Tom Fuller

Tom Fuller is an author, and communications professional who lives in Oregon. Tom has contributed to and co-written several books, including five on the history of Oregon and its communities.

Tom is the Communications Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation. He also is the author of Proclaim!, a web application for the Joomla Content Management System.

Tom was born in the Berkeley, California and grew up in Chico, California. He attended the University of California Los Angeles and graduated with honors with a BA in Speech Communications from UC Santa Barbara.

Tom worked as a television reporter for KTVL-TV in Medford from 1981-1990. He then worked as a reporter for KGW-TV until 2001, when he transitioned to the state of Oregon.

Tom is the recipient of several major awards including an Emmy(r), a national award from the National Broadcast Association for Community Affairs, an Associated Press award, and is a two time recipient of the Frank Waller Public Relations Award.

Tom's most interesting story was with Keiko the Killer whale. Tom traveled to Iceland four times to follow Keiki ("Free Willy") and calls Iceland "the moon with moss."

Tom makes his home in Newberg. He is married and has three grown children.