George Savarese
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George Savarese | |
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| Education | Duquesne University Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | ESPN Radio, NPR, KQV Radio, AP Radio |
| Spouse | Tyra Savarese |
George Savarese is an educator and radio personality.
Media career
George Savarese has worked as a radio journalist for over 25 years. He served as the host of the "Global Press Conference," on KQV radio for 10 years and also worked as News Director of WDUQ in Pittsburgh.[1]. Savarese has also worked as a correspondent for AP Radio and National Public Radio.[2] He currently covers Pittsburgh sports on a sporadic basis for CBS-Radio and the NFL Radio Network on Sirius XM Radio. In his career, he has interviewed Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Ron Francis, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Troy Polamalu, Heath Miller, and Sidney Crosby. [3]
Educational career
Since 1997, George Savarese has been a teacher at Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Mt. Lebanon, Savarese taught at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for International Studies and was Education Director of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
As the school's former National Forensic League coach,[4] Savarese guided his students to the 2006 State Championship. In his tenure as Director of Speech & Debate, he also coached thirteen Mt. Lebanon students to individual state championships, including Extemporaneous champions Paul Katz, Ben Moore, Hart Ford-Hodges and Sam Reynolds [5] Five of his students were National Finalists at NFL Nationals with Richard Freeman, Dana McCullum, Moira Foehr and Paul Katz all winning runner-up National Championships in their events. Savarese is also one of the coaches of Mt. Lebanon's Model United Nations team, along with his colleague history teacher Peter DiNardo; their MUN team has consistently been among the premier programs in the country.
For his work at the high school, he has been named a Teacher of Excellence by the Teacher Excellence Center and was inducted into the Cum Laude society. He was also chosen as one of ten Pennsylvania teachers to travel to EU and NATO headquarters in Brussels as part of a European Union program.
Personal life
Savarese is married and has two children with his wife Tyra. The pair resides in Lower Speers, Pennsylvania. Savarese speaks fluent Italian. Raised in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood, he has directed the Bloomfield Street Hockey League (BSHL) in the past.
References
- Anne Caffee (September 2005). "Lighting a Fire". Mt. Lebanon Magazine. pp. 80–81.
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