- Sal Paolantonio
Sal Paolantonio (born
June 13 ,1956 inQueens, New York ) is aPhiladelphia -based bureau reporter forESPN , primarily reporting onNFL stories. Since joining ESPN in 1995, Paolantonio has become a staple in their NFL coverage, as he contributes to shows such as "SportsCenter ", "NFL Live ", "Sunday NFL Countdown " (from a game site) and "Monday Night Countdown " (from the "Monday Night Football " site). In 2004, he added studio work to his duties, replacingSuzy Kolber as the host of "NFL Matchup ", an X's and O's football show, joining him areMerril Hoge andRon Jaworski . His best known work for ESPN is covering theTerrell Owens saga with thePhiladelphia Eagles during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Sal has also been an adjunct professor atSt. Joseph's University in Philadelphia since 2001.In 2007, he and fellow sports journalist
Reuben Frank put out "The Paolantonio Report: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players, Teams, Coaches, and Moments in NFL History", ISBN 1600780253. It has been the best-selling NFL book in the country (Oct. 11, 2007) according to Amazon.com.Before ESPN
Prior to joining ESPN, he was a political reporter and
Philadelphia Eagles beat reporter for "The Philadelphia Inquirer " from 1993-1995. During that time he also served as a reporter forWPHL-TV nightly news show, "Inquirer News Tonight" and hosted "Saturday Morning Sports Page" onWIP (AM) sports radio. In 1993, he published his first book, a biography ofFrank L. Rizzo entitled "The Last Big Man in Big City America".He graduated from the
State University of New York at Oneonta in 1977 with a bachelor of arts degree in history. He also attendedNew York University , where he received a master’s degree in journalism in 1978. Paolantonio served in theU.S. Navy from 1979-1983 where he was awarded the United Nations Meritorious Service Medal in 1983. He is married with three children.External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=sal_paolantonio&rT=sports Sal Paolantonio at ESPN.com]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnBio?type=name Sal Paolantonio at ESPN.tv]
* [http://www.sju.edu/cas/english/SalPaolantoniotalk.htm Sal Paolantonio Professor at St. Joseph's]
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