Tommy Alter is an American television producer and sports podcaster. With various media credits to his name, he is perhaps best known for being former

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(NBA) player

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's co-host on multiple podcasts.

Life and career

The son of author, columnist, and journalist

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, Tommy Alter has been a producer for television talk shows including '' The Shop'', '' Desus & Mero'', and ''

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''. Later, he suggested to then active NBA player

to host a podcast for '' The Ringer''. Redick would indeed begin hosting an eponymous podcast for the website, with Alter joining as Redick's co-host for its third season. In August 2020, the two founded their own production company, ThreeFourTwo Productions, so they could own their own media content. Alter and Redick launched another podcast through ThreeFourTwo, dubbed ''The Old Man and the Three''. The podcast has featured NBA players on as guests.

References

External links

Tommy Alter biography – ThreeFourTwo Productions
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