Tom Mahoney
"KMAN This Morning" Weekend Host

Hometown: Wyandotte County, Kansas 

Tom Mahoney, is often found on KMAN hosting the Saturday edition of “KMAN This Morning” and occasionally substitutes for the weekday morning team.  He also co-hosts the Saturday morning call-in show, “Blueville’s Horticulture Hints” along with horticulture expert, Lisa, from Blueville Nursery.  Originally from Wyandotte County, Kansas he traveled to Manhattan to attend K-State and study Radio/TV.  “Things were different then. You could get into the football games for free after half-time.  What price glory?” 

  After college Tom did what all Kansans dream of doing: Leaving and moving someplace warm.  After living in the warm climates of both Texas and Florida, he did what all wayward Kansans dream of doing: moved back to Kansas.  “There is something about Kansas that is hard for people from other states to appreciate. Others call our state  flat and boring. A Kansan would say; it is both consistent and subtle”

  Tired of moving and of big cities, Tom and his wife decided to move back to the Kansas to raise their family.  They chose the town where they met in college, Manhattan. Unfortunately, the day they chose to move back was the October ice storm of ’91. 
“The day before I was in Florida and it was 85 degrees and now I’m driving a Uhaul down I-70 during an ice storm.  What was I thinking?”

  Although Tom had not done radio for many years he was still interested in the medium,  especially in the News/Talk format.  An avid KMAN listener, Tom was encouraged by a friend to get back into radio, so he applied for a part-time job and the rest is history.

Top 3 Favorite Manhattan Places
   1: Wildcat Creek-Lots of flat rocks for skipping stones
   2: Warner Park-The best and least used park in Manhattan
   3:  The Sandbars along the Kansas river-Who says we don’t have beaches

Favorite Movie: Star Wars (duh)
Theme Song: Green Onions- Booker T & the MGs
Favorite Book:  Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
Favorite Radio Show:  The Bill Miller Show
Pet Peeve: “I hate people who are always talking about their pet peeves, like it’s something special.  So you don’t like people who chew gum, get over it.”
Fun Fact:  “I once road my bike across Ireland. Galway to Dublin”
History fun: “I would like to play Poker with President Truman and Alf Landon”
Favorite Quote: “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” – Truman Capote