Chris Wragge
Chris Wragge (b. 1970) is the anchor sports cast journalist on WCBS-TV.
Career
An athlete in high school, Wragge attended the University of New Hampshire on a football scholarship. He earned three varsity letters and graduated a year early to pursue a career in professional sportscasting [1]
Wragge became anchor on the nightly sportscasts on News2Houston on KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas and was the recipient of the 2002 Associated Press "Best Sportscast" award for the Houston area. Wragge was also a national wide reporter for NBC Sports, including the NBA, the WNBA, Notre Dame football, the Gator Bowl, the Sun America Sportsdesk, and the Olympics.
From 1996 to 2000, Wragge was a correspondent with the nationally syndicated entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight. from 1996 through 2000 - his first interview was with actor Kurt Russell. He also covered the Oscars, Emmy's, and the Grammy's.
In December 2002, Wragge joined USA Sports as the on-site correspondent for PGA Tour Sunday, the PGA Tour's leading broadcast partner.
In 2004, after broadcast legend Warner Wolf was abruptly fired by Diane Doctor, he joined WCBS-TV as lead sports anchor [2]
Personal life
Wragge is married to model Victoria Silvstedt, the couple married in June 2000. Chris is an avid golfer and carries a 3 handicap
Trivia
- While covering a Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition photo shoot in the Bahamas, Wragge , Chris was stranded for six day with supermodels Tyra Banks and Eva Herzagova, during a mini-hurricane.
References
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