Birthday profile

Thom Loverro

Thom Loverro, American journalist and author

Born
March 25, 1954
Age in 2026
72
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1954

About Thom Loverro

Thomas F. Loverro (born March 25, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York), is an American sportswriter. He was voted by the National Sports Media Association the Maryland sportswriter of the year in 2009 and District of Columbia sportswriter of the year in 2014. He previously co-hosted a sports talk radio show on ESPN 980 radio in Washington called The Sports Fix. He is currently working at 106.7 The Fan. Thom Loverro has been a professional journalist since 1977, working for a number of newspapers, including eight years as a news editor and reporter for The Baltimore Sun, where he covered government, politics and crime. He moved into sports reporting when he joined The Washington Times in 1992 and remained until 2009. Loverro was a sport columnist with Washington Examiner from 2010 to 2013. He returned to The Washington Times as a sports columnist in September 2013. Loverro has written 11 books, including, Hail Victory: an Oral History of The Washington Redskins and The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball.

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The world when Thom Loverro was born

Thom Loverro was born in 1954. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1954

  • #1 song"Sh-Boom" – The Crew-Cuts
  • Top movieOn the Waterfront
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookLord of the Flies – William Golding

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile
  • Top headlineSupreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional
  • Technology milestoneFirst nuclear power plant begins operation (USSR)
  • Defining fadRock and roll emerges
  • Notable inventionNonstick pan (Tefal)
  • World population2.72 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population162.0M

1954 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thom Loverro's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19542026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,250$435,000
Average income$5,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.49$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population162.0M341 million

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