1. Tony Caridi was born on September 8,1962 and is a children's book author and an American sportscaster for West Virginia University's Mountaineer Sports Network and West Virginia Radio Corporation's Metronews Radio Network.
19 Facts About Tony Caridi
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Tony Caridi attended the State University of New York at Geneseo and studied communications as a freshman and sophomore.
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An internship with Clip Smith at ABC affiliate WKBW-TV Buffalo made Tony Caridi realize he needed more of a challenge.
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Tony Caridi transferred to Syracuse University's S I Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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At Syracuse, Tony Caridi was a classmate of prominent national sportscasters.
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Tony Caridi's peers included Sean McDonough of ESPN and Monday Night Football; Dan Hoard, Voice of the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Bearcats; Greg Papa, former Voice of the Oakland Raiders and currently the San Francisco 49ers; Bill Roth, former Voice of the Virginia Tech Hokies and former Voice of the UCLA Bruins; Jim Jackson, Voice of the Philadelphia Flyers; Rich Cimini, New York Jets reporter for ESPN.
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Tony Caridi arrived in West Virginia in 1984, and expected to stay for a few months when he was hired by Hoppy Kercheval to work afternoon news for WAJR-AM Morgantown.
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Tony Caridi was one of two finalists for the job, so West Virginia Radio Corporation president Dale Miller suggested a coin toss to decide which candidate to hire.
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Tony Caridi assumed the role of Sports Director when Metronews was created two years later.
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Tony Caridi took over as host of the Northside Automotive Statewide Sportsline in 1986 and continues in that role today.
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Tony Caridi began working with the West Virginia University's Mountaineer Sports Network in 1987 as a television play-by-play announcer and feature reporter.
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Tony Caridi worked his first WVU basketball game on the MSN-TV Network on February 20,1988, in a Mountaineers loss to the Rhode Island Rams at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Tony Caridi assumed radio play-by-play duties on MSN in 1997, replacing Jack Fleming.
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Tony Caridi has been behind the microphone for some of the Mountaineers' biggest football wins in school history, including Bowl Championship Series victories in the 2006 Sugar Bowl over the Georgia Bulldogs, the 2008 Fiesta Bowl over the Oklahoma Sooners, and the 2012 Orange Bowl over the Clemson Tigers.
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Tony Caridi has broadcast nationally on ESPN and Westwood Radio and regionally for the Big East and Atlantic Ten television networks.
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In 2002, Tony Caridi was a founding member of Pikewood Creative, an Emmy Award-winning video production company.
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Tony Caridi continues to serve as the company's Director of Business Development.
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Tony Caridi was awarded West Virginia Sportscaster of the Year and Best Network Play-By-Play for Mountaineer Football by the West Virginia Broadcasters Association.
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Tony Caridi was inspired to write a children's book after he and his wife volunteered with the Read Aloud program in Monongalia County Schools.