Tony Paige (boxing)
Anthony C. Paige (born September 11, 1953) is an American radio talk show host and boxing commentator. Based in New York, Paige was an overnight host for WFAN. Save for a three-year stint where he was not working for the station, Paige had hosted programming on WFAN since 1995 until his retirement on September 14, 2019. Co-commented the international English language feed of many major boxing matches, often giving fairly outrageous scorecards and questionable takes, one in particular being a bout contested on October 22, 1999, between then WBC super bantamweight champion Erik Morales vs Wayne McCullough.
Tony Paige | |
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| Born | September 11, 1953 |
| Occupation | Radio host, boxing analyst |
| Website | WFAN profile |
Paige attended City College of New York and Florida A&M University.
Career highlights
From January 1993 to December 1996, Paige served as president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He was the first black man to hold that position in the 54-year history of the organization.
He is also a United States field producer for KOTV, a weekly boxing program based in London, England, that airs in 70 countries worldwide.
He has worked as a boxing broadcast journalist for ESPN, ESPN2, Showtime, SHOBOX, Prime Network, MSG Network, and SportsNet New York among various others.
He currently shares the overnight hosting duties on WFAN with John Jastremski.
Retirement
Paige announced his impending retirement from WFAN on June 4, 2019, slated to take place on September 14.
Personal life
Paige lives in East Windsor Township, New Jersey with his wife and youngest son, Jaylen. Paige is also brother to computer engineer Tim Paige. His oldest son Dante is a former Goldman Sachs employee.
He is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan, a fact that many callers call attention to on his show.