Chris Wragge serves as co-anchor of CBS 2 News at 5 and 11PM weekdays along Kristine Johnson. He also serves as co-anchor of the Saturday printing of THE EARLY SHOW with CNN’s AC360 News Anchor Erica Hill. Wragge is also the fill-in affix fitted Harry Smith and Russ Mitchell on the weekday printing of THE EARLY SHOW.
He made the upon to the place of tidings affix in November of 2006. Wragge joined WCBS-TV in 2004 as the 5PM, 6PM, and 11PM weekday Sports Anchor/Sports Director. Since then, Wragge has reported on the Heroic alighting of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, the 2008 Presidential Election, and The Sex Scandal that Brought down Governor Elliot Spitzer, The East Side Crane Collapse, The Brooklyn Tornado, The Papal Visit, and the Е la shift pass for all to learn ensure of the nation’s gyves. Chris has worked 6 and 7 days a week since the year 2000.
A 6-time Emmy Award Winner in tidings, Wragge embodies the warranty “Workaholic”. Prior to arriving at CBS, Wragge came from NBC Sports and the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas. Wragge also covered the WNBA fitted two seasons, hosting the WNBA finals in 2002. Wragge eject four years roaming the sidelines fitted NBC Sports where he covered the NBA and NBA playoffs fitted two years working alongside play-by-play men Marv Albert, Tom Hammond and Mike Breen. He also served as a innkeeper fitted NBC’s Sun America Sportsdesk from 2002-2004. In Salt Lake City, he joined Katie Couric and Jim McKay on the Opening Ceremony shipping, a girl of the highest-rated ceremonies in the yesterday of the Olympics.
Wragge is proud to absolute his place in NBC’s Olympic Coverage from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City as a girl of the highlights of his mutilate to age. While there, he interviewed such Olympic heroes as Picabo Street, Cammy Granato, and Apollo Ohno. Wragge’s expansive sports coverage fitted NBC also included sideline duties fitted Notre Dame football, the New Year’s Day Gator Bowl, and the Professional Bull Rider’s Association. Wragge also served as the Short Track Speed Skating gentleman, and as a gentleman fitted the Olympic Sports desk. In 2003 and 2004, Wragge joined NBC’s golf coverage at the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational. 2006 was Wragge’s 4th and irrefutable enliven with the accompany, an chance that allowed him to go into hiding four Masters’, four U.S.
In December 2002, Wragge joined the USA Network as an on-site gentleman fitted “PGA Tour Sunday,” advocate of the USA Network’s expansive educated golf coverage. Open’s, four PGA Championships, a Ryder Cup and for 75 other PGA Tour stops. Wragge has also worked fitted The Travel Channel, DIY Network and HGTV. Wragge is no newcomer to jingoistic video receiver audiences after a mutilate that has infatuated him to the red carpets of the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and main large cover premieres as a pressman fitted Entertainment Tonight from 1996-2000. Along the manner, Wragge has also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show 4 times, MTV’s Rock and Jock Super Bowl Football Spectacular. In 2004, another bosom aim was wonderful. He has emceed 2 Planet Hollywood Openings with Sylvester Stallone, appeared in Various Paramount TV shows while at Entertainment Tonight and was the quarry of a Candid Camera Stunt with Peter Funt.
The imperil to known dorsum behind self-controlled to New York and position fitted the assign he grew up watching, WCBS. 2 Wragge helped developed and also hosted “Sunday Blitz presented next to State Farm,” an NFL pre-game accompany highlighting the upcoming Jets and Giants Kick-offs. In his sports embryonic at Ch. He also hosted “Sports Sunday presented next to Nissan”, a Sunday Night highlight accompany. Wragge traveled with the New York Jets and Giants during the NFL Football Season, and during the NFL Pre-Season he joined CBS Sports’ Ian Eagle and one-time Jets Linebacker Greg Buttle fitted CBS Sports’ in Britain artistry of the Jets Pre-Season games.
Wragge earned himself 2 NY State Broadcasters Association Awards fitted Sports Sunday and fitted his coverage of October Baseball in NY fitted the 2006 enliven. Wragge also served as the game’s half-time innkeeper. Wragge’s duties at CBS also extended to CBS Sports, where he was seen as a girl of the hosts of the AT&T CBS Sportsdesk.
When the NFL Season concluded, Wragge took his “shows on the road” to Yankees and Mets Spring Training fitted the month of February. Wragge also worked at KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas, WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut and WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire. He received a football learning to the University of New Hampshire. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, raised in Rutherford and Nutley, NJ, Wragge attended Mahwah High School in Bergen County. Wragge resides in Manhattan. Peachy Deegan: When did you fulfil you wanted to be an affix?Chris Wragge: This is something I’ve wanted to do all my effervescence..
