Tom Pelissero is a sports writer and columnist who became Senior Editor of 1500ESPN.com in March 2010.

Tom primarily covers the Minnesota Vikings and also spends significant time with the Minnesota Twins. He can be heard regularly on 1500 ESPN Twin Cities and seen on a variety of ESPN television programming, including "SportsCenter," "First Take" and "Outside the Lines."

Prior to returning to his native Minneapolis, Tom was Assistant Sports Editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, for which he covered the Green Bay Packers and wrote two weekly columns. His work has been featured by Sports Illustrated, NFL.com and the Associated Press, among others.

Tom lives in Minneapolis.