Trey Wingo

Hal Chapman Wingo III (/ˈwɪŋɡoʊ/; born September 19, 1963), known as Trey Wingo, is the former co-host of ESPN Golic and Wingo, SportsCenter, and NFL Live. He has previously served as host of the Women's NCAA basketball tournament.

Trey Wingo
Wingo on NFL Live in 2010
Born	Hal Chapman Wingo III (1963-09-19) September 19, 1963 (age 60)
Education	Baylor University, '85 B.A. Communications
Title	Chief NFL Analyst for Pro Football Network and Chief Trends Officer for Caesars Sportsbook
Spouse	Janice Parmelee

Biography

Early life

Wingo is the son of Hal Wingo, founding editor of People magazine. He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he attended high school with Steve Young, and attended Baylor University, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.^[1] He graduated in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in communications.

Pre-ESPN career (1987–1997)

Wingo began his career with NBC News at Sunrise in New York City. He worked as a sports director at WMGC-TV in Binghamton, New York, from 1988 to 1990; at WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania; at WICZ-TV in Binghamton; and at KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1991 to 1997.^[2]

ESPN (1997–2020)

Wingo was the play-by-play announcer for the Arena Football League on ESPN with Mark Schlereth. With Bob Ley he appeared on the lone September 11, 2001, segment of SportsCenter to announce that there would be no NFL games played that week.^[3]

He hosted NFL Primetime, which airs after Monday Night Football;^[4] NFL Live; and Who's No. 1?. On November 27, 2017, he became the co-host of the ESPN Radio morning show with Mike Golic, replacing Mike Greenberg upon the latter's departure for Get Up!, a new ESPN television show.^[5]

Wingo lent his voice and likeness to the video games ESPN NFL 2K5, in which he can be unlocked as a free agent; NFL Head Coach, in which he can be seen hosting a virtual NFL Live show; and NFL Tour, in which he serves as the play-by-play voice. He has also appeared in a campaign for the RW Sport luxury collection by Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil. On September 4, 2020, it was announced Wingo left ESPN.^[6]

Pro Football Network (2021)

On March 13, 2021, Pro Football Network (PFN) announced that Wingo had joined the company as an equity partner, brand ambassador, and content provider. ^[7]

Wingo hosts a podcast with PFN called More than Football: A Trey Wingo Podcast.

Personal life

Wingo is married to Janice Parmelee with whom he has 5 kids. He became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities in 2007 and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.^[8] He works closely with the Prostate Cancer Foundation,^[9] the V Foundation for Cancer Research,^[10] the Special Olympics,^[11] and the Children's Hospital of Chicago.^[12]

References

1. "Trey Wingo - Phi Delta Theta Fraternity". Phideltatheta.org. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "Trey Wingo - Bio : Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau". Premierespeakers.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
3. "9/11 impact on sports. - Sports Media Watch". Sportsmediawatch.com. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
4. "Trey Wingo - ESPN MediaZone U.S." Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
5. Mandell, Nina (17 July 2017). "Mike and Mike will finalize their long-awaited breakup on November 17". USA Today. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
6. Marchand, Andrew (2020-09-04). "Trey Wingo let go by ESPN after getting shuffled off of radio". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
7. "Trey Wingo joins Pro Football Network as equity partner, brand ambassador, and content provider". Pro Football Network. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
8. . McDonald's Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-04-28.
9. "Trey Wingo, Author at ESPN Front Row". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
10. . Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
11. "The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and Special Olympics team for new global initiative - ESPN Front Row". Espnfrontrow.com. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
12. . Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

External links

• Pro Football Network
• Trey Wingo profile, espnmediazone.com, November 2009; accessed July 4, 2015
• Hal Wingo profile
• Broadcaster's unusual journey