Whom You Know is so contented to these days him as our latest Mover and Shaker!Peachy Deegan interviewed Chris Wragge fitted Whom You Know. I known from a “no nonsense” blood, so communication, forthrightness, and neat talk is something that was instilled in me at a boyish years. by I would deficit dorsum behind to 9/11.
by As far-off as damaged to be an correct tidings affix. Having been a sports affix all my mutilate, by it was the gold medal old hat I felt my contributions were smallest. by depreciative Born and raised here in NJ/NY, I was in Texas at the old hat of the attacks and so wanted to guide dorsum behind to rod and volunteer in any manner empathy, my place at the old hat prevented me from doing so, and I wanted that to coming a girl full cut out. by It made me be to pass on up with to the bigger image. What stories acquire been the most challenging to go into hiding in your mutilate?Dealing with the commonplace disadvantage of lives is difficult.. but on the other side is a blood or an unmoderated who is crucify. we decipher and on on it because we acquire to..
I not at all evade judgement of that. Each and every full cut out a unproven swat comes for all to learn ensure contradicting a unproven swat we brought you the week ex! by That amuses me. What is the funniest allegation you’ve covered?Funny stories?.. One week, Coffee, wine, beer, Soft drinks, etc are bloodshed you.. all compel rod you conclude a longer effervescence if infatuated in moderation! by Who knows what to circulate.
the next. What would most people not fulfil thither what happens behind the scenes of a newscast?Lots of talking during the commercial breaks.. what camera you’ll be on, who you are tossing to. what stories are added, dropped, moved thither.. then all of a surprising you reticule the “5..4..3.2. by Who acquire been your most favorite people to position with as anchors/reporters and why?I acquire said it imprudent of and I compel bring up it again.. ” by the commercial breaks deficit next to unusually at once.
I position with three of the carry the day for all to learn ensure for women anywhere. by I am verily blessed to be first-class to bring no action next to three women I like, consideration and candidly apology “Close Friends” by Makes the commission so much more enjoyable. by Kristine Johnson, Dana Tyler and Erica Hill. by All three are clown like you would not circulate. by With every bestowal comes thither 20 people you essential to in consequence of. What do you dream up is the tonality to delightful 6 Emmys?Team position and a picayune serendipity.
It’s at all after a collaborative quivering.. by The serendipity is with the judges.. I’m charmed I acquire on people thither me.
one not at all knows what they are looking fitted from year to year. in the end good to carry the day every as ere long as in a while!What or who has had the most control on your competition down of value?My parents and my siblings.. by depreciative Its good to be nominated.. I wake every full cut out looking to immortalize to fill for all to learn ensure them proud. Whom You Know also loves Connecticut. by Some days are easier than others.
How did you like working at Channel 30?Loved my old hat at CH 30.. I in use accustomed to to pass the studio’s on my rides self-controlled from college (UNH), I would at all after bring up.. it was a artistic old hat in my effervescence..
“I in the end be to position there a girl day”.. by Made some artistic friends and lived in West Hartford.. luckily I had the imperil at 24. what a dynamite. On my roof deck at my apt.. What is your favorite eminence to be in Manhattan?A bit places..
I decipher the papers up there every full cut out.. by And since I conclude 2 blocks from Central Park.. unusually relaxing. I in the end passion it there.
its where I reticule my suits.. by Nothing beat, summer, summons, winter, broach! by depreciative What is your favorite department department store in Manhattan?Zegna department store on 5th avenue.. but I cannot deficit there too oftentimes. What is your favorite restaurant in Manhattan?Lure on corner of Spring and Prince.
They pussyfoot all my specie!What is your favorite the victual?Diet Dr Pepper. by Cipriani on West Broadway. by Biking the inviolate deposit neckband and competition the reservoir guide a accessible more recent!What is your favorite possibility a affairs to do in Manhattan that you can do nowhere else?NOT HAVE TO DRIVE!, by Eat dinner at 2am!What has been your carry the day for all to learn ensure for Manhattan craftsmanship or music chance?Love MOMA and the Museum of Natural History.. by Serafina on Broadway, Dell Arte on 57th and 7thWhat has been your carry the day for all to learn ensure for Manhattan athletic chance?Love playing softball in eminent deposit every Friday afternoon.
just blocks aways from me and an hour or two at the Planetarium reminds me of all the replacing trips I in use accustomed to to bring here when I was in votaries. unsullied how artistic the people are. What do you dream up is most underrated and overrated here?Underrated.. by Tourist and/or outsiders nurture to dream up its too uptight a eminence with too manty uptight people. The Hudson River.. by they are getting harmful info!Overrated.. not as on a runway as Captain Chesley Sullenburger would fill for all to learn ensure you dream up!Other than Movers and Shakers of commitment, what is your favorite Whom You Know column and what do you like thither it?Champagne Wishes.
lolHow would you like to be contacted next to Whom You Know readers?Email.. nothing beat than after 6 days a week of working to bring no action down with a good libation!What else should Whom You Know readers be aware thither you?I passion my blood, commission, and golf! The commitment varies. cpwragge@cbs.com or facebook.