Tom Leykis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Leykis
Occupation	Tv Show Host
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1956(1956-08-01)
Age	68
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Tom Leykis Biography

Tom Leykis is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on August 1, 1956 in Bronx, New York, United States. L.A. talk show host who was famous by his bitter views about women.

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Thomas Joseph Leykis (pronounced: /ˈ l aɪ k ɪ s / ; born August 1, 1956) is an American talk radio personality best known for hosting The Tom Leykis Show from 1994 to 2009 (nationally syndicated), and April 2012 to 2018 (internet streamcast/podcast). The show follows the hot talk format, which brought Leykis much success, particularly in the Southern California radio market. Due to the provocative nature of the show, Leykis has often been described as a shock jock. The show’s best-known feature is “Leykis 101”, in which he purports to teach men how to get sex while spending the least amount of time, money, and effort.

Leykis began his radio career in the state of New York in 1970. At the age of 14, he was once a fill-in host for WBAB later working in 1979 for Mark Simone’s WPIX-FM talk show comedy titled The Simone Phone where he was featured as the host’s sidekick. In the mid-1970s Leykis hosted one of the first public access TV shows on Long Island’s Cablevision system, “The Graffiti Hour”, a call-in program. Leykis eventually left WPIX, later went to WBAI leaving in the fall of 1981 to go to Albany to work at WQBK. Leykis also contributed to a show called The Phonebooth on WABC that ended in 1981. After his departure from WABC, Leykis was offered a full-time radio hosting job in Staunton, Virginia.

He was wed with Christina Gonzalez, and after their divorce , he was married to Susan Leykis in 1993.

Tom Leykis Net Worth

Tom Leykis is one of the richest Tv Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Leykis 's net worth $22 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Fordham University to pursue a broadcasting degree.

His radio show Leykis 101 gave men practical and if not shaky, tips on how to draw women.

Tom Leykis was born August 1, 1956, at a time when his parents, Harry and Laura (née O’Mara), lived in the Bronx. Leykis spent his early childhood in The Bronx, New York City, New York and has two sisters (Terry, Anne) and a brother (Jim). Leykis is of Irish and Jewish descent. His Jewish grandfather, who originated in Kiev, Ukraine, emigrated to Lithuania and later to the United States at the turn of the 20th century. Tom Leykis has repeatedly stated that his lineage is irrelevant to his life and his accomplishments in the radio business. His father was a union leader at The New York Post. At a point in Leykis’ childhood, he moved with his family to Selden, Long Island, where he completed high school and graduated at 16 from Newfield High School. He then moved away from the family home to study broadcasting at Fordham University and dropped out due to financial issues.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tom Leykis height 5 ft 11 in Tom weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tom Leykis Dating?

According to our records, Tom Leykis married to Susan Leykis. As of December 1, 2023, Tom Leykis’s is not dating anyone.

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His second marriage was to television reporter Christina Gonzalez. Leykis alleges that he discovered that she was cheating on him after he investigated some hotel receipts he found. Another marriage, which lasted one year, was with a Seattle woman in 1989, who was a listener of his show.

Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Leykis celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

His fourth wife, Susan Drew Leykis, who first met Leykis at a Los Angeles Kings game, filed a police report against him while they were married and living in Boston in 1993. On December 22 of that year, she alleged that Leykis assaulted and threatened to kill her during a fight after they returned home from a radio station Christmas party. He was subsequently charged with “felony assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime”; a police officer found bruises and scratches on the woman. In March 1994, Leykis was sentenced to a year of probation and ordered to attend a domestic violence class. He completed both, and the charges were dropped, although Leykis did not admit guilt as part of the agreement. The couple have since divorced.

What does Tom Leykis do now?

Leykis began podcasting in 2012, after his former station switched formats. That put him out of a job, so he decided to try the new medium of podcasting. He has a small studio in Burbank where he goes live every day from 6-9 p.m. ET.

Why did Tom Leykis go off the air?

Because he feared he might lose his job when his contract was up , Leykis said, he took time off from KFI to take “fill-in” assignments at radio stations in Chicago and New York, and to attend a national broadcasters’ convention at which he let program directors know he might be available for work.

Is the Tom Leykis show still on?

In February 2018, Tom Leykis announced that he would be ending his live show that year. The final live episode aired on October 25, 2018.

What does Tom Leykis earn?

Tom Leykis net worth: Tom Leykis is an American talk radio personality who has a net worth of $22 million dollars. Most widely recognized for his syndicated show, “The Tom Leykis Show”, which went off the air in fall 2009, Tom Leykis currently hosts the wine and food radio show, “The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis”.

Who is the most famous radio personality?

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• Rush Limbaugh. …
• Ryan Seacrest. …
• Sean Hannity. …
• Glenn Beck.