Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson has hosted the podcast SouthBound for WFAE since 2017. He also does a commentary, On My Mind, which airs every Monday.
He's the author of "The Elephant in the Room," a memoir about life as an overweight man in a growing America. He spent 23 years as a reporter and local columnist for the Charlotte Observer, where he was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in commentary. He has also written for publications including Esquire, ESPN The Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Garden & Gun. He’s a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a 2008-09 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
Tommy and his wife, Alix Felsing, live in Charlotte.
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Charlotte keeps growing, but one offshoot of that growth is certain places that seem not to grow at all. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, takes a look at two uptown structures that are frozen in place for different reasons. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Georgann Eubanks, who traveled the wild South to visit everything from frogs to swans for her new book, “The Fabulous Ordinary.” -
Now that we’re in the summer months, the humid heat of the South rules our days. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says the heat is part of what shaped us.
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Sometimes a power outage is just a power outage. But other times it can feel symbolic. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, spent some time recently pondering that in the dark.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jeremy Markovich, whose newsletter, the North Carolina Rabbit Hole, covers all manner of strange and wonderful little stories about the Tar Heel state.
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Duke University plans to shed some of its faculty and staff in anticipation of actions by the Trump administration. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his “On My Mind" commentary, says a lot of the cuts are self-inflicted.
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One of NASCAR’s all-time characters is on the track right now, winning races and infuriating other drivers. But the country at large doesn’t know him. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, wonders if it’s too late for NASCAR to get any cultural traction.
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This week on SouthBound, we're replaying host Tommy Tomlinson's 2018 talk with Dale Earnhardt Jr. There’s a new documentary produced by Dale Jr. on his dad, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, and the conversation gets into their complicated family dynamic. -
Charlotte city government had been humming along quietly for a while, avoiding any major controversy. But WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says that when things changed, they changed in a hurry.
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The city of Charlotte has come to a settlement with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings over statements from a City Council member. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says it sets a troubling precedent.
