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'''Pablo S. Torre''' (born September 27, 1985) is a Filipino-American [[sportswriter]] and the host of ESPN Daily.<ref>https://www.espnfrontrow.com/?p=167050</ref> Torre hosted (with [[Bomani Jones]]) ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. He is a regular guest on various ESPN shows such as ''[[Around the Horn]]'' and ''[[The Sports Reporters]]''. Torre also frequently serves as an alternate host for ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'', ''Around the Horn'', and ''[[Highly Questionable]]''. He has also appeared on ''[[Outside the Lines]]'', ''[[The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz]]'', and [[TrueHoop]]. Aside from ESPN-related productions, Torre is also a contributor to [[National Public Radio]].
'''Pablo Sison Torre'''<ref>https://goldhouse.org/people/pablo-sison-torre/</ref> (born September 27, 1985) is an American [[sportswriter]], [[podcaster]], and [[television host]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espnfrontrow.com/?p=167050 | title=Pablo Torre is Your New ESPN Daily Voice | date=3 August 2020 }}</ref> He hosts ''Pablo Torre Finds Out'' with [[Meadowlark Media]]. He previously hosted and contributed to various programs at [[ESPN]], including the television program ''High Noon'' with [[Bomani Jones]] and the podcast ''ESPN Daily.''


==Education==
==Education==
Torre, whose father Pablo is a [[urologist]] and mother a [[dermatologist]], attended [[Regis High School (New York City)|Regis High School]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news | work= The Harvard Crimson | accessdate = 26 May 2018 | date= 28 July 2006 | title = Growing Up Beyond Kips Bay | url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/7/28/growing-up-beyond-kips-bay-new/ | first = Pablo S. | last= Torre}}</ref> (Torre once humorously referred to his father as "the LeBron James of Filipino urologists."<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=HIGHNOONonESPN|number=1052658308153262086|title="As the son of the LeBron James of Filipino urologists, I went and inquired and said Dad, how serious is a smashed testicle?" @pablotorre after learning what New Zealand rugby player Jona Nareki played 30 minutes withpic.twitter.com/3pIxWVgJ6F|author=HIGHNOONonESPN|date=2018-10-17|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>) He graduated from [[Harvard College]] ''[[magna cum laude]]'' with highest honors in [[sociology]] in 2007, and was inducted into the [[Phi Beta Kappa Society]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/10/19/no-longer-playing-doctor-everything-you/| title = The Harvard Crimson}} </ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/10/pablo-s-torre-joins-espn-the-magazine-espn-com-as-senior-writer/| title = Pablo S. Torre Joins ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com as Senior Writer - ESPN Press Room U.S.}} </ref> There, he wrote a 114-page thesis entitled ''Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience,''<ref>https://ssrn.com/abstract=1310916</ref> which won the Albert M. Fulton Prize for best thesis in the field of sociology.<ref>https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/pages/undergraduate-news</ref> He contributed to the college newspaper, ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', and became an executive editor.
Torre, whose father Pablo is a [[urologist]] and mother a [[dermatologist]], attended [[Regis High School (New York City)|Regis High School]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news | work= The Harvard Crimson | accessdate = 26 May 2018 | date= 28 July 2006 | title = Growing Up Beyond Kips Bay | url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/7/28/growing-up-beyond-kips-bay-new/ | first = Pablo S. | last= Torre}}</ref> (Torre once humorously referred to his father as "the LeBron James of Filipino urologists."<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=HIGHNOONonESPN|number=1052658308153262086|title="As the son of the LeBron James of Filipino urologists, I went and inquired and said Dad, how serious is a smashed testicle?" @pablotorre after learning what New Zealand rugby player Jona Nareki played 30 minutes withpic.twitter.com/3pIxWVgJ6F|author=HIGHNOONonESPN|date=2018-10-17|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>) He graduated from [[Harvard College]] ''[[magna cum laude]]'' with highest honors in [[sociology]] in 2007, and was inducted into the [[Phi Beta Kappa Society]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/10/19/no-longer-playing-doctor-everything-you/| title = The Harvard Crimson}} </ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/10/pablo-s-torre-joins-espn-the-magazine-espn-com-as-senior-writer/| title = Pablo S. Torre Joins ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com as Senior Writer - ESPN Press Room U.S.}} </ref> There, he wrote a 114-page thesis entitled ''Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience,''<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://ssrn.com/abstract=1310916 | title=Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience | date=23 March 2007 | last1=Torre | first1=Pablo S. | doi=10.2139/ssrn.1310916 }}</ref> which won the Albert M. Fulton Prize for best thesis in the field of sociology.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/pages/undergraduate-news | title=Undergraduate News }}</ref> He contributed to the college newspaper, ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', and became an executive editor.


