Tom Allon

Not to be confused with Tom Allin.

Tom Allon
Born
Tom F. Allon

(1962-05-21) May 21, 1962 (age 62)
New York City, U.S.
EducationStuyvesant High School, Cornell University, A.B. Columbia Journalism School M.S.
Occupation(s)Newspaper publisher, media entrepreneur, journalist, public affairs columnist
SpouseRebecca Cohen

Tom F. Allon is an American newspaper/magazine and digital media and events entrepreneur. He is publisher and former co-owner of City & State NY. Previously he was president and co-owner of Manhattan Media.[1]

He was for eighteen months a candidate for mayor in the 2013 election,[2] but subsequently dropped out of the race.[3] He was endorsed by the Liberal Party in New York. Allon is also a columnist and pundit whose opinion articles have appeared in the New York Daily News, New York Post, City & State, and HuffPost. He is a serial media entrepreneur, who helped build one public media company and two private media companies in the three decades between 1990-2020. He has bought and sold many publications and is considered an expert in launching and growing digital and events-driven local media outlets. Allon started his career as an educator, teaching English and Journalism at his alma mater, Stuyvesant High School. He has also taught opinion writing in the journalism department at Hunter College in New York City.

  1. ^ Decker, Geoff (July 14, 2011). "Meet Tom Allon, who wants to be your next education mayor". GothamSchools. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  2. ^ CHEN, David (October 16, 2012). "Mayoral Hopeful Switches to G.O.P." The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Michael M. Grynbaum, Allon Exits Race for New York Mayor (March 18, 2013), New York Times.