Tom’s Bio

Originally from Detroit, Tom Ferda is an Atlanta-based sportswriter whose work has been published in magazines and newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

While creating a wide range of material for the four major sports, he has conducted exclusive interviews with several sports figures over the years including NHL icon Scotty Bowman MLB All-Star MVP Brian McCann and NHL All-Star Dustin Byfuglien. Those features were published in USA Hockey Magazine and in Men’s Book Magazine.

Other major publications that have featured Tom’s material include The New York Daily News,  Washington Times, Detroit Free Press, 360 Hawks Magazine, 360 Thrashers Magazine and Men’s Book Chicago.

Tom has also contributed to several other sports websites including The Hockey News (Toronto), USAH.com and was a full-time NHL columnist for Inside Hockey Magazine between 2008-10. During the 2008 MLB season he covered the Atlanta Braves writing features for Baseball Digest Daily.

As a youngster surrounded by blue-collar neighborhoods and sports, Tom’s passion for sports was hereditary and began when he spent his summers watching baseball at historic Tiger Stadium. During the frigid winters, if he wasn’t playing organized hockey indoors or getting involved in a pick-up game on the neighborhood outdoor pond, he was watching the Red Wings play at Olympia Stadium.

During the mid 90’s, Tom opened an office at Universal Studios where he began his writing career and found success writing spec scripts for film and television production.

In early 2007, he and his wife Cindy moved to Atlanta, a place for Tom to combine his writing skills with his love for sports to become a full-time sportswriter.