Tom Gresham
A lifelong hunter, pilot and firearms expert, Louisiana native Tom Gresham hosts Gun Talk Radio from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m (ET) each Sunday, reaching hundreds of markets on broadcast stations across the United States, thousands more through Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and over 2 million downloads of podcasts each year with a message of responsible firearms ownership and the true story of the gun rights movement.
In addition to all his work for the right to keep and bear arms, Gresham and Gun Talk Radio are 2013 Silver Sponsors of the Second Amendment Foundation.
Gresham’s first introduction to hunting and firearms came through the trips he took with his father, the renowned hunter, environmentalist, writer and long-time broadcaster, Grits Gresham.
Gun Talk broke ground as the first firearms-focused program on radio.
Gresham pioneered live-streaming with Gun Talk TV which has over 500 original videos. He also hosts the video show Guns & Gear that reaches 70 million homes.
Through his talk show, Gresham created the “Gun Talk Truth Squad” with over 60,000 volunteers who challenge media error and reporting bias.
Identifying the need for information on self-defense, he created “Personal Defense TV,” a series he hosted and directed.
“Tom Gresham has made Gun Talk one of the most important weapons in the gun rights movement’s arsenal,” said Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation.
Gresham has been repeatedly recognized for his work, including receiving the 2009 Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator Award presented by the Professional Outdoor Media Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and being named one of the “100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America” for five years in a row by Talker’s Magazine.
In addition he was named the Leupold “Gun Writer of the Year” in 2001 and in 1996 the Shooting Sports Writer of The Year by the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
Among his other past achievements, Gresham was the producer and host of the “Wings To Adventure” television series on The Outdoor Channel, and cohost of such other Outdoor Channel television programs as “Petersen’s Hunting,” the “Guns & Ammo” TV series, and “Step Outside.” He was also co-host of “Shooting Sports America” on ESPN Gresham is also the co-author of Weatherby: The Man, The Gun, The Legend, a biography of firearms industry pioneer Roy E. Weatherby.
Gresham also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Second Amendment Foundation.
