Hailing from the small town of Boiling Springs, North Carolina, Thomas Manning is also a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association and the Southeastern Film Critics Association. He is a writer and broadcast talent for Screen Scene, a weekly segment on the NPR affiliate WNCW 88.7 FM. Thomas is also a recurring guest entertainment journalist for Fox 46 Charlotte on Queen City News. Since June 2019, Manning has been a co-host on Meet Me at the Movies, a weekly local television show produced by Cleveland Community College in Shelby, North Carolina. Additionally, Thomas is the Senior Interviewer for Elements of Madness, where he has contributed since March 2019. He also participates in the Arts and Faith Ecumenical Jury during awards season. Thomas is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University (’22) with a double major in Communications and English.