Get to know a little bit about Tom Merriman. Read through to find out more about the man who inspired so many people and how he was able to accomplish what he did.

Merriman wrote and recorded the first radio jingle [for KLIF] ever recorded in Dallas. He wrote countless commercials in the early days of the business that are still recognizable and remembered, today, including recording the voice on his classic, “I’m Otto, the Orkin Man”.

A little known fact is that he was one of the original owners of KVIL-Radio. Legendary local DJ, Ron Chapman, describes Merriman as the guy who, "writes musical arrangements like Lincoln did the Gettysburg Address . . on the back of an envelope . . and they are equally historic!".

According to Chapman, "My first recollection of being with Tom was on a session for a jingle I had written for KVIL in its Glory Days. The song was called Thank You for Making Us What we Are and I wanted the finale' to sound like the last chorus of "Hello Dolly", where the waiters come down the stairs carrying trays of Champagne. Tom NAILED it and even added a chorus of tap dancers - for a RADIO jingle! It was love at first playback. Later, we produced an entire album together, The Vocal Majority with Strings."