Trey Wingo

Wingo is the son of Hal Wingo II, founding editor of People magazine. He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he attended high school with Steve Young, and attended Baylor University, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.{{cite web|url=https://www.phideltatheta.org/famous-phis/trey-wingo/|title=Trey Wingo - Phi Delta Theta Fraternity|website=Phideltatheta.org|accessdate=18 July 2018}} He graduated in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in communications.

Wingo began his career with NBC News at Sunrise in New York City. He worked as a sports director at WMGC-TV in Binghamton, New York, from 1988 to 1990; at WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania; at WICZ-TV in Binghamton; and at KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1991 to 1997.{{cite web|url=http://premierespeakers.com/trey_wingo/bio|title=Trey Wingo - Bio : Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau|website=Premierespeakers.com|accessdate=18 July 2018}}

Wingo was the play-by-play announcer for the Arena Football League on ESPN with Mark Schlereth. With Bob Ley he appeared on the lone September 11, 2001, segment of SportsCenter to announce that there would be no NFL games played that week.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2007/09/911-impact-on-sports/|title=9/11 impact on sports. - Sports Media Watch|date=11 September 2007|website=Sportsmediawatch.com|accessdate=18 July 2018}}

He hosted NFL Primetime, which airs after Monday Night Football;{{cite web|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/wingo_trey/|title=Trey Wingo - ESPN MediaZone U.S.|website=Espnmediazone.com|accessdate=18 July 2018}} NFL Live; and Who's No. 1?. On November 27, 2017, he became the co-host of the ESPN Radio morning show with Mike Golic, replacing Mike Greenberg upon the latter's departure for Get Up!, a new ESPN television show.{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/07/mike-and-mike-espn-end|last=Mandell|first=Nina|title=Mike and Mike will finalize their long-awaited breakup on November 17|date=17 July 2017|website=USA Today|accessdate=18 July 2018}}

Wingo lent his voice and likeness to the video games ESPN NFL 2K5, in which he can be unlocked as a free agent; NFL Head Coach, in which he can be seen hosting a virtual NFL Live show; and NFL Tour, in which he serves as the play-by-play voice. He has also appeared in a campaign for the RW Sport luxury collection by Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil. On September 4, 2020, it was announced Wingo left ESPN.{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=2020-09-04|title=Trey Wingo let go by ESPN after getting shuffled off of radio|url=https://nypost.com/2020/09/04/trey-wingo-let-go-by-espn-after-getting-shuffled-off-of-radio/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}

On March 13, 2021, Pro Football Network (PFN) announced that Wingo had joined the company as an equity partner, brand ambassador, and content provider.{{cite web |title=Trey Wingo joins Pro Football Network as equity partner, brand ambassador, and content provider |url=https://www.profootballnetwork.com/trey-wingo-joins-pro-football-network/ |website=Pro Football Network |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=13 March 2021}}

Wingo hosts a podcast with PFN called More than Football: A Trey Wingo Podcast.

Wingo is married to Janice Parmelee with whom he has two kids. He became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities in 2007 and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.{{cite web|url=http://www.rmhc.com/celebrity-friends|title=Celebrity Friends of RMHC|publisher=McDonald's Corporation|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428003004/http://www.rmhc.com/celebrity-friends/|archivedate=2008-04-28}} He works closely with the Prostate Cancer Foundation,{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfrontrow.com/author/trey-wingo/|title=Trey Wingo, Author at ESPN Front Row|website=ESPN Front Row|accessdate=18 July 2018}} the V Foundation for Cancer Research,{{Cite web |url=http://www.jimmyv.org/vteam/ |title=The V Team | the V Foundation for Cancer Research |access-date=2016-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105161611/http://www.jimmyv.org/vteam/ |archive-date=2016-11-05 |url-status=dead }} the Special Olympics,{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfrontrow.com/2013/09/the-walt-disney-company-espn-and-special-olympics-team-for-new-global-initiative/|title=The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and Special Olympics team for new global initiative - ESPN Front Row|date=6 September 2013|website=Espnfrontrow.com|accessdate=18 July 2018}} and the Children's Hospital of Chicago.{{Cite web |url=http://foundation.luriechildrens.org/site/PageServer?pagename=champions_2011_auction |title=Auction - Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation |access-date=2016-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105223712/http://foundation.luriechildrens.org/site/PageServer?pagename=champions_2011_auction |archive-date=2016-11-05 |url-status=dead }}

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• [https://www.profootballnetwork.com/ Pro Football Network]
• [http://www.espnmediazone.com/us/2009/11/wingo_trey/ Trey Wingo profile], espnmediazone.com, November 2009; accessed July 4, 2015
• [http://premierespeakers.com/hal_wingo/bio Hal Wingo profile]
• [https://www.baylor.edu/lariatarchives/news.php?action=story&story=17373/ Broadcaster's unusual journey]

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