Hello, I'm Thom
You may be wondering who I am. I'm a Haldane boy from Alexandria, on the banks of Loch Lomond — Scottish, with Irish roots — and these days Lara and I live in New York City. She's my partner in crime and adventure.
I'm someone who probably isn't that different from you. Maybe a few steps ahead, maybe a few behind, but on the same journey. I like building things, I like people, and I've never been very good at staying in one place.
“I've got an entrepreneurial spirit — early success, critical mistakes, lessons learned, new challenges, true fulfilment — and I keep on learning.”
Places I've called home
A traveller at heart. Tap a place on the map or the dial.
Still Scottish wherever I am — just with a bigger playground now.
On the radio
Lomond Radio's international presenter, broadcasting from Manhattan.
Wednesdays, 2–4pm UK time on Lomond Radio
Afternoon With Thom
My radio journey started at home in the Vale of Leven with Lennox Hospital Radio, and I was one of the first voices on air back in the River Radio days. The show has followed me ever since, and now it goes out from Manhattan.
Classic and current hits, two hours every Wednesday. Off air, I help keep the station's app and smart-speaker tech running for listeners everywhere.
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When I'm not working
- Amateur radio
- Licensed UK radio amateur. My callsign is 2E0GQV.
- Drones
- Qualified drone pilot — I hold a GVC.
- Building things
- From beer-tap firmware to making our New York apartment a bit smarter.
- Travel
- Always after a good travel hack.
- Festivals
- Forty-odd a year, so UK summers are spent in fields.
- Football
- Celtic.
For work
I run operations for festivals and events across the UK with The Festival Crowd and We Are Halo, co-founded TapXcel, which makes self-pour beer taps, and run Live Event Services here in New York. The full story is on LinkedIn.
- thom@thomodonnell.com
- New York City
- by way of Loch Lomond