==Career==
==Career==
Upon graduating from Harvard, Torre joined ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' as a staff writer, where his focuses included sports investigations, [[boxing]], and [[basketball]]. His 2009 award-winning article, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke",<ref>{{cite news | work= Sports Illustrated | url = https://www.si.com/vault/2009/03/23/105789480/how-and-why-athletes-go-broke | title= How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke | accessdate = 26 May 2018|date=23 March 2009|first =Pablo S. |last=Torre}}</ref> along with two follow-up reports, spurred an investigation by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] of the investment firm Triton Financial for defrauding investors in a multimillion-dollar scam. A federal jury would later find Triton's [[CEO]] Kurt Barton guilty of criminal charges. ''Broke'', an ESPN [[30 for 30]] documentary, prominently featured Torre, and was based on his research.
Upon graduating from Harvard, Torre joined ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' as a staff writer, where his focuses included sports investigations, [[boxing]], and [[basketball]]. His 2009 award-winning article, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke",<ref>{{cite magazine | magazine= Sports Illustrated | url = https://www.si.com/vault/2009/03/23/105789480/how-and-why-athletes-go-broke | title= How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke | accessdate = 26 May 2018|date=23 March 2009|first =Pablo S. |last=Torre}}</ref> along with two follow-up reports, spurred an investigation by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] of the investment firm Triton Financial for defrauding investors in a multimillion-dollar scam. A federal jury would later find Triton's [[CEO]] Kurt Barton guilty of criminal charges. ''Broke'', an ESPN [[30 for 30]] documentary, prominently featured Torre, and was based on his research.


=== ESPN ===
On October 10, 2012, Torre joined [[ESPN]] as a senior writer for both its website and magazine.
On October 10, 2012, Torre joined [[ESPN]] as a senior writer for both its website and magazine.


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In 2016, Torre produced his first 30 for 30 entitled ''Friedman's Shoes'', which was directed by [[Danny Lee (filmmaker)|Danny Lee]].
In 2016, Torre produced his first 30 for 30 entitled ''Friedman's Shoes'', which was directed by [[Danny Lee (filmmaker)|Danny Lee]].


In 2018, Torre and [[Bomani Jones]] debuted ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN Studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. The show was cancelled in March 2020.
In 2018, Torre and [[Bomani Jones]] debuted ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN Studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. The show was cancelled in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=ESPN's Pablo Torre learns his show is canceled while attending birth of first child |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/espns-pablo-torre-show-canceled-birth-first-child |website=Foxnews|date=25 February 2020 }}</ref>


In 2020, Torre began hosting the ''ESPN Daily'' podcast.<ref>{{cite web |title=The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27852002/the-espn-daily-podcast-how-listen-episode-guide-more |website=ESPN |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
In 2020, Torre began hosting the ''ESPN Daily'' podcast.

At ESPN, Torre was a frequent guest on various ESPN shows such as ''[[Around the Horn]]'' and ''[[The Sports Reporters]]''. Torre also frequently served as an alternate host for ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'', ''Around the Horn'', and ''[[Highly Questionable]]''. He has also appeared on ''[[Outside the Lines]]'', ''[[The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz]]'', and [[TrueHoop]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Chad |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |date=November 21, 2020 |title=Pablo Torre, Harvard grad, on hosting the ‘best-kept secret at ESPN’ |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/21/sports/harvard-grad-pablo-torre-hosts-exceptional-espn-daily-podcast/ |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Meadowlark Media ===
In March 2023, Torre joined [[Meadowlark Media]], a new company founded by former colleague [[Dan Le Batard]]. It was reported that Torre was expected to continue contributions to the ESPN programs ''Around the Horn'' and ''Pardon the Interruption''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2023-03-14 |title=ESPN's Pablo Torre Will Join Meadowlark Media (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/pablo-torre-espn-meadowlark-media-1235553165/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Koons |first=Zach |date=2023-03-14 |title=ESPN Losing Popular Host, Journalist to Dan Le Batard's Meadowlark Media |url=https://www.si.com/media/2023/03/14/espn-pablo-torre-meadowlark-media |access-date=2023-09-11 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref>

In September 2023, Torre launched a new podcast and webseries called ''Pablo Torre Finds Out''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torre |first=Pablo |title=EPISODE 1: Our Trump Tapes, Revealed |url=https://www.pablo.show/p/episode-1-our-trump-tapes-revealed |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=www.pablo.show |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Torre is of Filipino descent.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/7/8/a-monument-to-my-roots-behind/| title = A Monument to My Roots {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Harvard Crimson}} </ref> Torre is married to Elizabeth Doherty since 2016.
Torre is of Filipino descent.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2005/7/8/a-monument-to-my-roots-behind/| title = A Monument to My Roots {{!}} Opinion {{!}} The Harvard Crimson}} </ref> Torre has been married to Elizabeth Doherty since 2016. They have a daughter.<ref>{{cite web |title=ESPN's Pablo Torre learns his show is canceled while attending birth of first child |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/espns-pablo-torre-show-canceled-birth-first-child |website=Foxnews|date=25 February 2020 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''38 at the Garden''<ref>{{cite web |title=38 at the Garden (2022) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19758560/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=Imdb |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://pablog.tumblr.com/writing Official blog]
*[http://pablog.tumblr.com/writing Official blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314232609/http://pablog.tumblr.com/writing |date=2013-03-14 }}


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 26 April 2024

Pablo S. Torre
Torre in 2018
Born (1985-09-27) September 27, 1985 (age 38)
New York, New York, United States
EducationHarvard College (B.A.)
Occupation(s)Television host
Sportswriter
SpouseElizabeth Doherty (m. 2016)

Pablo Sison Torre[1] (born September 27, 1985) is an American sportswriter, podcaster, and television host.[2] He hosts Pablo Torre Finds Out with Meadowlark Media. He previously hosted and contributed to various programs at ESPN, including the television program High Noon with Bomani Jones and the podcast ESPN Daily.

