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Tom Martino

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    August 27, 2009

    The trouble started when the Troubleshooter started touting Efusjon

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    July 23, 2009

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 27 edition

    Photo by Aaron ThackerayTrent Nails it. Will you be game tonight? Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night: Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails at Fiddler's Green. • An extended conversation with Tim Pourbaix. Today in Cafe Society: • Eight is enough at chef's table dinner at Strings. • Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Tom Martino to charge big bucks for his endorsement on Martino TV

    Tom Martino. College-journalism professors teaching ethics could build entire classes around the career of Tom Martino. The co-owner of a rundown homeless hangout dubbed "Hotel Martino" in a recent Westword feature article, Martino acts as a de facto journalist on Channel 31, taking on sleazy busi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Channel 2 general manager Dennis Leonard on layoffs, a prime-time shift and the concept behind "The Deuce"

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2008

    From the week of November 6, 2008

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

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

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Hotel Martino: The Troubleshooter has some trouble of his own

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    KHOW Magazine Headed to a Mailbox Near You

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

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

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2006

    More Messages: Challenge From a Schoolyard Bully

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2006

    More Messages: Wanna Buy a Used Car?

    Dennis Leonard, in a file photo from last October. Yesterday's blog "Channel 2 General Manager Dennis Leonard on rebranding his station The Deuce: 'It's the shit, dude!' " featured an excerpt from a conversation with the aforementioned Leonard, who also oversees Channel 31 as part of merger that to ... More >>

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    Off Mike

    Gadfly Mike Zinna disappears from the dial.

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 15, 2006

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 8, 2006

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Exposed

    More trouble for Troubleshooter Tom Martino.

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    Zoning

    Do tape delays slow the 24-hour news cycle?

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Real News

    Substance makes a temporary return to the airwaves.

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    The Message

    Pod Squad

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    The Message

    Tom Redux

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of March 10, 2005

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    The Message

    Target: Tom

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    The Beatdown

    DJ Quote gets caught in the Troubleshooter’s crosshairs.

  • People & Places

    March 27, 2003

    Best Removal of Facial Hair From a TV Personality

    Tom Martino
    Channel 31

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 17, 2001

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Let's Make a Deal

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

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    OutFoxed

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

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    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 of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best impending entry into the Denver TV news scene

    Channel 31

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    When Trouble Shoots Back

    Tom Martino brings his controversial consumer advocacy to Fox.

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Letters

    Tom Martino brings his controversial consumer advocacy to Fox.

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