Tom Philpott

Background

Tom Philpott was born on October 7, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, to James T. Philpott, an attorney, and Mary Barbara Philpott, an archivist.

Education

In 1973, Philpott received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Career

From 1974 to 1977, Tom Philpott was a public information officer at the United States Coast Guard. On leaving service in 1977, he became a writer and editor for the Army Times Publishing Company. After 17 years as a reporter and senior editor there, Tom launched "Military Update," his syndicated weekly news column, in 1994. His 17 years at the Army Times Publishing Company included six years as an editor of Navy Times. "Military Update" features timely news and analysis on issues affecting active duty members, reservists, retirees and their families. Tom left the post of a columnist of "Military Update" in 2019.

Achievements

• Tom Philpott is best known as the author of Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War. He has covered the military for more than 30 years. His syndicated column, Military Update, to which he contributed for 25 years, reaches 2 million readers and focuses on breaking news affecting pay, benefits and the lifestyle of service people. He is a contributing editor with Military Officer, and his freelance articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including The New Yorker, Washingtonian, Readers' Digest and Kiplinger's.
  
  Philpott's work has garnered several awards. While being a lieutenant at the United States Coast Guard, Tom received the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.

Works

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• book

  • Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-held Prisoner of War

    (The book reconstructs the life of war hero Jim Thompson, ...)

    2001

Views

Tom's intent always was to produce clear and accurate explanatory journalism for military and veteran communities with the emphasis on news impacting their financial security - pay, health care, shopping discounts, retirement plans and veteran benefits.

Interests

• Sport & Clubs

  skiing, cycling, golf

Connections

On November 2, 1974, Tom married Barbara J. Philpott, a registered nurse. They have two children: Paul and Bradley.

Father:

James T. Philpott

Mother:

Mary Barbara Philpott

Wife:

Barbara J. Philpott

Son:

Paul Philpott

Son:

Bradley Philpott

References

• Contemporary Authors New Revision Series In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary Authors New Revision Series (Volume 198) brings researchers the most recent data on the world's most popular authors.
  2010