20 Facts About Tom Martino

Thomas Gerard Martino was born on 1953 and is a consumer advocate and American talk radio host.

Tom Martino's nationally syndicated show "The Troubleshooter Show" airs from KHOW, based in Denver, Colorado.

Tom Martino's show format focuses on callers who give him specific complaints about businesses; ask general consumer oriented questions; or have various problems they need help solving.

Tom Martino investigates the complaints by contacting the other party in disputes when possible; he then gives advice and solicits comments from callers.

Tom Martino says that over the years, he has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, merchandise, and services for consumers who contact him.

Tom Martino's career began at the Catskill Daily Mail, a newspaper in his native New York, where he wrote a consumer-oriented column.

Tom Martino continued to write columns for the Rocky Mountain News, but now writes columns only for his own website.

Tom Martino brought his consumer advocacy to television, first at several stations in the Eastern United States.

Tom Martino is known for letting consumers know when they are in the wrong and aids them in rectifying the situation and avoiding it in the future.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court, saying that Tom Martino's statement was a statement of opinion protected by the First Amendment.

Tom Martino operates the "Troubleshooter Referral List," a list of businesses endorsed by him.

Tom Martino's website has a lengthy disclaimer stating that he is not liable for the quality of service received from the companies he endorses.

Tom Martino began Liberty Bell Telecom, a telecommunications company, and sold it to Dish Network in 2010.

Tom Martino was a real estate developer and a private helicopter and airplane pilot.

On September 2,2011, Tom Martino filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Tom Martino had borrowed heavily to invest in real estate, and became insolvent when real estate prices dropped.

Tom Martino said that he owed about $36 million, although his creditors put the figure at $78 million.

The only debt included in Tom Martino's bankruptcy filing were real estate business loans.

On December 21,2013, Tom Martino was arrested by the Denver police for investigation of disturbing the peace and domestic violence.

Tom Martino did not contest the charge of disturbing the peace and accepted that conviction.