Tom Mullen is a 1994 Helena Capital graduate and former sports editor and editor of The Montana Kaimin, the University of Montana student newspaper.

Today, Tom lives in the Hollywood Hills, where he can look out his window and see part of the iconic Hollywood sign. Among other things, Tom is a screenwriter. He is known for the 2021 movie “Vacation Friends” and the 2023 sequel “Vacation Friends 2.”

Both movies are on Hulu, and I promise that I will someday watch them. I know they will be funny because Tom is the funniest writer I have ever known.

His process of his writing is also funny. I got to see that first hand when we worked together at the Kaimin nearly 30 years ago. He would do his famous 20-minute columns.

I’m proud of the career Tom has put together, and I want to show him off a bit. I also wanted to catch up with him because we really had not talked, other than a few Facebook notes, since 1997.

I first knew of Tom when he was the Kaimin sports editor who was lucky enough to cover the 1995 Montana Grizzlies on their way to the NCAA-IAA national championship. I only knew him by his byline.

A few semesters later, I got to work next him, and we had so much fun that it should have been illegal.

After college, Tom worked for The Associated Press. Then, he attended a Hollywood party while visiting his brother, and he came to the realization that he had to move to Los Angeles. It turned out to be the right move.

Listen in to this episode as Tom talks about Helena Capital and his days at college. Listen as he talks about working at the AP and some of the stories and teams he got to cover.

Listen as he talks about covering the 1995 Grizzlies and how Head Coach Don Read used to take the phone off the hook to give Tom his full attention during interviews. Listen to the photo project the late coach authorized Tom to take part in.

Listen as he talks about getting into the Hollywood scene and how he is hoping to be in Dodger Stadium for another World Series.

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