Is Tom Martino afraid of Adam Cayton-Holland?

KHOW and Channel 31 personality Tom Martino's botched ambush of Westword staffer Jared Jacang Maher in the wake of a feature article detailing the Troubleshooter's connections to a multi-level marketing company is the gift that keeps on giving. Martino posted footage of his shenanigans in which he repeatedly used a...
By Michael Roberts
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KHOW and Channel 31 personality Tom Martino’s botched ambush of Westword staffer Jared Jacang Maher in the wake of a feature article detailing the Troubleshooter’s connections to a multi-level marketing company is the gift that keeps on giving. Martino posted footage of his shenanigans in which he repeatedly used a photo that he thought featured Maher — but the image actually starred former Westword staffer Adam Cayton-Holland. (See Martino’s video after the jump.)

Now, Cayton-Holland, currently writing for the Onion’s A.V. Club site, gets his revenge. “What’s So Funny?: Trouble with the Troubleshooter” is a gut-busting column about this particular case of mistaken identity. As a bonus, Cayton-Holland has created a video of his own that satirizes Martino’s with painful precision, right down to dramatic closeups, shots of Adolph Hitler and porn-star Ron Jeremy standing in for photos of Big Tom, and an attempt to interview Martino at Channel 31’s studio that’s foiled when a security guard won’t open the door. “Is he afraid of the truth?” Cayton-Holland wants to know. Good question — and a hilarious one at that.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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