In 2017, Rinaldi served as a sideline reporter for the NBA playoffs on ESPN.
Rinaldi joined ESPN in May 2003 following a four-year stint as a reporter for CNN/SI from 1998–2002. He worked as a reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon from 1996 to 1998 and for WNDU-TV in South Bend, Indiana from 1993 to 1996. In December 2020, it was announced that he had left ESPN to sign with Fox Sports, where he is expected to cover major sporting events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, World Cup and major college football games.[1] Prior to his career in journalism, Rinaldi was a high school English and English as a Second Language teacher in addition to being a handball coach at Morris High School in the Bronx, New York.
From 2006 to 2020, Rinaldi was the lead interviewer and feature reporter for ESPN and ABC's coverage of golf. In this capacity, he has been praised for many of his essays, especially those following the conclusion of major events. Rinaldi conducted the first interview of Tiger Woods after the incident on November 27, 2009 which led to Woods' public disclosure of his extra-marital affairs.
References
^ abGleeson, Scott (December 17, 2020). "ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi signs with Fox Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
^Traina, Jimmy (December 17, 2020). "ESPN Stars React to Tom Rinaldi's Shocking Departure". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
^The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy. Penguin Books. 6 September 2016.
^Kramer, Peter D. " 9/11: Man in the red bandanna's finest hour", The Record (Bergen County), September 6, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2016. "This week will find Tom Rinaldi pingponging from his home in Tenafly, New Jersey — less than a mile from the Cresskill home he grew up in — to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, to cover the U.S. Open."
rinaldi, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, potentially,. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Tom Rinaldi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tom Rinaldi is a reporter for Fox Sports 1 2 He previously contributed to ESPN s tennis coverage at Wimbledon and the US Open ESPN s golf coverage SportsCenter Outside the Lines College GameDay and Sunday NFL Countdown He also did features for the horse racing telecasts Rinaldi interviews Ed Orgeron immediately after the 2020 CFP Nat l Championship Rinaldi reporting at the 2009 US Open In 2017 Rinaldi served as a sideline reporter for the NBA playoffs on ESPN Rinaldi joined ESPN in May 2003 following a four year stint as a reporter for CNN SI from 1998 2002 He worked as a reporter for KATU TV in Portland Oregon from 1996 to 1998 and for WNDU TV in South Bend Indiana from 1993 to 1996 In December 2020 it was announced that he had left ESPN to sign with Fox Sports where he is expected to cover major sporting events including the Super Bowl World Series World Cup and major college football games 1 Prior to his career in journalism Rinaldi was a high school English and English as a Second Language teacher in addition to being a handball coach at Morris High School in the Bronx New York Rinaldi has won 16 Sports Emmy Awards 7 Edward R Murrow Awards 3 Associated Press Awards and a USA Today Feature of the Year Award 3 After transferring from Fordham University he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he was on the parliamentary debate team before going on to receive his graduate degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Rinaldi grew up in Cresskill New Jersey and lives in nearby Tenafly with his wife Dianne their son Jack and daughter Tessa 4 5 In 2016 he wrote a book called The Man in the Red Bandanna about Welles Crowther an NYC volunteer firefighter who rescued 18 people before losing his own life when the World Trade Center collapsed after the September 11 attacks From 2006 to 2020 Rinaldi was the lead interviewer and feature reporter for ESPN and ABC s coverage of golf In this capacity he has been praised for many of his essays especially those following the conclusion of major events Rinaldi conducted the first interview of Tiger Woods after the incident on November 27 2009 which led to Woods public disclosure of his extra marital affairs References Edit a b Gleeson Scott December 17 2020 ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi signs with Fox Sports USA TODAY Retrieved 2020 12 18 Traina Jimmy December 17 2020 ESPN Stars React to Tom Rinaldi s Shocking Departure Sports Illustrated Retrieved 2020 12 18 Tom Rinaldi Bio amp Career Accomplishments The Red Bandanna A Life A Choice A Legacy Penguin Books 6 September 2016 Kramer Peter D 9 11 Man in the red bandanna s finest hour The Record Bergen County September 6 2016 Accessed September 7 2016 This week will find Tom Rinaldi pingponging from his home in Tenafly New Jersey less than a mile from the Cresskill home he grew up in to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Queens to cover the U S Open External links EditRinaldi s bio at ESPN com Tom Rinaldi at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Rinaldi amp oldid 1136933803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
