Hal Chapman "Trey" Wingo III (; born September 19, 1963) is an American former co-host of
ESPN
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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
Greenwich, Connecticut
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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
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in
communications.
Broadcasting career
Pre-ESPN career (1987–1997)
Wingo began his career with ''
NBC News at Sunrise'' in
New York City
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. He worked as a sports director at
WMGC-TV in
Binghamton, New York
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, from 1988 to 1990; at
WFMZ-TV in
Allentown, Pennsylvania
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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
ESPN Radio
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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
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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* Swiss, Missouri
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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 NetworkTrey Wingo profile espnmediazone.com, November 2009; accessed July 4, 2015
Hal Wingo profileBroadcaster's unusual journey
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Baylor University alumni
Living people
1963 births
People from Greenwich, Connecticut
Arena football announcers
ESPN people
American television sports anchors
NFL announcers
Women's college basketball announcers in the United States
Greenwich High School alumni
Phi Delta Theta members