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to alleged real-estate liabilities of $78 million (a figure he disputes), the Colorado Associ ... More >>

Tom Martino, self-declared Troubleshooter, talks about his bankruptcy, being humbled

Tom Martino.​Tom Martino was once the embodiment of hubris -- a nationally syndicated radio host and local television personality who'd parlayed his reputation as a consumer advocate into a real-estate empire funded largely by Troubleshooter.com, which charges businesses for his recommendation ... More >>

Tom Martino archive: The top 10 Westword reports on bankrupt Troubleshooter (VIDEO)

The way he was.​Our post about Troubleshooter Tom Martino's bankruptcy is hardly the first time we've reported about the consumer advocate-turned-empire builder. Below, we've assembled ten pieces from the past decade plus, ranging from a report about how he was scammed by a fellow employee and ... More >>

Tom Martino bankruptcy helps Troubleshooter take aim: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

​ Tom Martino has filed for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy protection and is claiming assets of $1.37 Million and liabilities of $78.6 million. Long known for turning his "Troubleshooter" consumer advocate media persona into a pay-for-play advertising empire, the shameless Martino will no doubt ... More >>

Celebrity Santas whose laps we fear to sit on

​Aside for obvious problems with suspension of disbelief -- how are we going to pretend Chris "The Birdman" Andersen is Santa when we already know he's The Birdman? -- hiring a celebrity to play Kris Kringle can create a slew of dissonance and mildly disturbing associations, particularly if th ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Top Ten Turkeys for 2009

​There's still a month to go before the year ends -- plenty of time for more people to join the elite flock of fuck-ups for 2009 (and for Josh McDaniels to get back on the list, after his last-second reprieve with yesterday's win). Still, there's been no shortage of Colorado turkeys this year ... More >>

The trouble started when the Troubleshooter started touting Efusjon

Odd couples show off their fun bags for Denver Mag

John Hickenlooper and Bill Ritter let their hair down (click to enlarge).​In today's Denver Post, media writer Joanne Ostrow takes on the September cover of Denver Magazine, in which Channel 31 stars Libby Weaver and Natalie Tysdal are transformed from anchors to shank-ers. After spotlighting ... More >>

Is Tom Martino afraid of Adam Cayton-Holland?

KHOW and Channel 31 personality Tom Martino's botched ambush of Westword staffer Jared Jacang Maher in the wake of a feature article detailing the Troubleshooter's connections to a multi-level marketing company is the gift that keeps on giving. Martino posted footage of his shenanigans in which he ... More >>

Tom Martino misidentifies writer in Westword "exposé"

Tom Martino: He's always good for a laugh. Apparently concerned about a recent Jared Jacang Maher article about connections between him and a multi-level marketing company he'd promoted on Martino TV and his KHOW radio show, the self-proclaimed Troubleshooter had an associate call in a phony tip i ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 14 edition

Photo by Tom MurphyThe Sunn O))) will come out tomorrow....​Getting your weekend off on the right note.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Sunn O))) at the Bluebird. • Hearsay bits: Van Morrison, Yonder Mountain String Band, Tyler Despres Band, Pictureplane. • Freaky Friday - "P ... More >>

Tom Martino attempts to ambush Westword writer in McDonald's parking lot!

Objects in mirror may be more Martino than they appear.​At first I thought it was the Hamburglar in his new role as a Fox News correspondent. But, no, on closer inspection it was The Troubleshooter himself, Tom Martino, chasing after my car with a camera man in tow. Apparently, Martino has s ... More >>

Troubleshooter Tom Martino uses TV and radio to promote the trickle-up economics of Efusjon

Fox/Deuce exec Carolyn Kane on Natalie Tysdal's new show, Martino TV

Natalie Tysdal. As noted in a blog published earlier today, Martino TV, the pay-for-play show hosted by Tom Martino, debuted this morning on both Channel 31 and Channel 2 -- and another new program, Everyday, bows this afternoon at 4 p.m., with Natalie Tysdal and Fox 31 anchor Libby Weaver as co-ho ... More >>

Martino TV debut: A real sell job

Tom Martino. Today's debut of Martino TV, which airs at 9 a.m. on Channel 31 and again at 11 a.m. on Channel 2, sported its share of glitches -- but in comparison with the laughably catastrophic launch of the 7 p.m. Channel 2 news hour, known as News on the Deuce, it was a fairly smooth maiden voya ... More >>

Dave Logan invades Tom Martino's territory with TeamDaveLogan.com

There could be some tension at the next Clear Channel Denver staff meeting. Dave Logan, longtime voice of the Broncos and co-host of the KOA afternoon-drive program The Ride Home (as well as a former high school athlete recently honored as being one of the fifty best ever by Parade magazine), is l ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 14 edition

Open wide... Love bites. Today in Cafe Society: • Zpizza to open z doors in Greenwood Village. • Uncork at Four Mile Historic Park tonight. • Get a job! Jesse Morreale's job fair. • Our Weekly Bread: Jersey Mike's. • Drinking with Pete at Union Station. • The Maker's Mark Mint Julep: D ... More >>

Tom Martino's arrogance helps him win court case

Tom Martino. Last week, self-proclaimed "Troubleshooter" Tom Martino, a KHOW personality who's also part of Channel 31's staff, came out on top of a ruling by a San Francisco-based federal appeals court. In the decision, a three-judge panel declined to overrule a lower court's dismissal of a lawsui ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 29 edition

The quartet behind Olivea. Under whatever circumstances. Today in Cafe Society: • Olivea opening May 4. • Dos Casas at Lola tonight. • Jet's Pizza Republica ready for takeoff. • Delicious Designs: Eat this restaurant, part four. • Senor Rita's is no mas. Today in Backbeat Online: • Th ... More >>

From the week of November 6, 2008

Welcome to Hotel Martino: The homeless love it, the neighbors hate it

Hotel Martino: The Troubleshooter has some trouble of his own

KHOW Magazine Headed to a Mailbox Near You

Channel 4's Brian Maass Offers a Sweeps Story That Matters

More Messages: Challenge From a Schoolyard Bully

More Messages: Wanna Buy a Used Car?

Off Mike

Gadfly Mike Zinna disappears from the dial.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 15, 2006

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 8, 2006

Exposed

More trouble for Troubleshooter Tom Martino.

Zoning

Do tape delays slow the 24-hour news cycle?

Real News

Substance makes a temporary return to the airwaves.

The Message

Pod Squad

The Message

Tom Redux

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 10, 2005

The Message

Target: Tom

The Beatdown

DJ Quote gets caught in the Troubleshooter’s crosshairs.

Best Removal of Facial Hair From a TV Personality

Tom Martino
Channel 31

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 17, 2001

Let's Make a Deal

Radio, TV and alternative media try to use the JOA to their advantage.

OutFoxed

If you loaned money to this former Fox News staffer -- and many did -- you may be out of luck.

Fox on the Run

During its first week on the air, Channel 31's news demonstrates a little substance and a lot of style.

Best impending entry into the Denver TV news scene

Channel 31

When Trouble Shoots Back

Tom Martino brings his controversial consumer advocacy to Fox.