Tom McNutt has served as NBC 4's garden expert since 1989.
Tom received a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture (1955) and a Master of Arts degree in agricultural education (1962) from The Ohio State University and has additional credits in graduate studies in agricultural education and school administration.
In 1963, after teaching vocational agricultural at Belle Center and Dublin High Schools for seven years, Tom became a 4-H agent in Franklin County. He was promoted to agriculture agent, county chairman and full professor at The Ohio State University. He retired Dec. 31, 1988, with the title of professor emeritus.
Tom currently serves as president and chief executive officer of KaTaTim Inc., a marketing and consulting company he created, executive director of the Ohio Agricultural Council and executive coordinator of the Ohio Council of Cooperatives.
Tom and his wife, Joan, have hosted farm, flower and garden tours all over the world. He has also given speeches and conducted educational programs in 43 states and 26 countries.
Tom has received 20 national awards and the 1991 John W. Galbreath Award for Community Service. He is an active member of Hilliard United Methodist Church, Franklin County Fair Board and the Hilliard Visitors and Convention Bureau.
He said his first job was doing farm labor.
"I worked my way through college selling Fuller Brush products, cars and slinging hamburgers," Tom said.
Tom was born in Hardin County, Ohio, and currently resides in Hilliard, Ohio, with his wife. They have three children and four grandchildren.
Tom serves on the Hilliard Shade Tree Commission and volunteers for Serving Seniors and Ohio Friends of 4-H. In December 2003, he received the Cooperative Educator Award from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
Favorites:
Food: Chicken and dumplings
Movie: "Sound of Music"
Books: Gardening books
Music: Easy listening
Hobbies: Gardening, traveling, spending time with grandchildren
Sports: Football and basketball
Travel destination: Have traveled in several countries and much of the United States
Ohio/Central Ohio place: Cincinnati (grandchildren live there)
NBC show: "Friends"
