Charlie Pallilo

Charles Pallilo (born July 2, 1966) grew up in Bayport on Long Island, New York Through high school, Charlie was a competitive tennis player, but he realized at an early age that this was not in his future. From his preteen years, his design was on a career in sports, Charlie said. At age 12, he read Marv Albert's biography, Yessss! and his path began. Like Marv, Bob Costas, and Dick Stockton, Charlie attended Syracuse University and was a Rhodes Scholar candidate nominee along the way to earning bachelor's and master's degrees. Out of school, Charlie's first full-time job was in Morgantown, West Virginia. In April 1989, after 9½ months in Morgantown, he moved to Houston, Texas and joined the staff at AM 740 KTRH. There, he worked up...