Pete Thamel
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Pete Thamel | |
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| Born | November 16, 1977 Ware, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Sports reporter |
Victor Pete Thamel (born November 16, 1977) is an American sports reporter for ESPN. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times.
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 Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1999, where he majored in magazine.[3] He began his sportswriting career during college at Syracuse, he served as sports editor of The Daily Orange for three years.[2][4][5] During his time at Syracuse, Donovan McNabb was the Orange's quarterback, and Jim Boeheim's men's basketball team reached the national championship game in 1996.[1]