Tom Rivers

Born in Erie Pennsylvania, Tom Rivers worked his way down to Tampa Bay and established himself as the top Country personality on radio.  His friends included the biggest names in Nashville, who respected Tom as the programming genius he was.

WQYK was his home base for years, where he became Program Director and eventually the General Manager . Tom joined WQYK while he was still a student at USF , he started a meteoric rise in the business in a short time.

In 1996 Rivers was named   Country Music Association Major Market Personality of The Year. He also got that award at the Academy of Music Awards. Tom also did TV segments for WFLA-TV and WTVT on Country music. Rivers also worked in Washington DC and Chicago, but Tampa Bay was always his home.

Tom passed away in his sleep at age 38 from Bronchial Asthma on March 21st 2004 in Chicago.

Tampa Bay Radio Hall of Fame.