Thomas Calcagni

Thomas Calcagni (born March 3, 1953 in Vermont) is an American public relations professional and author. In his career he has worked in television news as a political reporter and anchorman. He has also worked as a communications executive and media coach.

He recently served as the most senior public relations executive at the National Office of the American Automobile Association (AAA), North America’s largest association. Calcagni was responsible at AAA for strategic and crisis communications involving national news media . He was interviewed many times by national news media, including interviews by Diane Sawyer and Catie Couric and testified before a Congressional committee on fuel conservation measures.

He began his career as a television reporter and his reporting often appeared on CNN in the early days of the network. He was also a local TV anchorman and news director. Calcagni also served as communications director to two United States’ Senators, including Robert T. Stafford (R-VT), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Calcagni has held senior executive communications positions at public and private corporations, and associations, as well as at public relations firms in Washington, DC and in Seattle.

In addition to being the author of the new book Tough Questions - Good Answers: Taking Control of Any Interview, he is currently the chief communications strategist for the Special Libraries Association where he is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation SLA’s messaging and branding strategies.

He is the eldest grandson of former Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis. Calcagni graduated with a B.A. from Middlebury College in 1978 and earned a M.S.J from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1980.

In April 2008, he addressed 40Plus of Greater Washington on the topic of strong personal messages..

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