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Larry Beil

Lawrence A. Beil (born 1960 or 1961, also known as Larry Beil is an American sportscaster and news anchor

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Larry Beil
Born
Lawrence A. Beil

1960 or 1961 (age 64–65)
Alma materUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Occupationsportscaster
Spouse
Sharla Olsen
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(m. 1991)​

Lawrence A. Beil1 (born 1960 or 1961 (age 64–65), also known as Larry Beil is an American sportscaster and news anchor2

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

References

References

  1. "Real Estate Transactions". Hartford Courant. Vol. 163, no. 96. Harford, Connecticut. April 6, 2001. p. G8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "News team: Larry Beil". KGO-TV. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. Lewis, Ferd (May 19, 1996). "Going places, with authority". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hall, Andy (August 4, 2016). ""Aloha means aloha!" - Larry Beil returns to SportsCenter - ESPN Front Row". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. "No Bryce Harper no problem, Panic at the Roaracle, and almost dying - With Authority". ABC 7. February 28, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. Harada, Wayne (May 14, 1991). "Wedding Bells". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reardon, Dave (June 1, 2011). "Beil's homecomings are only temporary". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.