He moved to Los Angeles and worked for KFI from 1988 to 1992. Leykis was fined by the Federal Communications Commission but the fine was paid by his listeners. He moved to Boston to work for WRKO and then went back to Los Angeles. The Tom Leykis show became nationally syndicated on Westwood One in 1994. In 2010 he started an internet streamcast network called The New Normal Network. He has been labeled a shock jock due to the provocative nature of the show. The show was done in a hot talk format and targeted males from 18 to 49. In Leykis 101 he claimed to teach men how to get laid by spending the least amount of money, time, and effort. He has been sued many times and has been involved in controversies surrounding an on air murder confession and naming names that many other media outlets would not reveal.