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Tom York (other)
Tom York may refer to: * Tom York (television personality) Tom York (November 30, 1924 – August 1, 2021) was an American television personality, who worked for WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1957 to 1989. Early life and education York was born in Holland, Missouri. He served in the United States ... (1924–2021), American television personality * Tom York (baseball) (1850–1936), American baseball left fielder * Tom York (actor), English actor See also * Thom Yorke (born 1968), English musician and lead singer of Radiohead * Tom Yorke (1920–2004), rugby league footballer * Thomas Yorke (other) {{hndis, York, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom York (television Personality)
Tom York (November 30, 1924 – August 1, 2021) was an American television personality, who worked for WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1957 to 1989. Early life and education York was born in Holland, Missouri. He served in the United States Navy as an aviation radioman and gunner during World War II. He graduated from Florence State Teachers College (now the University of North Alabama), then worked as a radio host in North Alabama before moving to Birmingham. Career While he served in several capacities with the station, he is best remembered for ''The Tom York Morning Show,'' which was the station's primary morning show for 32 years. During the early 1960s, Fannie Flagg served as his co-host. The show was so popular that when WBRC's parent network, ABC, premiered its own morning show, ''Good Morning America'', WBRC refused to carry it since it would have required moving York's show to another timeslot or canceling it altogether. WBRC began airing the second hour of ''GMA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom York (baseball)
Thomas Jefferson York (July 13, 1850 – February 17, 1936) was a professional baseball left fielder. Over the course of York's 15-season career as a professional, which spanned the National Association and Major League Baseball, he racked up 1095 hits in 4005 at bats, for a .273 batting average. Twice, during his playing time with the Providence Grays, he was also manager including the entire first season of the team's existence in 1878. York began his playing career in the amateur National Association of Base Ball Players with the Powhatan club in Brooklyn in 1869. In 1871, he became a member of the Troy Haymakers, one of the founding clubs of the National Association. He was playing for the Hartford Dark Blues when they joined the new National League in 1876. In 1878, after the Hartfords folded, York joined the Providence Grays as player-manager. That season, he led the National League in total bases, extra-base hits, and triples. He was a member of the National League champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom York (actor)
Tom York is an English actor, known for his roles as Samuel "Sam" Carne in ''Poldark'' and as Hero in ''Olympus''. Early life and education York graduated from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career Before landing the leading role in fantasy TV series ''Olympus'' in 2015'','' York featured as the teenage version of one of the main cast in the first 2 episodes of the TV series ''Tyrant'' in 2014. After Olympus, in 2016 York appeared as Mike Maddox in Endeavour, as Mitch McCordell in Midsomer Murders, as Leo Richards in Death in Paradise, and as Zac Leeson in Agatha Raisin. In 2017 he was cast as Sam Carne in the BBC hit series ''Poldark ''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice fo ...''. Filmography Television Stage Film References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been described by ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the most influential singers of his generation. Yorke formed Radiohead with schoolmates at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, and studied at the University of Exeter. In 1991, Radiohead signed to Parlophone; their 1992 debut single, " Creep", made Yorke a celebrity, and Radiohead went on to achieve critical acclaim and sales of over 30 million albums. Yorke's early influences included alternative rock acts such as Pixies and R.E.M; with Radiohead's fourth album, ''Kid A'' (2000), Yorke moved into electronic music, influenced by Warp acts such as Aphex Twin. With the artist Stanley Donwood, Yorke creates artwork for Radiohead albums and his other projects. He often incorporates "erratic" dancing into his perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Yorke
Tom Yorke (12 July 1920 - December 2004) was a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for St. Helens Schoolboys, St. Helens YMCA, Parr Legionnaires, St. Helens( Heritage No. 670), and Warrington ( Heritage No. 523), as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited ARLFC. Playing career Notable tour matches Tom Yorke played , and scored a try and a goal in St. Helens' 74-38 victory over Italy at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Wednesday 30 August 1950, in front of a crowd of 14,000. Club career Tom Yorke made his début for St. Helens playing in the 13-2 victory over Buslingthorpe Vale ARLFC in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup first-round second-leg match at Meanwood Road, Leeds on Saturday 14 February 1948, and he played his last match for St. Helens playing in the 6-6 draw with York F.C. The York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
