Tom Lounges
Host of Midwest BeatTom Lounges has been a radio personality and music journalist since 1979. For the last 43 years, Tom has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly music columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper.
He was also the owner, publisher and editor of the monthly tri-state entertainment magazine ("Midwest BEAT Magazine") for over two decades, and has written hundreds of celebrity features for numerous national glossy magazines over the decades, including "Scholastic Magazine," "Goldmine," "Relix," "Song Hits," "Word Up!" and others.
Tom wrote "Liner Notes" for over a dozen national albums released via Sony Special Products, including vinyl anthology collections by such iconic artists as Johnny Winter, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Fevertree, The Dixie Cups, The Shirelles, and The Shangra-las.
Tom has hosted and produced his own shows on various commercial radio stations over the years, but switched to public radio in 2012, after being enticed by the creative freedom the NPR format offers to content providers. He had previously worked in public broadcasting as on-camera host and content creator for the early 1990s PBS-TV program, "In Your Mind's Eye," produced by Lakeshore Public Television (WYIN).
Today, Lounges currently hosts and produces two weekly programs on 89.1FM - LAKESHORE PUBLIC MEDIA. Those are the celebrity interview/music program “Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges” (Tuesdays 7-8pm) and the all blues music program, “Midwest BEAT Blues” (Fridays 7-9pm). Listeners can contact Tom directly at: beatboss@aol.com
Tom has earned special recognition awards for his work in the entertainment field and has rubbed elbows with a virtual "Who's Who" of major entertainment figures and top stars over his nearly 50 years in the music and media industry.
He is the president and owner of Tom Lounges Entertainment, LLC which produces entertainment events, books musical talent, and does consultation. A veteran record retailer in Chicagoland since the 1970s, Tom currently is the owner of Tom Lounges Record Bin in downtown Hobart.
Tom has been a guest speaker on music, entertainment, and journalism at various schools and colleges in northwest Indiana and the Chicago areas.
Lounges currently sits on the boards of both the Lake County Public Library Foundation and The Spot Studio Music Foundation, along with heading up the fundraising projects for The Humane Society of Northwest Indiana.
More: http://www.tomlounges.com / https://www.facebook.com/tlounges
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This edition's musical guest is JESSE JAMES DuPREE, Southern rock singer/songwriter and over the top showman who was born in Kennesaw, Gerogia. Jesse is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band JACKYL which he co-founded in 1991. -
Things open up with a collection of great harmonica blues, then it's a great collection of blues/rock icons team up for a big block of blues collaborations.
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This edition of "Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" will be of special interest to wine connoisseurs, jazz music fans, and literacy advocates. -
Tom Lounges talks with Michael McDermott, about his two new albums, and an upcoming performance at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. -
Among the blues artists featured on the program are: Magic Slim & The Teardrops, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Freddie King, Brigitte Purdy, Stray Cat Willie, Big Mud Morganfield and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Along with plenty of others.
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Jim Peterik joins Tom Lounges in-studio, on "Midwest Beat." -
Country singer-songwriter Whey Jennings’ story is a long and varied one, that runs from singing on stage as a child with his famous grandparents -- Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter -- to falling victim to addiction. -
This week's full show is focused on only Blues Women for both hours -- the classic artists and some lesser known artists.
