Pablo Sison Torre (born September 27, 1985) is an American

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, podcaster, and

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. He hosts ''Pablo Torre Finds Out'' with Meadowlark Media. He previously hosted and contributed to various programs at

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, including the television program ''High Noon'' with Bomani Jones and the podcast ''ESPN Daily.''

Education

Torre attended Regis High School in

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. His parents are immigrants from the Philippines, and worked as a

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and a

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. He once humorously referred to his father as "the LeBron James of Filipino urologists." Torre graduated from

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'' with highest honors in

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in 2007, and was inducted into

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society. There, he wrote a 114-page thesis entitled ''Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience,'' which won the Albert M. Fulton Prize for best thesis in the field of sociology. At Harvard, he wrote for ''

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'', where he was an executive editor.

Career

''Sports Illustrated''

Upon graduating from Harvard, Torre joined ''

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'' as a staff writer, where his focuses included sports investigations,

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, and

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. His 2009 award-winning article, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke", along with two follow-up reports, spurred an investigation by the

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of the investment firm Triton Financial for defrauding investors in a multimillion-dollar scam. A federal jury would later find Triton's

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Kurt Barton guilty of criminal charges. ''Broke'', an ESPN

30 for 30 ''30 for 30'' is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series und ...

documentary, prominently featured Torre, and was based on his research.

ESPN

On October 10, 2012, Torre joined

as a senior writer for both its website and magazine. On March 12, 2014, Torre first filled in as host on TV talk show '' Around the Horn'' in the absence of Tony Reali. In August of that year, Torre covered for Reali when he took time off for the birth of his daughter. In 2015, Torre was the first person to report that Tony Wroten had begun using the term "Trust the Process" when talking to the

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during their rebuilding phase. In 2016, Torre produced his first 30 for 30 entitled ''Friedman's Shoes'', which was directed by Danny Lee. In 2018, Torre and Bomani Jones debuted ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN Studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. The show was cancelled in March 2020. In 2020, Torre began hosting the ''ESPN Daily'' podcast. At ESPN, Torre was a frequent guest on various ESPN shows such as '' Around the Horn'' and '' The Sports Reporters''. Torre also frequently served as an alternate host for ''

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'', ''Around the Horn'', and '' Highly Questionable''. He has also appeared on ''

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'', '' The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz'', and TrueHoop.

Meadowlark Media

In March 2023, Torre joined Meadowlark Media, a new company founded by former colleague

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. Torre continued making contributions to the ESPN programs ''Pardon the Interruption'' and ''Around the Horn'' (until its cancellation in 2025). In September 2023, Torre launched a new podcast and webseries called ''Pablo Torre Finds Out''. The show has a staff of about a dozen producers and editors, and combines both original reporting and conversational content. In an interview with '' Intelligencer'', he described his motto in making the show as "take stupid things seriously." Frequent guests on the show have included Le Batard, Mina Kimes, Katie Nolan, and John Skipper. The show was initially sponsored by DraftKings, but the relationship ended in 2025 as part of what Torre described as a "conscious uncoupling" due to the reputation of sports gambling companies.

Personal life

Torre is of Filipino descent. In 2016, Torre married Elizabeth Doherty. They have a daughter.

Filmography

References

External links

Official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torre, Pablo S. 1985 births Living people American writers of Filipino descent The Harvard Crimson people Sportswriters from New York (state) Regis High School (New York City) alumni ESPN people NPR personalities Harvard College alumni