Author: Thomas Tomchak

  • Little Lady Turns 6

    Little Lady Turns 6

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    Our baby girl turns 6 today! My how the time flies. Seems like only yesterday that the best surprise of our lives arrived and I fell madly in love with her.

    This is her original birthday announcement from 2009.

    Welcome Baby Girl – We’ve Been Waiting for You

  • Specs Howard Commencement Speech

    Specs Howard Commencement Speech

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    Earlier this month I had the opportunity to speak to a new round of graduates from the school that helped me start my career as a video editor. It was back in 1988 that I was a bright eyed graduate of Specs Howard School of Media Arts.

    I have given few speeches in my life but I really wanted to do this. After being in this business so many years and receiving help from many along the way, it feels like I should be giving back when possible. I would not be where I am today if it were not for the direct and indirect generosity of others.

    While I asked for my speech to be recorded for the purpose of critiquing myself, it came out better than my nightmares led me to believe it would. So I share it here as well, all 8 minutes of it.

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  • Fall Toy Video

    Fall Toy Video

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    The kids recently spent some of their hard earned allowance on a few small toys from Walgreens. And because they’ve seen so many “unboxing” videos on youtube, they wanted to make one of their own. While their ramblings when on for a total of just over 30 minutes, this 8 minute video captures the best of it. Believe me, there’s nothing missed by not seeing what didn’t make the final video.

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  • My First Job in TV

    While continuing the journey to become totally paperless (a journey started 5 years ago) I ran across this original posting that led to my first job in the industry. It was a nice flashback. Thanks GTN! I can’t imagine a better foundation for my career.