T. J. Allard

T.J. Allard
Born Thomas Joseph Allard
(1979-01-23) January 23, 1979
Utica, New York, U.S.
Occupation Television personality
Years active 2001 – present
Website http://www.tjallard.com

Thomas Joseph "T.J." Allard (born January 23, 1979) is an American radio personality, reality show personality, television host, producer and voice actor. Allard started his career as a radio DJ in upstate New York and became more widely known after winning Fox's Good Day Live New York City talent search.[1]

Career

Early career

Allard was born in Utica, New York, and studied at SUNY Polytechnic Institute[2] Allard held NCAA Division III football records from his years at Hartwick College, but in a 2004 interview stated, "I can't believe I hold any records there anymore, it was over 10 years ago, I give it 1 more year, then they will find out it's all a mistake, and take my name down."[3] He was inducted into "The Mohawk Valley Hall of Fame"[4] in 2004. Also while at Hartwick College he became a brother of the Gamma Zeta chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.[5]

Allard moved to New York City to work for McKinsey & Company, but left to become a video game designer. He joined Ubisoft, where he worked on Batman Vengeance, Tarzan and a number of other titles. In 2000, while working for the French video game publisher Gameloft, Allard created an online video game broadcasting channel called GBTV.[3]

Acting, voice acting and radio

Allard won Fox's Good Day Live New York City talent search in 2004. As a result of the contest, he received a job on the air for the nationally syndicated show as the New York correspondent.[1] Since then Allard has hosted a number of national television shows including: 3 Men & A Chick Flick, Best Game Ever, Play Value, et al. As an actor, Allard appeared in the made-for-TV movie Combat Jump and various commercials, and had a small part in All My Children.[3] Voiceover credits include commercials and the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In 2011 Allard appeared on Bloomberg TV's weekly show Innovators.

Producer

Allard has twice been part of an Emmy Award-winning production team: in 2013 in the "Societal Concerns Program/Special" category for George to the Rescue,[6] and in 2014 in the "Human Interest: Program/Special" category for the same series.[7]

He has also worked as a producer on the following programs:

TitleRelease Date
First Look 2013-14
Open House LA 2012-13
OpenHouse NYC 2012-13
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf 2012-13
The Making of Motown the Musical 2013

References

  1. 1 2 Richard Huff (2 December 2004). "N.Y. VIEWER GETS A NEW 'DAY' JOB". Daily news. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight" (PDF). The Bridge. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Q&A With T.J. Allard of Good Day Live".
  4. ↑ "Mohawk Valley Hall of Fame".
  5. ↑ "True Gamer of the Week: TJ Allard". gamerfitnation.
  6. ↑ "THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 56th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 57th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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