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[[Image:ChrisWraggeWCBS2005.jpg|thumb|Chris Wragge on [[WCBS-TV]]'s News 2 2005]] |
[[Image:ChrisWraggeWCBS2005.jpg|thumb|Chris Wragge on [[WCBS-TV]]'s News 2 2005]] |
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'''Chris Wragge''' (b. [[1970]]) is the anchor sports cast journalist on [[WCBS-TV]]. |
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==Career== |
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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 <ref>http://html.click2houston.com/hou/station/bios/stories/bios-20000413-201515.html</ref> |
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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]]. |
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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]]. |
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In December 2002, Wragge joined [[USA Sports]] as the on-site correspondent for ''PGA Tour Sunday'', the PGA Tour's leading broadcast partner. |
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==Personal life== |
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Wragge is married to model [[Victoria Silvstedt]], the couple married in June 2000. Chris is an avid golfer and carries a 3 handicap |
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==Trivia== |
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* While covering a [[Sports Illustrated|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. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 10:03, 22 May 2006
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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