Tommy Tomlinson

Charlotte

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New book DOGLAND, on the Westminster Dog Show, out in April '24. Preorder now! Host of SOUTHBOUND podcast @wfae. Proud spouse of @alixfelsing.

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Articles

Sadly, our three-legged stool won't hold us up anymore

1 week ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

The Trump administration’s tariffs have shaken the global economy and disrupted many Americans’ financial futures. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his “On My Mind” commentary, says the tariffs are a misguided search for a simpler world. When I moved to the Charlotte area in 1989, North Carolina’s three-legged stool was just about to crack. The three-legged stool.
A state hip-hop song is great, but let's raise up some other genres as well

2 weeks ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

Some North Carolina legislators introduced a bill recently to adopt a state hip-hop song. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, suggests some other good choices to update the state’s musical playlist. The past few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind, with thousands of federal workers getting let go and the stock market tanking so badly that the smartest investment strategy might be burying your money in PVC pipe in the backyard.
A state hip-hop song is great, but let's raise up some other genres as well

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tommy Tomlinson

9 hours agoWashington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain scored twice on Friday to tie the record and again on Sunday …
How the DOGE cuts hit home for a UNC Charlotte professor and her team

3 weeks ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

This episode of SouthBound is a little different. Sometimes I think of this podcast as like the feature section of a newspaper. Today’s story is more like front page news. We’ve all seen the stories about the massive cuts in the federal government triggered by the Trump administration, and especially Elon Musk and his DOGE agency. Today we’re bringing you the story of one of those cuts.
An NC senator could have prevented the Signal scandal, and so much more

3 weeks ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

The scandal over U.S. war plans made over a commercial texting app will linger for a while. But WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his “On My Mind” commentary, looks back at a moment where one of our own in North Carolina could have changed the path. Sometimes you encounter something so monumentally dumb and wrong, involving so many people, that it’s hard to figure out who to blame.
The Madness is fun, but we can also build a bracket of kindness

1 month ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

The madness is upon us again in college basketball tournament season. But WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, wonders if it’s worth looking at our brackets a different way. It is March, the month of brackets. The NCAA men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments are both in full swing.
Jim Barger Jr. writes about Jimmy Carter's life as a fisherman

1 month ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

Jimmy Carter was a lot more than a president. He was a Sunday school teacher, a carpenter for Habitat for Humanity, a frequent visitor to McDonald’s, and a Willie Nelson fan. But as much as anything, he was a fisherman. Carter and a small group of friends—including his wife, Rosalynn—traveled all over the United States and all over the world to fly-fish for trout, salmon, tarpon or whatever else was below the surface.
DOGLAND paperback unboxing!

1 month ago | tommytomlinson.substack.com | Tommy Tomlinson

Let’s get straight to the footage:Unboxing videos have become so common that I thought about making a video with a big windup and then going “Oh, sorry, this is just some underwear I bought the other day.”But why would I do that?
When we apply the death penalty, the prisoner isn't the only one who dies

1 month ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

For the first time in its modern history, South Carolina has executed a prisoner by firing squad. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his “On My Mind” commentary, says the echoes of that moment will last far longer than a rifle shot. South Carolina executed a man by firing squad the other day. It sounds like a headline from the 19th century, but here and now, in our days of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, the state lined up a prisoner and shot him dead.
Standing in line for a Real ID? Get used to more government inefficiency

1 month ago | wfae.org | Tommy Tomlinson

The deadline to get Real IDs is fast approaching … but actually acquiring a Real ID in North Carolina is the opposite of fast. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his "On My Mind" commentary, says we should be prepared for more government backlogs. A few months ago I did a dumb thing wrapped up in a smart thing. I needed to renew my driver’s license, and I knew appointments were hard to come by at the Charlotte DMV locations.