Tom Shales

Tom Shales
BornThomas William Shales
(1944-11-03)November 3, 1944
Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 2024(2024-01-13) (aged 79)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Critic
  • author
EducationElgin Community College
American University (BA)
Period1968–2015
SubjectsTelevision
Notable works
  • Live from New York
  • Those Guys Have All the Fun
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Criticism (1988)

Thomas William Shales (November 3, 1944 – January 13, 2024) was an American writer and television critic.

He was a television critic for The Washington Post from 1977 to 2010, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1988. Shales also wrote a column for the television news trade publication NewsPro, published by Crain Communications.