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Bruno and Robin Austin at the NIAF Gala 2010 National Italian American Foundation in 2010.
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Born |
Anthony Joseph Bruno June 13, 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Alma mater | Temple University |
Occupation | Sports Radio Host, Radio & TV Personality |
Years active | 1970–present |
Partner(s) | "Miss" Robin Austin |
Children | 3 |
Website | TonyBrunoShow.com |
For Tony Bruno, the musician, see Tony Bruno (musician)
Tony Bruno (born June 13, 1952) is an American sports talk radio personality from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Considered by many to be one of the top national Sports Radio hosts in the United States, he is a 40 year sports radio veteran, having worked for National American sports broadcasters including ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Premiere, and Sporting News Radio.
Bruno is a "South Philly" native. His father served in both the American and Italian Army where his met Bruno's mother, a Sicilian Native. He has one older sister and one younger sister. He graduated from St. John Neumann High School then from Temple University.
Bruno's first talk show was on WCAU in Philadelphia as the morning host. When WCAU abandoned talk in 1991 Bruno moved to Sports Talk as a co-host of WIP's Morning Guys show with Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti. He later joined ESPN's new radio network in 1992 as one of the first hosts. He remained at the network until 2000.
In 2000, Bruno moved to Los Angeles, launching the Fox Sports Radio network. Once again, Bruno played the role of a pioneering host for an up-and-coming sports radio network. Bruno hosted #1 Rated The Tony Bruno Extravaganza morning program with Andrew Siciliano. During this time, Bruno was frequently a guest host on Fox Sports Network's The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Prior to heading west to California, Bruno hosted a morning show on 620 WDAE in Tampa.