Thom Dickerson

Thomas "Thom" Dickerson (March 1, 1949 - October 4, 2014)[1] was an American journalist, former reporter for KTRK Channel 13 who reported for over 25 years.

Thom Dickerson
Born
Thomas Dickerson

(1949-03-01)March 1, 1949
Houston, Texas
DiedOctober 4, 2014(2014-10-04) (aged 65)
Other namesTailgate Jones
OccupationJournalist, news reporter
EmployerKTRK-TV

Early career

Dickerson initially occupied a job in radio at the KCOH and KPRC-TV in Houston. Dickerson's television career began in 1973, when he worked as a news reporter at Channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK. In 1975, he then returned to his home city of Houston to begin working at KTRK Channel 13, as a general assignments’ news reporter.

Dickerson was the recipient of a "special citation" at the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism awards in 1977 for a documentary he had produced at KTRK in 1976, “Requiem for a Dying Neighborhood”, describing the decay in an area located in downtown Houston.[2][3]

Career as a reporter

Dickerson reported on a number of events which took place during the 70's to the late 80's, including a Woodway Apartment Fire in 1979 and at Bellaire Hospital after an incident on a freeway in Houston.

gollark: Did I accidentally break modexp?
gollark: What is this DOING?
gollark: Oh, my primality test is being wrong, troubling.
gollark: Copycat? You mean tit for tat?
gollark: The factorization program seems to be stuck. Troubling.

References
  1. "VETERAN REPORTER PASSES". montgomerycountypolicereporter.com.
  2. "Thomas L. Dickerson, Jr". Carl Barnes Funeral Home.
  3. Gildea, William (May 24, 1977). "Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards". Washington Post.



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