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During the past 12 years, Thomas Haire has been a DR-industry opinion leader at the editorial helm of Response Magazine, the only independent source of news and information in the direct response world. A four-time Western Publications Association (WPA) Maggie-award nominee as editor-in-chief of Response and a two-time Eddie Award winner as a magazine editor and feature writer, Haire has also overseen unprecedented financial growth during his time at Response. Haire also writes for the Yahoo-owned Rivals.com website, USCFootball.com, where he’s handled game previews and other opinion pieces on USC Trojan football since 2000. He also operates his own blog, TomRants.com, and can be followed on Twitter at @THrants.