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


Early life

Wingo is the son of Hal Wingo II, founding editor of ''People'' magazine. He grew up in
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, where he attended high school with Steve Young, and attended Baylor University, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He graduated in 1985 with a
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in communications.


Broadcasting career


Pre-ESPN career (1987–1997)

Wingo began his career with '' NBC News at Sunrise'' in
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. He worked as a sports director at WMGC-TV in
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, from 1988 to 1990; at WFMZ-TV in
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; at WICZ-TV in Binghamton; and at KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1991 to 1997.


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. He hosted '' NFL Primetime'', which airs after '' Monday Night Football''; ''NFL Live''; and '' Who's No. 1?''. On November 27, 2017, he became the co-host of the
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morning show with Mike Golic, replacing Mike Greenberg upon the latter's departure for '' Get Up!'', a new ESPN television show. 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
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watchmaker Raymond Weil. On September 4, 2020, it was announced Wingo left ESPN.


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. 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 two 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. He works closely with the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Special Olympics, and the Children's Hospital of Chicago.


References


External links


Pro Football Network

Trey Wingo profile
espnmediazone.com, November 2009; accessed July 4, 2015
Hal Wingo profileBroadcaster's unusual journey
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