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

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 latter, one of the convention's organizers defended Martino's inclusion...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 20, 2011
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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 latter, one of the convention’s organizers defended Martino’s inclusion despite recent events.

William Bronchick writes:

More can be learned from someone’s mistakes than only his successes. Tom will talk about what he did right, what he did wrong, and what he would have done differently.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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