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Pete Thamel
Born (1977-11-16) November 16, 1977 (age 46)
Ware, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationSyracuse University
OccupationSports reporter

Victor Pete Thamel (born 1977) is an American

Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times
.

Early life

Thamel was born in Ware, Massachusetts to Peter V. Thamel.[1] He was the sports editor at the high school paper.[2]

Thamel graduated from

Orange's quarterback, and Jim Boeheim's men's basketball team reached the national championship game in 1996.[1]

Career

After graduation, Thamel began covering college basketball for The Post-Standard in Syracuse, New York.[2][6]

Thamel joined

Yahoo Sports in 2017 and covered college sports and the NFL.[9][10]

He was hired by ESPN in 2022.[1][11]

Thamel is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and has won numerous FWAA writing awards.[11] He has also won several Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) awards,[12] including first place for beat reporting in 2017 and breaking news in 2011. He considers Peter King at Sports Illustrated and Joe Drape from The New York Times his biggest mentors.[2]

Personal life

Thamel lives in South Boston.[1] He got married in March 2021.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Finn, Chad (January 15, 2022). "ESPN couldn't beat reporter Pete Thamel, so it hired him". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Friday Five: Pete Thamel". The 33rd Team. October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    . Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Kloss, Kevin (August 12, 2020). "Talkback: Ep 19: Halted". WAER (Podcast). Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Austin, Kyle (April 15, 2020). "Daily Orange alumni recall their favorite Syracuse sports memories". The Daily Orange. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. Syracuse Post-Standard
    . Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. ^ McIntyre, Jason (July 31, 2012). "Pete Thamel is Leaving the New York Times for Sports Illustrated". The Big Lead. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  8. AdWeek
    . Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Nanavaty, Aaron (July 18, 2017). "Pete Thamel Is Leaving Sports Illustrated For Yahoo Sports". The Spun. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  10. AdWeek
    . Retrieved October 15, 2022. (subscription required)
  11. ^ a b Hofheimer, Bill (January 13, 2022). "Award-Winning College Football Writer Pete Thamel Joins ESPN". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Yahoo!Sports' Pete Thamel wins over-175,000 beat writing first place". APSE: Associated Press Sports Editors. March 30, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  13. ^ Wetzel, Dan; Thamel, Pete (March 2, 2021). "Pete Thamel gets married, Eyes of Texas mess, Mississippi Kangaroo returns". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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