STATIONS
  • All Music Stations
  • All News & Talk Stations
  • All Sports Stations
 
  • Stations by City
  • All Stations
Partners
  • CNN
  • Fox News
Music
  • All Music Stations
  • Music News
  • Pop
  • Alternative
  • Latino
 
  • Country
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Hip-Hop and R&B
EVENTS
  • LIVE Performances
Entertainment
  • Entertainment News
  • Movies
  • Television
  • The Reel Buzz
NEWS
  • All News Stations
  • Breaking News
  • Politics
  • Latino News
 
  • City Guide
  • Food & Drink
  • Money
  • Small Business Pulse
Sports
  • All Sports Stations
  • Sports News
  • NFL
  • MLB
  • NBA
  • NHL
 
  • NCAA Football
  • Deportes
  • Fantasy Football
  • Sports Betting
  • NFL Audio Hub
Originals
  • Baseball Isn’t Boring
  • The Best Football Show
  • Kickoff with Boomer
BetQL Network
  • Listen Live
  • Watch Live
  • BetMGM The Daily Tip
  • BetQL Daily
  • BetMGM Tonight
All Podcasts
  • Who Killed Strawberry?
  • Risk
  • Morning Brew Daily
  • Bitter Academia
  • Up First
 
  • Fly On The Wall
  • We Can Do Hard Things
  • Know Mercy
  • Back Issue
  • Name That News
 
  • HipHop Made
  • High Strange
  • Start Here
  • Pop Culture Happy Hour
  • Baseball Isn’t Boring
Where to Listen
  • About Audacy
  • Get the Audacy App
  • More Ways to Listen
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
  • FAQ
  • Find Us on Twitter
  • Contact Customer Support
STAY IN TOUCH
  • Sign up for Email
  • Follow Us on Social
More from Audacy
  • #ImListening
  • 1Thing
  • Contests
  • Contest Rules
  • All Music Stations
  • All News & Talk Stations
  • All Sports Stations
  • Stations by City
  • All Stations
  • CNN
  • Fox News
  • All Music Stations
  • Music News
  • Pop
  • Alternative
  • Latino
  • Country
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Hip-Hop and R&B
  • LIVE Performances
  • Entertainment News
  • Movies
  • Television
  • The Reel Buzz
  • All News Stations
  • Breaking News
  • Politics
  • Latino News
  • City Guide
  • Food & Drink
  • Money
  • Small Business Pulse
  • All Sports Stations
  • Sports News
  • NFL
  • MLB
  • NBA
  • NHL
  • NCAA Football
  • Deportes
  • Fantasy Football
  • Sports Betting
  • NFL Audio Hub
  • Baseball Isn’t Boring
  • The Best Football Show
  • Kickoff with Boomer
  • Listen Live
  • Watch Live
  • BetMGM The Daily Tip
  • BetQL Daily
  • BetMGM Tonight
  • Who Killed Strawberry?
  • Risk
  • Morning Brew Daily
  • Bitter Academia
  • Up First
  • Fly On The Wall
  • We Can Do Hard Things
  • Know Mercy
  • Back Issue
  • Name That News
  • HipHop Made
  • High Strange
  • Start Here
  • Pop Culture Happy Hour
  • Baseball Isn’t Boring
  • About Audacy
  • Get the Audacy App
  • More Ways to Listen
  • FAQ
  • Find Us on Twitter
  • Contact Customer Support
  • Sign up for Email
  • Follow Us on Social
  • #ImListening
  • 1Thing
  • Contests
  • Contest Rules
WWL logo
    • Complete Schedule
    • Dave Cohen
    • Newell Normand
    • Tommy Tucker
    • Scoot
    • Bobby Hebert
    • Daily Shows
    • All Audio
    • Saints
    • LSU
    • Bobby Hebert
    • Newell Normand
    • Tommy Tucker
    • The Scoot Show
    • Don Dubuc
    • All Things Legal
    • The Thanh Report
    • Local
    • State
    • Coronavirus
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Politics
    • Louisiana News
    • Health
    • Entertainment
    • Traffic
    • Weather
    • Forecast
    • Photo Galleries
    • News Staff
    • Sports
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Subscribe To Newsletters
    • Contests
    • Contest Rules
    • Contact Us
    • Saints Radio Online
    • How to Listen to Saints Games
    • 1Thing
    • I'm Listening
  • on-air

    Scoot

    Scoot

    6:00 PM - Invalid date
  • audio from WWL

    • Live
    • Podcasts
  • Ask your smart speaker to play

    W W L

author

Thomas Perumean

“The relentless pursuit of the news.” 

Tom will be the first to tell you he didn’t go into radio to get rich, or get famous. But his passion for news and broadcasting goes back to his earliest memories of listening to KNX, Los Angeles in his dad’s car. “My parents were news junkies. They read the L.A. Times in the morning, The Orange County Daily Pilot in the afternoon, had the local news on at 5 and 6pm, and watched the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite every evening.” So it was natural I was on my high school newspaper and was editor of the paper at a community college. 

After six years trying to be a screenwriter, I decided to return to my first passion: Journalism. Since going into radio news, he’s worked in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and San Diego. Tom wanted to come New Orleans because, growing up and working in the Southwest, “I wanted to see weather—somewhere it rains more than once or twice a year!” 

For Tom New Orleans exists on so many levels, physically, emotionally, psychologically, in literature, culture, and in its great swath of people. “Every person has a story that is powerful and moving, finding them, hearing their story and relating it to those who hear my voice is what I’m all about.” 

  • City to purchase 791 vehicles, not one meets clean fleet ordinance
    News
    June 5, 2023
  • After 48-years a rape victim's quest for justice goes to trial
    News
    June 2, 2023
  • Another woman shot to death in New Orleans
    News
    June 2, 2023
  • Mental health crisis teams hit the streets
    News
    June 2, 2023
  • House bill will bar enemies from buying land, other assets in Louisiana
    News
    May 22, 2023
  • It's May 15th: Louisiana income taxes due today
    News
    May 15, 2023
  • Rain still possible, but it should be a calmer next few days
    News
    May 10, 2023
  • Lawsuit hurricane brings swift rebuke of law firm
    News
    May 4, 2023
  • UPDATE: NOPD Chief addresses homicide outside Mandina's on Canal, witnesses tell of automatic gunfire Woman inside restaurant hit by gunfire
    News
    April 29, 2023
  • Gas prices falling when they are normally on the rise
    News
    April 24, 2023
×
WWL  |  
News.Talk.Sports.
  1. Listen to WWL AM/FM
  2. Listen to WWL HD2
  3. Contact Us
  4. Join the Big Talkers Club
  5. EEO
  6. Public Inspection File
  7. Contest Rules
  8. FCC Applications
  9. Advertise with Us
© 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PART OF AUDACY NEWS.

listen

  • Listen Live
  • Mobile App

connect

  • FAQ
  • 1Thing
  • Get My PERKS
  • #ImListening
  • Contact Us
  • Submit a Station
  • Submit a Podcast
  • Sitemap
  • Advertise with Us
  • Audacy Corporate Site

legal

  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Copyright Notice
  • Music Submission Policy
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Info
  • Public Help File
© 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. Part of Audacy.
!