Tom Ingrassia
Tom Ingrassia is an award winning author, documentary film producer, radio personality, and motivational speaker. In 2023, One Door Closes: Korey's Courage--the documentary adapted from his 2013 book, One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams, had its world premiere in Worcester, MA. The film currently is on the film fes.... more
Tom Ingrassia is an award winning author, documentary film producer, radio personality, and motivational speaker. In 2023, One Door Closes: Korey's Courage--the documentary adapted from his 2013 book, One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams, had its world premiere in Worcester, MA. The film currently is on the film festival circuit, and has won 3 awards to date. An in-demand speaker, Tom travels the country with his motivational programs, Making A Difference Begins With YOU...So Live Into Your Dreams! and Mental Massage: Mindfulness For Goal Achievement, and his pop culture lectures Motown and The Civil Rights Movement and Girl Power: The Supremes As Cultural Icons. Every Wednesday, Tom morphs into "Motown Tom," host of The Motown Jukebox on WCUW 91.3FM, in Worcester, MA. From 2000-06, Tom worked for Mary Wilson, of The Supremes, as executive assistant and creative director of her Supreme Legacy merchandising company. He also has woked for The Velvelettes, Arlene Smith, Sarah Dash, June Monteiro, Barbara Alston, and other entertainers. In 2007, Tom ghost wrote Barbara Alston's (of The Crystals) autobiography, "There's No Other," and edited Carl Gardner's (of The Coasters) autobiography, "Yakety-Yak: I Fought Back." An accomplished journalist, Tom's pieces have appeared in Billboard, Goldmine, Soul Survivor, Worcester Magazine, San Francisco Hot Ticket, Record Auction Monthly, and The Boston Globe. He is living, breathing proof that dreams DO come true!