Tom Rinaldi Biography
Tom Rinaldi is an American reporter for ESPN and ABC based in New York. He has contributed to ESPN’s golf coverage, SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, College GameDay and Sunday NFL Countdown. Rinaldi also did features for the horse racing telecasts. He served as a sideline reporter for the NBA playoffs on ESPN in 2017.
Tom Rinaldi Age
Tom Rinaldi was born in Brooklyn, New York, NY, though the exact dates when he was born are not known.
Tom Rinaldi Height
He stands at a height of 5 Feet 10 Inches (178 cm).
Tom Rinaldi Net Worth
Rinaldi has a net worth of $1.5 Million.
Tom Rinaldi Wife
Tom Rinaldi is married to Dianne Rinaldi. The two had dated for a long time before tying the knot. They are blessed with two children Jack Rinaldi (Son) and Tess Rinaldi (Daughter).
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In May 2003, Rinaldi joined ESPN following a four-year stint as a reporter for CNN/SI from 1998 to 2002. Also from 1996 to 1998, he has worked as a reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon and for WNDU-TV in South Bend, Indiana from 1993 to 1996. Prior to his career in journalism, he was a high school English and English as a Second Language teacher in addition to being a handball coach at Morris High School in the Bronx, New York.
He has won three Regional Emmy Awards, three Associated Press Awards and a USA Today Feature-of-the-Year Award. After transferring from Fordham University, Rinaldi earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania before going on to receive his graduate degree at Columbia University. Rinaldi grew up in Cresskill, New Jersey and lives in nearby Tenafly. He wrote a book in 2016, called The Man in the Red Bandanna, about Welles Crowther, who saved many people before he was killed when the World Trade Center collapsed after the September 11 attacks.
Rinaldi has been the lead interviewer since 2006 and feature reporter for ESPN and ABC’s coverage of golf. In this capacity, Rinaldi has been praised for many of his essays, especially those following the conclusion of major events. He conducted the first interview of Tiger Woods after the incident on November 27, 2009 which led to Woods’ public disclosure of his extra-marital affairs. Rinaldi also was the first person to interview Manti Te’o after he had been catfished.