Charles E. Pagano is the executive vice president of technology and chief technology officer of

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. He was promoted to this position in 2011 from his previous position as executive vice president of technology, engineering and operationsGeorge Winslow
"ESPN Promotes Chuck Pagano to Executive VP and CTO: New position includes expanded strategic role for the 32-year ESPN veteran"
'' Broadcasting and Cable'', August 1, 2011.Richard Lawler
"ESPN EVP and CTO Chuck Pagano opens a new facility, sees 4K sports on the horizon"
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'', August 5, 2011. and retained that position during ESPN's January 2012 executive restructuring. Pagano has been with ESPN since before it began broadcasting,Sheldon Spencer
"Sidelines: Chuck Pagano, stargazer"

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, October 2, 2011. having joined as a technical director in 1979.Michael Grotticelli
"Pagano tapped to lead technology strategy at ESPN"
, ''

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'', August 4, 2011. He held a variety of technical positions and became head of ESPN's new technology division in 2005.Thomas Wailgum
"Game On"
''CIO Magazine'', May 1, 2006 (profile of Pagano). Pagano has been credited with important roles in the building of ESPN's production facilities in

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(the first

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HD facility in the world) and

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, ESPN's move to

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, and the development of

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, the first 3D television network in the U.S. He was named to the '' Sporting News'' "Power 100" list in 2003 and 2006. A native of

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,Mark Silvestrini
"ESPN Executive from Waterbury, Conn., Leads High-Definition Television Venture"
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February 13, 2003 (pay site). Pagano received a

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degree in electrical engineering in 1984, and a

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degree in

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in 2007, both from the

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and also studies

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in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at

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Bio"ESPN Appoints Chuck Pagano EVP & Chief Technology Officer"
ESPN press release, August 1, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagano, Chuck Year of birth missing (living people) People from Waterbury, Connecticut University of Hartford alumni Living people ESPN executives American chief technology officers Wesleyan University alumni