2023 Annual Conference

TOM BODETT

HatchSpace, Co-founder

Tom Bodett made his national broadcasting debut in 1984 on NPR’s evening news program All Things Considered. He has been the brand spokesman for the Motel 6 lodging chain for 35 years. The author of seven books and numerous audio publications, his work has appeared in a wide variety of national newspapers and periodicals. Bodett has been heard on Saturday Night Live, National Geographic Explorer, and several of the Ken Burns documentaries. He is a regular panelist on NPR’s satirical weekend news quiz Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me, and a regular performer for The Moth storytelling series.

Tom grew up in Sturgis, Michigan, then went to Alaska in 1976 where he lived for 23 years. He now lives in the middle of a hay field in Dummerston, Vermont, where he has served on the local Selectboard, raises kids, makes things out of wood, and explores the tipping point of his tractor.

In October of 2018, Tom Bodett co-founded the HatchSpace woodworking school and community workshop in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was never heard from again. Join the search at HatchSpace.org

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