Tom Bodett is an author, voice actor, and radio host, best known as the spokesman for Motel 6.

Bodett made his national broadcasting debut in 1984 on NPR’s evening news program All Things Considered, and is a regular panelist on NPR's satirical weekend news quiz Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! He is also a blogger at cartalk.com and a regular performer for The Moth storytelling series.

The author of 7 books and numerous audio publications, his work has appeared in a wide variety of national newspapers and periodicals. He also lends his talents to Steven Spielberg’s animated cartoon series Animaniacs, the feature length Animaniacs video Wakko’s Wish, and the Pinky and the Brain series for Warner Brothers Animation.

Bodett has been heard on Saturday Night Live, National Geographic Explorer and several of the Ken Burns documentaries.

In 2013 in New York, Tom and the creators of the Motel 6 campaign were inducted into the Clio Advertising Hall of Fame.

Storytelling, Advertising, Creative Advertising, Actors, Radio Hosting Radio, Radio Personalities, Talk Radio, Acting,