Tom Conklin is the News Director and lead news voice for the Berkshire News Network and the Townsquare Media Berkshire Radio Group. Tom is also a musician and voiceover talent. He has been a guitarist for more than three decades and plays lead guitar for the New England based band, The Matchstick Architects. He also does voiceover narration work for clients all over the world from his home studio in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Tom is also a founding member of Berkshire Organization for Original Music, or BOOM, which is a Berkshire County based organization that advocates for the local original music scene and performers of original music in the Berkshires.
Tom Conklin
AM1420 WBEC Winter Watch: Closings and Cancellations
Here's the latest list of closures, cancellations, postponements, delays and early dismissals.
Report Details Sheffield Murder-Suicide
The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office is closing its investigation into the March 13th, 2019 murder-suicide in Sheffield. The chain of events that led up to the killings was disclosed publicly for the first time in a collection of documents released Tuesday...
Suárez-Orozco Named Chancellor of UMass Boston
The University of Massachusetts board of trustees has selected Marcelo Suárez-Orozco to serve as the new chancellor for the system's Boston campus.
Pittsfield’s Sewer System Mess
We first noticed on Saturday that the pipe in which our sump pump is draining into was sputtering water every time it kicked on.
TWO FIRES OVER 12 HOURS IN PITTSFIELD
Firefighters were called to 38 Grove Street just before 8pm Thursday for a reported oven fire. Upon arrival firefighters found smoke coming from the front door...
Ribbon Cutting Set for Innovation Center
One of the key features that the nearly $14 Billion Innovation Center can boast is the aerospace chamber which is being built by the Colorado-based Electro Magnetic Applications...
The Chiefs Win First Super Bowl In 50 Years
The Chiefs, in typical come-back fashion, were down 10 points with 6:13 remaining when Quarterback Patrick Mahomes went to work, leading his team to three touchdown drives...
Public Input Sought On Skate Park
A press release from Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer’s Office says that current users of the skate park, as well as members of the public, are encouraged to attend the meeting...
State Senate Takes On Climate Change
We know we are dangerously close to setting off irreversible chain reactions in our climate that are beyond human control. That is why The Next Generation Climate Package is so critical,” said Senator Hinds.
Home Injuries Spike on Super Bowl Sunday
The last thing you might think about when you are getting ready to watch the Superbowl with a house full of friends is getting injured, but a recent study shows that Super Bowl Sunday is actually one of the most dangerous days of the year.