Thom Dickerson

Thomas Dickerson (AKA Tailgate Jones) (Born March 1, 1949, died October 4, 2014 at age 65)[1] was an American journalist, former reporter for KTRK Channel 13 who reported for over 25 years.

Early career

Thom Dickerson initially occupied a job in radio at the KCOH and KPRC-TV in Houston. Dickerson's television career began in 1973, when he worked as a news reporter at Channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK. In 1975, he then returned to his home city of Houston to begin working at KTRK Channel 13, as a general assignments’ news reporter.

Dickerson was the recipient of a "special citation" at the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism awards in 1977 for a documentary he had produced at KTRK in 1976, “Requiem for a Dying Neighborhood”, describing the decay in an area located in downtown Houston.[2][3]

Career as a reporter

Thom Dickerson reported on a number of events which took place during the 70's to the late 80's, including a Woodway Apartment Fire in 1979 and at Bellaire Hospital after an incident on a freeway in Houston.

References

  1. ↑ "VETERAN REPORTER PASSES". montgomerycountypolicereporter.com.
  2. ↑ "Thomas L. Dickerson, Jr". Carl Barnes Funeral Home.
  3. ↑ Gildea, William (May 24, 1977). "Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards". Washington Post.



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