Awards & Winners

Tom Rinaldi

Tom Rinaldi is a reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC based in New York. He has contributed to SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, College GameDay, Sunday NFL Countdown, and is also a fill in host on ESPN First Take. He also did features for the horse racing telecasts. Rinaldi joined ESPN in May 2003 following a four-year stint as a reporter for CNN/SI from 1998-2002. He has also worked as a reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon from 1996 to 1998 and for WNDU-TV in South Bend, Indiana from 1993 to 1996. Prior to his career in journalism, Rinaldi was a high school English and English as a Second Language teacher in addition to being a handball coach at Morris High School in the Bronx, New York. Rinaldi has won three Regional Emmy Awards, three Associated Press Awards and a USA Today Feature-of-the-Year Award. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania before going on to receive his graduate degree at Columbia University. Rinaldi is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. Rinaldi conducted the first interview of Tiger Woods after the incident on November 27, 2009 which led to Woods' public disclosure of his extra-marital affairs.

Awards by Tom Rinaldi

Check all the awards nominated and won by Tom Rinaldi.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature SportsCenter
Richie Parker: Drive

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary 30 for 30
26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature E:60
Perfect
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature E:60
Mike Powell: In Relentless Pursuit
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature SportsCenter
Kick of Hope
The Dick Schaap Writing Award The Open Championship on ESPN
Old

2012


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature
Honored for : E:60
(Together)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature
Honored for : Outside the Lines
(The Man Behind the Red Bandanna)
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature
Honored for : Outside the Lines
(Time Out Of Mind)

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature E:60
Together
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Outside the Lines
Time Out Of Mind
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Outside the Lines
The Man Behind the Red Bandanna
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Outside the Lines
White Gold
The Dick Schaap Writing Award The Open Championship on ESPN
2011 Open Championship","Round 3 Open

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature E:60
Josiah's Time
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Outside the Lines
Santa Anita: A Dark History
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Outside the Lines
The Power of Dylan

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Outside the Lines
Andy Murray
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Outside the Lines
Carry On

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Outside the Lines
John Challis
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature Outside the Lines
Touching Them All
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Outside the Lines
Louis Mulkey
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature Outside the Lines
Kick for Nick

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature College GameDay
Martel Van Zant

2007


Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature
Honored for : SportsCenter
(Travis Roy)

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature SportsCenter
Travis Roy

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature SportsCenter
A Boy's Wish

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature SportsCenter
Rainbow Man

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Edited Sports Special Outside the Lines
Indians Boating Tragedy