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Tom Harris (other)
Tom Harris may refer to: * Tom Harris (announcer) (born 1962), American announcer and sportscaster * Tom Harris (Australian politician) (born 1940), Northern Territory MLA * Tom Harris (botanist) (1903–1983), palaeobotanist and academic at the University of Reading in the UK * Tom Harris (British politician) (born 1964), Scottish former MP * Tom Harris (film producer), producer of ''The Cross and the Switchblade'' * Tom Harris (footballer) (1905–1985), English footballer * Tom Harris (football manager), manager of Notts County F.C. between 1893 and 1913 * Tom Harris (mechanical engineer) (born 1953), Canadian lobbyist *Tom Harris, bass player for Detroit rock band Frijid Pink *An alias of Whitey Bulger James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. (; September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish mob group based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, northw ... (1929–2018) See also * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Harris (announcer)
Tom Harris (born 11 May 1962) is an American announcer and sportscaster specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing. His style of race announcing is often described as traditional with European and American influences that feature his signature phrase "runners away". Background Tom Harris was born in Dallas, Texas. He started calling horse races at the age of 19 as an apprentice while still attending college, studying broadcast journalism at Arizona State University. Harris was mentored by Bob Weems, who was the long time renowned voice of Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey and Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Arizona. Though he had announced Greyhound Races at Phoenix Greyhound Park in 1981, he landed his first Horse Race Track Announcer position in 1987 at La Mesa Park in Raton, New Mexico. In the early to mid-1990s Harris went on to call races at Playfair Race Course in Spokane, Washington and Yakima Meadows in Yakima, Washington. He also filled-in for a season at Garden State Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |