Tom Needham Email & Phone Number

Smithtown, Ny, Us

The Sounds of Film is the nation's longest running film-themed show. Airing for 26 years on Long Island's top public radio station, WUSB, the show features a popular mix of film music, interviews and news. Recent guests include William H. Macy, Billy Joel, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Chuck D, Nile Rodger, Frozen's Christophe Beck, Peter Fonda, Howard Shore, Mike Leigh, Hal Hartley, Chazz Palminteri, Governor Jesse Ventura, Dr. Cornel West, Wallace Shawn, Luna's Dean Wareham, Michael Penn, Congressman Steve Israel, Academy Award Winner Barbara Kopple, Truthdig's Robert Scheer, Abbie Cornish, Daryl "DMC McDaniels, Howard Shore, dir. Curtis Simon, Dionne Warwick, Mayor David Dinkins, Tim's Vermeer's Tim Denison, Boardwalk Empire's Vince Giordano, House of Cards'​ Jeff Beal, Eric B, composer John Ottman, Hinton Battle, Oscar-Nominated Zachary Heinzerling, Big Daddy Kane, Cutie and the Boxer's Ushio Shinohara & Noriko, Oscar-Nominated Edgar Barrens, Oliver Stone's writer Peter Kuznick, Gasland's Josh Fox, Mark Isham, Will Forte, Donny Most, composer Stephen Endelman, actor Clark Duke, dir. Eduardo Rodriguez, Igudesman and Joo, Searching for Sugarman's Rodriguez, Academy Award Winner Malik Bendjelloul, Emmy Winner Jim Brown, Grandmaster Caz, Krishna Das, Spongebob Squarepants'​ Tom Kenny, Rolfe Kent, Club Nouveau, Wild Style's Charlie Ahearn, dir. Rory Kennedy, Red Hot Chilli Pepper's Cliff Martinez, director Amy Schatz, Corporation's Joel Bakan, Whodini, actress Tiya Sircar, Connie Stevens, Dave Matthews Band's Boyd Tinsley, Playwright Kenneth Lonergan, YES'​ Trevor Rabin, Music Supervisor Randall Poster, Everybody Loves Raymond's Phil Rosenthal, Economist Richard Wolff, Fishbone, dir. Marc Levin, Academy Award Winner Vanessa Roth, Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook, Dwight Twilley, Kenny Vance, Gerald Celente, dir. Michael Cuesta, Wendy and Lisa, WAR, Kurtis Blow, Magic Garden's Paula and Carole and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President/CEO Steve Peresman.

*Associate Producer in Charge of Talent Relations for the 2014 Induction Gala: Billy Joel Band, DMC, Debbie Gibson, Clive Davis, Ron Delsner)*Associate Producer in Charge of Talent Relations for the 2012 Induction Gala at the Paramount Theater.(Salt N Pepa, Taylor Dayne, Kurtis Blow, Lesley Gore, Whodini, Connie Stevens, U.T.F.O.'s Doc Ice, Randy Weston).*Arranged performances by Salt N Pepa, Taylor Dayne and Whodini.*Associate Producer in Charge of Talent Relations for 2010 Induction Gala at Oheka Castle. (Lou Reed, Eric B. & Rakim, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Roy Haynes, Magic Garden's Carole and Paula, Avenue Q.'s John Tartaglia, Oscar Brand, and Mose Allison).* Arranged Eric B. & Rakim reunion and Rakim performance(2010).*Talent Relations for 2008 LIMHOF Induction Ceremony at Garden City Hotel(LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash, DMC, members of Public Enemy and Anthrax).*Arranged performance of "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy's Chuck D. with DMC, and the opening number,"Hello Song," by the Magic Garden's Carole and Paula.*Produced "An Evening With Legendary Songwriters Ervin Drake and Oscar Brand."

*Oversee the Nominating Committee selection process (Billy Joel Band, Debbie Gibson, DMC, Kurtis Blow, Clive Davis, Steve Thompson, and Ron Delsner)

*Created the LIMHOF Honorary Education Board consisting of musician Dan Zanes, Broadway and television's John Tartaglia, Blues Clues' Steve Burns, RUN DMC's Darryl McDaniels, Public Enemy's Johnny Juice and the Magic Garden's Carol and Paula.*Created LIMHOF Student Rock and Roll Photography Program allowing students to take pictures of artists like Janes Addiction, Cyndi Lauper, Dr. John and Taking Back Sunday.*Created the Long Island Music Hall of Fame's Spoken Word/Music Contest in conjunction with music legends Public Enemy and DMC.*Created the LIMHOF Educator of Note Award to honor Long Island music teachers such as Herbert Deutsch, co-creator of the Moog Synthesizer*Organized and hosted Long Island kids' music shows featuring Grammy-nominated artist Brady Rhymer and Gustafer Yellowgold.*Organized and hosted the Magic Garden with Carole and Paula special fund-raising performance.*Hosted special fund-raising screening and Q and A of DMC's award-winning film, My Adoption Journey.

*Steven Van Zandt's Rock and Roll Forever Summer Institute Participant.*Teacher-Long Island University Mass Media College Courses.*Supervisor/Executive Producer-Cablevision's MSG Varsity Television.*Talented and Gifted Supervisor (1994-2008).

Hosted, produced, directed and edited the New York City jazz television program featuring interviews and/or performances by Tito Puente, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Jordan, Flavor Flav, War, Cyrus Chestnut and Vanessa Williams.

Wrote, produced, edited and co-directed award-winning documentary about the satiric religious group, The Church of the Sub-Genius.(Winner: Best Documentary-Long Island Film Festival)

Manhattan, New York

Taught Graduate documentary production class.

Queens, New York

*Created and Executive Produced HCTV News.*Produced Geraldo Rivera Golf Classic Documentary featuring boxing legend Joe Frazier and Geraldo Rivera.*Produced "Road to City Hall," a documentary starring New York City Mayor Rudolph Guiliani, Guardian Angel/Talk Show Host Curtis Sliwa and actor Ron Silva.

Long Island, Ny

*Interviewed and photographed artists.*Wrote and edited stories about David Bowie, Was Not Was, Love and Rockets and Boogie Down Productions' KRS-1.

Worked on all record company publicity responsibilities for wide variety of artists' releases including Duran Duran, Grace Jones, John Lennon, Steve Miller, Beastie Boys, and The Beatles.

School Administration, Finance

Completed Administration Degree with emphasis in Business Administration.

Ma, Communications(Televison Production)

Activities and Societies: Long Island News Tonight TV Cameraman/Editor

Ba, Triple Major:Film/English Literature/Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: *Concert Committee (Joan Jett, Howard Jones, The Ramones, Chuck Berry, Adam Ant, Shadowfax...)Film Department.