Tom Leykis

About Tom Leykis

Thomas Joseph Leykis (pronounced: /LYE-kiss/; born August 1, 1956) is an American radio host. His Los Angeles-based hot talk show, The Tom Leykis Show, airs Monday through Friday and is syndicated throughout the United States by CBS Radio. The show's most well-known feature is "Leykis 101," in which he purports to teach men "how to get laid" while expending less time, money, and effort. Leykis also hosts The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis, a weekly lifestyle program dealing with fine food and drink. It airs on Saturday in many markets and, like Leykis's primary show, is syndicated by CBS Radio. Leykis has been described as a shock jock by many.[10] His current success is largely due to his performance with the Hot Talk format.[11]

Tom Leykis was born August 1, 1956 at a time when his parents, Harry and Laura (nee O'Mara),[12] lived in the Bronx and his father worked for the United States Postal Service.[13] Leykis spent his early childhood in Bronx,[14] New York City,[15] New York. His father worked at the The New York Post; he has two sisters, Laura and Sarah, and a brother, Harry.[16] The family eventually moved to Long Island, where Leykis completed his high school education, graduating at age 16. He moved away from home to study broadcasting at Fordham University but ended up being forced to drop out due to financial pressures.[17]

Leykis spent sometime in the state of New York. At 14-years-old, he was once a fill-in host for WBAB.[17] Leykis for a time worked for Mark Simone's talk show comedy titled The Simone Phone being featured as a sidekick for station WPIX airing around 1979.[18][19] Leykis eventually left WPIX, later went to WBAI leaving in the fall of 1981 to go to Albany working at WQBK-AM.[19][20] Leykis also contributed to a show called The Phonebooth in WABC that ended in 1981.[21]