Tommy Owen
Show Director
I’m Tommy Owen, the Show Director of The Bert Show. A 1992 graduate of North Carolina State University, I began my radio career the summer after my freshman year working at WKNC (N.C. State’s campus radio station). After graduation, I spent the first five years of my professional radio career as a promotions director at several radio stations in N.C.
In 1997, literally the day after watching the Howard Stern movie, Private Parts, I pursued my first radio morning show gig as Executive Producer of the Bob & Madison Showgram on G105 in Raleigh. In 2003, I moved to Miami to be Executive Producer of the highly successful Paul & Young Ron Show on Zeta 94.9 and Big 105.9. In 2006, I traded one warm climate for another and moved to Los Angeles to become the Executive Producer for radio Hall of Famer Rick Dees in the Morning.
While in L.A., I pursued a TV Writing certificate at UCLA and took Improv classes at Upright Citizen’s Brigade. I also worked as a VIP Tour Guide at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, giving tours of movie sets and TV show sets. I love movies and TV. My favorite movies are The Shawshank Redemption, Back to the Future and Forrest Gump. My favorite current TV shows include Reacher, The Last of Us, and anything Taylor Sheridan makes. My all-time favorite TV show is The Wonder Years (the original, but I love the new one too!). When I lived in Burbank, I lived right around the corner from Kevin Arnold’s house.
In June 2011, I left Hollywood to join The Bert Show. As an integral cog in the behind the scenes operation of The Bert Show, I help keep things running smoothly.
Having spent 2 decades (1988-1992, that is two decades) in the world renown rap group, The Def Force (short for Definitely Forceful), I showcase my skills each Friday when I morph into DJ Willie T and rap The Bert Show's Weekly Wrap Rap (a recap of what happened during the week on The Bert Show).
An accomplished DJ, you can hear my music mixes on The Bert Show. I’ve mobile DJ’d for three decades and am available to DJ your wedding reception, corporate event or party. Contact me at tommy@thebertshow.com. I am probably one of the most musically diverse people you'd ever meet. I love Michael Jackson (I cried for 4 days straight after MJ died) and the Bee Gees (I proved to Bert that they still stand the test of time). I’m probably one of the few people who enjoys old school rap and bluegrass.
An N.C. State alumnus, I am a HUGE Wolfpack fan. My entire basement is dedicated to my alma mater. I am constantly buying N.C. State stuff for my fan cave.
I’ve been married to my wife, Renée, for 29 years. We’ve been together for 37 years. I picked her out of my third grade yearbook and waited 9 years to ask her out. I definitely outkicked my coverage. Renée is an ordained minister and the Director of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. We enjoy traveling as much as we can. We recently bought a RV! And we love watching movies and TV in our home theater.
In December 2018, Bert Show co-host Kristin changed our lives when she conspired with my wife to gift us a puppy for Christmas. I may have shed a tear when Kristin brought out Coco in a little basket at The Bert Show Christmas party.
In 2025, I am celebrating my 14th year as part of The Bert Show!