Thom Hartmann Biography
Thom Hartmann is an author, former psychotherapist, businessman, and progressive political pundit from the United States. Since 2003, Hartmann has presented The Thom Hartmann Program, a nationally syndicated radio show, and between 2010 and 2017, he hosted The Big Picture, a nightly television show.
How old is Thom Hartmann? – Age
He is 71 years old as of 7 May 2021. He was born in 1951 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. His real name is Thomas Carl Hartmann.
Thom Hartmann Family – Education
Hartmann is one of Jean and Carl Thomas Hartmann’s four children. His paternal grandparents were Norwegian, and he also has Welsh and English ancestry. At the age of two, he moved to Detroit and eventually grew up in Lansing, Michigan. He grew up in a conservative, Midwestern family with a right-wing viewpoint, and he was always interested in politics. When he was thirteen, he campaigned for Barry Goldwater with his passionate Republican father during the 1964 presidential election.
Hartmann was expelled from high school in their tenth year despite being a “talented” student for creating a publication against the Vietnam War. He went on to get his GED. Hartmann studied electrical engineering at Lansing Community College before transferring to Michigan State University.
Thom Hartmann Wife
Hartmann and his wife Louise Hartmann have three children. Since he was a youth, Hartmann has been a vegetarian.
Thom Hartmann Radio
Industry publication Talkers estimates that the Thom Hartmann Program has 7 million unique listeners per week. The show was broadcast on 80 terrestrial radio stations in 37 states, as well on SiriusXM Progress channel 127, as of March 2016. The program was broadcast on multiple local cable TV networks. The show is also broadcast on Radio Builsa in Ghana, a community radio station in Africa. Many guests appear on the show, each with a unique perspective on many social and political issues.
More than half of the attendees are conservatives, libertarians, or members of the Ayn Rand Institute who hold opposing viewpoints. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appeared on “Brunch with Bernie” every Friday for many years. Congressmen Mark Pocan (Mid-day with Mark) and Ro Khanna (Ro Khanna), both members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, are regular phone-in guests. The Talk Radio News Service’s Ellen Ratner provides daily Washington commentary. Victoria Jones, Talk Radio News Service’s White House correspondent, appears on occasion. Ravi Batra is a professor of economics at SMU.
Thom Hartmann Business
Hartmann co-founded The Woodley Herber Company in the early 1970s when he was still in his twenties. Woodley Herber operated until 1978, selling herbal goods, potpourris, and teas. Hartmann co-founded The New England Salem Children’s Village in Rumney, New Hampshire, which still exists today. In Uganda, Colombia, Russia, Israel, India, Australia, and other nations, he assisted in the establishment of international assistance operations. In 1983, he established International Wholesale Travel and its retail division Sprayberry Travel in Atlanta. He created the Atlanta advertising business The Newsletter Factory in 1987, after returning from Germany. In 1996, he sold his stake in the company and relocated to Vermont.
Thom Hartmann TV program
Hartmann hosted The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, a one-hour daily TV show that aired Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET and was produced by his wife and transmitted from the RT news network’s Washington, D.C. offices. Many conservative guests appeared on the show, and they frequently sparred with Hartmann. Hartmann co-produced the show with RT, which provided the studio and carriage, while retaining editorial control over his programming. The program was broadcast worldwide by the RT network on Dish Network, DirecTV, and select local-origin and public-access television cable TV channels. Hartmann announced his departure from the show on September 29, 2017, after seven years as host.
Thom Hartmann Politics
Although he describes himself as a member of the radical center, Hartmann is believed to have progressive/liberal politics. He has written on the separation of church and state, arguing that the Founding Fathers warned against the United States becoming a Christian republic, using The Federalist Papers as evidence. Hartmann claims that deregulation of the media leads to a shift in public opinion in the United States toward privatization and large corporate profits.
Thom Hartmann Salary
He earns an annual salary of $1 Million.
Thom Hartmann’s Net Worth
Hartmann has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
