Tony Schiavone
| Tony Schiavone | |
|---|---|
.jpg) |
|
| Birth name | Noah Anthony Schiavone |
| Born |
November 7, 1957 Craigsville, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Lois Schiavone (m. 1981) |
| Children | 5 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tony Schiavone |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Debut | 1983 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Noah Anthony "Tony" Schiavone (/ʃəˈvɒni/, sha-VAHN-ee; born on November 7, 1957) is an American sports broadcaster. He is the play-by-play broadcaster for the Gwinnett Braves of the International League. He has been a sports radio host and a professional wrestling announcer known for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). WWE (formerly the WWF) remarked: "At the height of the Monday Night War, veteran broadcaster Tony Schiavone's voice was as vital to the onscreen product of World Championship Wrestling as Jim Ross' Oklahoma growl was to [the WWF]."
He was signed by Vince McMahon's WWF for a one-year contract from April 1989 through April 1990, doing backstage interviews with various wrestlers at Wrestlemania V. In the WWF, he was most notable as being the main play-by-play announcer for their SummerSlam 1989 and Royal Rumble 1990 pay-per-views alongside Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Schiavone returned soon afterwards to WCW, the former Crockett promotion by then owned by media mogul Ted Turner. For the WWF, other than Ventura, Schiavone commentated alongside others including Lord Alfred Hayes, Gorilla Monsoon, Hillbilly Jim, Rod Trongard and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
...
Wikipedia