Pablo S. Torre (born September 27, 1985) is an American

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and the host of ESPN Daily. Torre hosted (with

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) ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. He is a regular guest on various ESPN shows such as ''

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'' and '' The Sports Reporters''. Torre also frequently serves as an alternate host for ''

Pardon the Interruption ''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stor ...

'', ''Around the Horn'', and ''

Highly Questionable ''Highly Questionable'' (stylized as ''¿Highly Questionable?''; abbreviated ''HQ'') is an American daily sports talk television program on ESPN. Created as a vehicle for former ''Miami Herald'' sportswriter and ESPN contributor Dan Le Batard, who ...

''. He has also appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'', and

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. Aside from ESPN-related productions, Torre is also a contributor to

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Education

Torre, whose father Pablo is a

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and mother a

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, attended Regis High School in

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. (Torre once humorously referred to his father as "the LeBron James of Filipino urologists.") He graduated from

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'' with highest honors in

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in 2007, and was inducted into the

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. There, he wrote a 114-page thesis entitled ''Sympathy for the Devil? Child Homicide, Victim Characteristics, and the Sentencing Preferences of the American Conscience,'' which won the Albert M. Fulton Prize for best thesis in the field of sociology. He contributed to the college newspaper, ''

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'', and became an executive editor.

Career

Upon graduating from Harvard, Torre joined ''

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'' as a staff writer, where his focuses included sports investigations,

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, and

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. His 2009 award-winning article, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke", along with two follow-up reports, spurred an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the investment firm Triton Financial for defrauding investors in a multimillion-dollar scam. A federal jury would later find Triton's

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Kurt Barton guilty of criminal charges. ''Broke'', an ESPN

30 for 30 ''30 for 30'' is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This includes three "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series un ...

documentary, prominently featured Torre, and was based on his research. On October 10, 2012, Torre joined

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as a senior writer for both its website and magazine. On March 12, 2014, Torre first filled in as host on TV talk show ''

'' in the absence of

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. In August of that year, Torre covered for Reali when he took time off for the birth of his daughter. In 2015, Torre was the first person to report that Tony Wroten had begun using the term "Trust the Process" when talking to the

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during their rebuilding phase. In 2016, Torre produced his first 30 for 30 entitled ''Friedman's Shoes'', which was directed by Danny Lee. In 2018, Torre and

debuted ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN Studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. The show was cancelled in March 2020. In 2020, Torre began hosting the ''ESPN Daily'' podcast.

Personal life

Torre is of Filipino descent. Torre has been married to Elizabeth Doherty since 2016. They have a daughter.

Filmography

References

External links

Official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torre, Pablo S. 1985 births Living people American writers of Filipino descent The Harvard Crimson people Sportswriters from New York (state) Regis High School (New York City) alumni ESPN people NPR personalities Harvard College alumni