Charlie Pallilo
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Charles Pallilo grew up in Bayport on Long Island, New York Through high school, Charlie was a competitive tennis
player, but he realized at an early age that this was not in his future.
From his preteen years, his design was on a career in sports, Charlie said. At age 12, he read Marv Albert
's biography, Yessss! and his path began.
Like Marv, Bob Costas
, and Dick Stockton
, Charlie attended Syracuse University
and was a Rhodes Scholar candidate nominee along the way to earning bachelor's and master's degrees.
Out of school, Charlie's first full-time job was in Morgantown, West Virginia
. In April 1989, after 9½ months in Morgantown, he moved to Houston, Texas
and joined the staff at AM 740 KTRH. There, he worked up the ranks, first starting talk show duties in 1990.
After 10 years at KTRH, he moved on to SportsRadio 610 (KILT
)in August 1999. Some five years later, he's now taken on the new and exciting challenge of helping launch The Sports Animal (AM 790 KBME
).
"I admit that when I moved down here", Charlie says with a chuckle, "the thought was a couple of years in Houston would help me along, and the next stop would be back in the Northeast. But the career went well, Houston is a terrific place to live with tremendous diversity in almost all areas, and this is the place for me. Very few 75-degree January days in New York City."
Charlie has also earned himself play-by-play duties for the Houston Dynamo
. He also makes a weekly appearance on Houston's ABC
's affiliate, Channel 13 KTRK-TV
's "Extra Points".
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player, but he realized at an early age that this was not in his future.
From his preteen years, his design was on a career in sports, Charlie said. At age 12, he read Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Marv Albert is an American television and radio sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967–2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks."Including Super Bowl XLII, Marv has called...
's biography, Yessss! and his path began.
Like Marv, Bob Costas
Bob Costas
Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s.-Early life:...
, and Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton is an American sportscaster. He is currently employed by Fox Sports and Turner Sports as a football, baseball, and basketball play-by-play announcer.-Early life and career:...
, Charlie attended Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
and was a Rhodes Scholar candidate nominee along the way to earning bachelor's and master's degrees.
Out of school, Charlie's first full-time job was in Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
. In April 1989, after 9½ months in Morgantown, he moved to Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
and joined the staff at AM 740 KTRH. There, he worked up the ranks, first starting talk show duties in 1990.
After 10 years at KTRH, he moved on to SportsRadio 610 (KILT
KILT (AM)
KILT is a Sports/Talk formatted radio station in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio. KILT shares its call letters with sister station 100.3 FM, a country music station....
)in August 1999. Some five years later, he's now taken on the new and exciting challenge of helping launch The Sports Animal (AM 790 KBME
KBME (AM)
KBME AM is a sports-talk radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station airs local sports-talk every weekday from 6am until 9pm and carries nationally syndicated Fox Sports Radio programming.-History:The station first went...
).
"I admit that when I moved down here", Charlie says with a chuckle, "the thought was a couple of years in Houston would help me along, and the next stop would be back in the Northeast. But the career went well, Houston is a terrific place to live with tremendous diversity in almost all areas, and this is the place for me. Very few 75-degree January days in New York City."
Charlie has also earned himself play-by-play duties for the Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
. He also makes a weekly appearance on Houston's ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's affiliate, Channel 13 KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas...
's "Extra Points".
External links
- Charlie Pallilo at 790 The Sports AnimalKBME (AM)KBME AM is a sports-talk radio station in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station airs local sports-talk every weekday from 6am until 9pm and carries nationally syndicated Fox Sports Radio programming.-History:The station first went...