T.J. Allard
| T.J. Allard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Joseph Allard January 23, 1979 Utica, New York, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | Television personality |
| 📆 Years active | 2001 – present |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.tjallard.com |
Thomas Joseph "T.J." Allard (born January 23, 1979) is an American radio personality, reality show personality, television host, producer and voice actor. Allard started his career as a radio DJ in upstate New York and became more widely known after winning Fox's Good Day Live New York City talent search.[1]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Allard was born in Utica, New York, and studied at SUNY Polytechnic Institute[2] and Hartwick College.[citation needed] He was inducted into "The Mohawk Valley Hall of Fame"[3] in 2004.
Allard moved to New York City to work for McKinsey & Company,[citation needed] but left to become a video game designer. He joined Ubisoft, where he worked on Batman Vengeance, Tarzan and a number of other titles. In 2000, while working for the French video game publisher Gameloft, Allard created an online video game broadcasting channel called GBTV.[citation needed]
Acting, voice acting and radio[edit]
Allard won Fox's Good Day Live New York City talent search in 2004. As a result of the contest, he received a job on the air for the nationally syndicated show as the New York correspondent.[4] Since then Allard has hosted a number of national television shows including: 3 Men & A Chick Flick, Best Game Ever, and Play Value. As an actor, Allard appeared in the made-for-TV movie Combat Jump and various commercials, and had a small part in All My Children.[5] Voiceover credits include commercials and the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In 2011 Allard appeared on Bloomberg TV's weekly show Innovators.[citation needed]
Producer[edit]
Allard has twice been part of a Regional Emmy Award-winning production team: in 2013 in the "Societal Concerns Program/Special" category for George to the Rescue,[6] and in 2014 in the "Human Interest: Program/Special" category for the same series.[7]
He has also worked as a producer on the following programs:
| Title | Release Date |
|---|---|
| First Look | 2013-14 |
| Open House LA | 2012-13 |
| OpenHouse NYC | 2012-13 |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2012-13 |
| The Making of Motown the Musical | 2013 |
References[edit]
- ↑ HUFF, RICHARD. "N.Y. VIEWER GETS A NEW 'DAY' JOB". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ↑ "Alumni Spotlight" (PDF). The Bridge. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Mohawk Valley Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 4 May 2019.
- ↑ Richard Huff (2 December 2004). "N.Y. VIEWER GETS A NEW 'DAY' JOB". Daily news. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Q&A With T.J. Allard of Good Day Live".
- ↑ "THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 56th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 57th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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