Tony Reali is well recognized as a popular sports personality and television host as well. He is working as a host os Around the Horn on ESPN. Initially, he worked for WFUV. His professional career started after he joined ESPN in 2000. He then appeared in several shows like Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn, and Good Morning America.
Reali is married to his longtime girlfriend, Samiya Edwards with whom he shares a daughter and a son. He lost his one of his twin sons before the birth.
Early Life And Education Of Tony Reali
Tony Reali was born Anthony Joseph Paul Reali on 4th July 1978 in Staten Island, New York, U.S.A under the birth sign Cancer. Reali is American as per nationality and as far as his ethnicity is concerned, he is of Italian-American descent.
Reali spends his childhood in Marlboro, New Jersey. In 1996, he graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey. Later, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in both History and Communication from the Fordham University.
While studying in the university, he worked as a sportscaster for WFUV from 1997-2000. He also voiced the football and men's basketball. He then reported Yankees. Mets, Jets, and Giants. In 2000, he joined ESPN as researcher and writer for 2 Minute Drill-A quiz Show.
Tony Reali's Career and Show
Tony Reai's professional career in journalism started in 2000 after he joined ESPN as a researcher and writer for a quiz show, 2 Minute Drill.
Pardon the Interruption
In October 2001, Reali joined the sports television show, Pardon the Interruption. In the show, he a s sisted Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon as fact-checker for the show Pardon the interruption. He also made his presence in Preview the Interruption. In the month of February of the year 2004, he becomes the host of Around the Horn which gave him a new level of popularity.
In 2013, he visited the White House and had dinner with Mr. President Barrack Obama. He is a Catholic and he himself calls himself a true Spiritualist. He dedicates all his success as the grace of Almighty. He adds that life is only peace and happy when one surrenders ad believe in Christ.
Reali started working as a social media correspondent for ABC's show, Good Morning America in 2014. The following year, he became the weekend sports correspondent for the show.
Although he has not been awarded any awards till date, he has always been appreciated by his co-workers for his dedication and efficiency.
Tony Reali's Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Tony Reali has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Reali is earning an impressive amount from his journalism career.
As per some online sources, an ESPN show host averagely earns a salary that ranges from $41k to $51k. With such earning, he is living a lavish life.
In 2007 he had to undergo some mishaps as he had his apartment under fire and faced severe property loss.
Tony Reali's Personal Life, Affair, And Son Death
Tony Reali is a married man. Reali tied the knot to his longtime girlfriend, Samiya Edwards, an Africa policy consultant on 3rd July 2008. As per some sources, Reali proposed her girlfriend in an airport bathroom. He carried an engagement ring with him inside the shoe box.
He explained how he had managed to buy an expensive ring for the “Stat Girl”(he tweeted her as Stat Girl) but later while in hotel he lost the bag which had uninsured but expensive ring and later after some ups and downs he found it and happen to propose the girl in front of the bathroom who happens to be his life partner since then.
The couple shares their first child, Francesca Zahra Reali in 2014. In 2018, the couple was expecting twins. In an Instagram post, he revealed that he lost one of his twin sons, Amadeo Reali, unexpectedly before the birth. The couple took home their second son, Enzo.
He has a good future ahead. He started his career as a simple Stat boy and now he has been hosting very popular shows in ESPN and has covered important issues as well. Apart from that, he is one of the people of ESPN who has received much of success in very few years. He has also beautiful stories from his personal life.
Tony Reali's Body Measurement
- Height = Tom Reali stands at the height of 6 feet (1.83m).
by sanjeet, 12 Mar, 2014
