Charly Arnolt
| Charly Arnolt | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Charly Arnolt |
| Born | July 14, 1987 Indianapolis |
| Alma mater | American University (Bachelor of Arts |
| Website | charlyarnolt |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Charly Caruso |
| Billed height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Charly Arnolt (born July 14, 1987) is an American sports broadcaster and television personality for ESPN.[1] [2] [3] She is best known for her tenure with WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment from 2016 to 2021, where she appeared under the ring name Charly Caruso. She is currently a moderator on ESPN's First Take (talk show)|First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman.[4]
Early life and education
Charly Arnolt was born on July 14, 1987 in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5] She developed a love for sports as a child, and began playing softball, volleyball, and gymnastics. She had hopes of going to the Olympics as a gymnast, but retired from the sport due to injuries. She also had aspirations of playing volleyball at a collegiate level, but was hindered because of her height.[6]
In 2010, Arnolt graduated Latin honors|summa cum laude from American University with a degree in broadcast journalism. She previously attended North Central High School (Indianapolis)|North Central High School.[5]
Career
Early Career (2010-2016)
In 2010, she joined WSAZ-TV as a reporter in Huntington, West Virginia.[7] Arnolt later moved back to Indianapolis to work as a freelance reporter for WXIN "Fox 59". In 2011, she moved to WDAF-TV "Fox 4" in Kansas City, Missouri.[8][9] where she worked for about two years. In 2014, she returned to WXIN where she became a sports reporter and anchor.[10]
World Wrestling Entertainment (2016-2021)
Arnolt was invited by friend and National Football League|NFL Jacksonville Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan to a WWE SmackDown show in Indianapolis in 2016. At that show, Arnolt met WWE Senior Director of Talent Relations Mark Carrano, who connected her with WWE Monday Night Raw play-by-play commentator Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole who is instrumental in hiring TV broadcasters and ring announcers for the company. Cole was very interested, but there were no openings. When Brandi Rhodes, now the Chief Brand Officer for All Elite Wrestling|All Elite Wrestling (AEW), opted to leave WWE in May 2016, a door opened, and Arnolt joined WWE.[11][12]
She adopted name Charly Caruso and debuted as a ring announcer for WWE NXT in 2016, but it didn’t take long for her to make the main roster, interviewing WWE superstars and hosting events, segments and shows, whether on USA Network, WWE YouTube, WWE social media or WWE Network. [6]
She is currently hosting pre-show panels and conducts backstage interviews on WWE Raw|Monday Night RAW and WWE NXT.[13]
ESPN (2018-present)
Charly joined ESPN in september 2018. She does updates on SportsCenter and hosts SportCenter show on Snapchat. A couple months later, she hosted “First Take” for the first time after someone in the talent department asked her what she wanted to do at the network if she had her choice. After she made favorable impression in late December of 2018 she recieved more oppurtunities to "First Take" and cemented her role as the primary fill in host.
Arnolt is also part of the “First Take, Her Take” podcast on ESPN. The weekly show, which also features Kimberley Martin and Chiney Ogwumike, has the same format as the television show. The podcast allows all three of them to discuss other topics about their lives and culture.
Arnolt additionally also regularly appear on “SportsNation” on ESPN+ as well as other shows on the streaming service. Although she aknowledge that over the past 12 to 18 months it's been difficult to make sure there was no conflict between her WWWE and ESPN schedules. She has since completed her move from the WWWE to ESPN [14][15]
References
- ↑ "WWE announcer Charly Caruso joins ESPN - New York Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Charly Arnolt completes move from WWE to ESPN
- ↑ Sports Media World Reacts To The Charly Arnolt News
- ↑ Polockas, Erikas (2020-07-03). "Could the Rockets have beaten Michael Jordan's Bulls in 1995?". TalkBasket.net. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Benbow, Dana Hunsinger. "Indy Super Single: Charly Arnolt". Statesman Journal.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 VARSALLONE, JIM (September 6, 2019). "A talented Charly Caruso, who works for WWE and ESPN, adds MotiveCBD for her busy lifestyle". Miami Herald.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "WSAZ Beefs Up News Department". TV News Check. October 15, 2010.
- ↑ "On the Move, 12/6/11". Adweek. December 6, 2011.
Charly Arnolt joins WDAF in Kansas City as a full-time reporter after serving as a freelance reporter at WXIN in Indianapolis.
- ↑ "In My Opinion: A New Blog by Charly Arnolt". November 15, 2011.
- ↑ "On the Move, 3/10/14". Adweek. March 10, 2014.
Charly Arnolt joins WXIN in Indianapolis as a sports reporter and anchor. Arnolt previously worked at WDAF in Kansas City.
- ↑ "Former Indiana Sports Reporter Joins WWE". adweek.it.
- ↑ Charly Arnolt completes move from WWE to ESPN
- ↑ Arnolt, Charly. "Charly Arnolt Resume" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Charly Arnolt completes move from WWE to ESPN
- ↑ Multi-Platform Host & Reporter Charly Arnolt Joins ESPN Full Time as Part of Multi-Year Contract Extension
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