Larry Beil
American sportscaster
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Lawrence A. Beil[1] (born 1960 or 1961 (age 64–65), also known as Larry Beil is an American sportscaster and news anchor[2]
1960 or 1961 (age 64–65)
Larry Beil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lawrence A. Beil 1960 or 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Occupation | sportscaster |
| Spouse |
Sharla Olsen (m. 1991) |
Biography
From 1996 to 1998, he was an anchor on SportsCenter, the flagship program of ESPN. Beil, who graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1982,[3] introduced a new catch phrase after showing a home run: "Aloha means goodbye." He also appeared in a This is SportsCenter ad in which he was introduced by ring announcer Michael Buffer, as if he were about to compete in a boxing match. After leaving ESPN, Beil became the sports director at KGO-TV, the ABC O&O in San Francisco. He is also a sports columnist for Yahoo and hosts a Yahoo webcast with former Seattle Seahawks player Joe Nash called SportStream. Prior to his work at ESPN, he was sports anchor and reporter at KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland and KGMB Channel 9 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Beil re-joined ESPN as a guest anchor for SportsCenter on August 3, 2016,[4] June 20, 2017 and August 2, 2017.
In 2019, he began hosting the weekly podcast With Authority alongside Casey Pratt.[5]
Personal life
Beil married to Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant Sharla Olsen in 1991.[6] The couple have two daughters.[7]
