Larry Beil (born 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64))[1] is an American sportscaster.[2]

Larry Beil
Born1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAmerican sportscaster

Biography

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From 1996 to 1998, he was an anchor on SportsCenter, the flagship program of ESPN. Beil, who graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi, introduced a new catch phrase after showing a home run: "Aloha means goodbye." He also appeared in a This is SportsCenter ad in which he was introduced by ring announcer Michael Buffer, as if he were about to compete in a boxing match. After leaving ESPN, Beil became the sports director at KGO-TV, the ABC O&O in San Francisco. He is also a sports columnist for Yahoo! and hosts a Yahoo! webcast with former Seattle Seahawk Joe Nash called SportStream. Prior to his work at ESPN, he was sports anchor and reporter at KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland and KGMB Channel 9 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Beil re-joined ESPN as a guest anchor for SportsCenter on August 3, 2016,[3] June 20, 2017 and August 2, 2017.

In 2019, he began hosting the weekly podcast With Authority alongside Casey Pratt.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fitzgerald, Mike (July 7, 1995). "Beil Brings Some Aloha to ESPN". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. C-1. Beil, 34, had just bought a new house in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife, Sharla, and their 1-year-old daughter, Kiana.
  2. ^ "News team: Larry Beil". KGO-TV. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Hall, Andy (August 4, 2016). ""Aloha means aloha!" - Larry Beil returns to SportsCenter - ESPN Front Row". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "No Bryce Harper no problem, Panic at the Roaracle, and almost dying - With Authority". ABC 7. February 28, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.