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
Big Y Program Funding Local Farms in Berkshires
The Local Farmer Awards program, funded since 2015 by community philanthropic leaders and businesses, recently distributed checks of up to $2,500 to 81 farmers in Western Massachusetts and Eastern New York, and several of them are here in Berkshire County...
‘Artswalk’ Returns to Downtown Pittsfield in July
Art lovers in the city of Pittsfield and beyond will be happy to learn that Artswalk, presented by First Friday’s Artswalk, is back this summer, and there is something for art lovers of every kind in several indoor and outdoor locations throughout downtown Pi…
Getting Vaccinated Could Land You $1,000,000
Getting Vaccinated Could get you a cool million. It’s no joke. You just have to be really lucky!
The Baker-Polito Administration, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, and the Massachusetts State Lottery have announced the Massachusetts VaxMillions …
The Baker-Polito Administration, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, and the Massachusetts State Lottery have announced the Massachusetts VaxMillions …
Pittsfield’s Public Health Emergency Lifted
The City of Pittsfield is falling in line with the lifting of the Massachusetts state of emergency. In conjunction with the rescinding of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ state of emergency and other COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday, Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer …
New Smartphone Tool Will Increase COVID-19 Exposure Awareness
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the launch of MassNotify, a new free smartphone service that people in Massachusetts can voluntarily use to let others know that they may have been exposed to COVID-19.
According to a media release from the Governor’s office today, Massachusetts remai…
According to a media release from the Governor’s office today, Massachusetts remai…
State of Emergency Ends – Should “To-Go” Cocktails Stay?
462 days later, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ COVID-19 state of emergency ended at 12:01 am today. The end to the state of emergency will reverse some measures that were put into place to help stave off the coronavirus pandemic. The decis...
$2.65 Billion FY2022 State Budget Announced
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that its Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Plan, which is a $2.655 billion plan-making substantial investments in critical priorities including housing, transportation, climate resiliency, health and human services, and education to promote economic growth and …
Not So Easy Rider
If you happened to be driving down Hubbard Avenue or Williams Street in Pittsfield on Friday night at about 10:00 or so, and you saw a bright red scooter being driven very slowly by a guy that looked like he didn’t belong on anything with two wheels and a motor, it was…
My First Brush with Fame Drove Bullitt!
Living in the Berkshires, having a brush with fame is always a possibility. I have heard so many stories about people bumping into famous actors or musicians in a restaurant, or even at the grocery store. Recently Mark Wahlberg was spotted at the Proprietors Lodge in Pittsfield and Elizabeth Banks, …
$4.6 Million in Rapid Reemployment Grants Awarded
The Baker-Polito Administration announced on Thursday the launch of the states $4.6 million Rapid Reemployment grant program, with the first round of grant funding totaling $360,000 having been awarded to six employer partner programs that will train 105 parti…