Larry Beil

Larry Beil (born 1960 or 1961)[1] is an American sportscaster.[2]

For the American football player, see Larry Beil (American football).

Larry Beil
Born1960 or 1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAmerican sportscaster

Biography

From 1996 to 1998, he was an anchor on SportsCenter, the flagship program of ESPN. Beil, who graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi, 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 Seahawk 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,[3] June 20, 2017 and August 2, 2017.

In 2019, he began hosting the weekly podcast With Authority alongside Casey Pratt.[4]

References
  1. Fitzgerald, Mike (July 7, 1995). "Beil Brings Some Aloha to ESPN". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. C-1. Beil, 34, had just bought a new house in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife, Sharla, and their 1-year-old daughter, Kiana.
  2. "News team: Larry Beil". KGO-TV. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. Hall, Andy (August 4, 2016). ""Aloha means aloha!" - Larry Beil returns to SportsCenter - ESPN Front Row". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. "No Bryce Harper no problem, Panic at the Roaracle, and almost dying - With Authority". ABC 7. February 28, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.


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