Education

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Torre, whose father Pablo is a urologist and mother a dermatologist, attended Regis High School in New York City.[3] (Torre once humorously referred to his father as "the LeBron James of Filipino urologists."[4]) He graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with highest honors in sociology in 2007, and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[5][6] There, he wrote a 114-page thesis entitled Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience,[7] which won the Albert M. Fulton Prize for best thesis in the field of sociology.[8] He contributed to the college newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, and became an executive editor.

Career

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Upon graduating from Harvard, Torre joined Sports Illustrated as a staff writer, where his focuses included sports investigations, boxing, and basketball. His 2009 award-winning article, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke",[9] along with two follow-up reports, spurred an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the investment firm Triton Financial for defrauding investors in a multimillion-dollar scam. A federal jury would later find Triton's CEO Kurt Barton guilty of criminal charges. Broke, an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, prominently featured Torre, and was based on his research.

ESPN

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On October 10, 2012, Torre joined ESPN as a senior writer for both its website and magazine.

On March 12, 2014, Torre first filled in as host on TV talk show Around the Horn in the absence of Tony Reali. In August of that year, Torre covered for Reali when he took time off for the birth of his daughter. In 2015, Torre was the first person to report that Tony Wroten had begun using the term "Trust the Process" when talking to the Philadelphia 76ers during their rebuilding phase.[10]

In 2016, Torre produced his first 30 for 30 entitled Friedman's Shoes, which was directed by Danny Lee.

In 2018, Torre and Bomani Jones debuted High Noon, a daily show from the new ESPN Studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. The show was cancelled in March 2020.[11]

In 2020, Torre began hosting the ESPN Daily podcast.[12]

At ESPN, Torre was a frequent guest on various ESPN shows such as Around the Horn and The Sports Reporters. Torre also frequently served as an alternate host for Pardon the Interruption, Around the Horn, and Highly Questionable. He has also appeared on Outside the Lines, The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, and TrueHoop.[13]

Meadowlark Media

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In March 2023, Torre joined Meadowlark Media, a new company founded by former colleague Dan Le Batard. It was reported that Torre was expected to continue contributions to the ESPN programs Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption.[14][15]

In September 2023, Torre launched a new podcast and webseries called Pablo Torre Finds Out.[16]

Personal life

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Torre is of Filipino descent.[17] Torre has been married to Elizabeth Doherty since 2016. They have a daughter.[18]

Filmography

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Year Title Credit
2016 Friedman's Shoes Producer
2022 38 at the Garden[19] Cast

References

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  1. ^ https://goldhouse.org/people/pablo-sison-torre/
  2. ^ "Pablo Torre is Your New ESPN Daily Voice". 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ Torre, Pablo S. (28 July 2006). "Growing Up Beyond Kips Bay". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ^ HIGHNOONonESPN [@HIGHNOONonESPN] (2018-10-17). ""As the son of the LeBron James of Filipino urologists, I went and inquired and said Dad, how serious is a smashed testicle?" @pablotorre after learning what New Zealand rugby player Jona Nareki played 30 minutes withpic.twitter.com/3pIxWVgJ6F" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-02-09 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "The Harvard Crimson".
  6. ^ "Pablo S. Torre Joins ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com as Senior Writer - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  7. ^ Torre, Pablo S. (23 March 2007). "Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience". doi:10.2139/ssrn.1310916. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Undergraduate News".
  9. ^ Torre, Pablo S. (23 March 2009). "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  10. ^ MAX RAPPAPORT (August 23, 2017). "The Definitive History of 'Trust the Process'". Bleacher Report.
  11. ^ "ESPN's Pablo Torre learns his show is canceled while attending birth of first child". Foxnews. 25 February 2020.
  12. ^ "The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more". ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  13. ^ Finn, Chad (November 21, 2020). "Pablo Torre, Harvard grad, on hosting the 'best-kept secret at ESPN'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Steinberg, Brian (2023-03-14). "ESPN's Pablo Torre Will Join Meadowlark Media (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  15. ^ Koons, Zach (2023-03-14). "ESPN Losing Popular Host, Journalist to Dan Le Batard's Meadowlark Media". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  16. ^ Torre, Pablo. "EPISODE 1: Our Trump Tapes, Revealed". www.pablo.show. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  17. ^ "A Monument to My Roots | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson".
  18. ^ "ESPN's Pablo Torre learns his show is canceled while attending birth of first child". Foxnews. 25 February 2020.
  19. ^ "38 at the Garden (2022)". Imdb. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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