Jeff Gravley
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Professional Experience:
Began TV career in 1985 as an intern at WRAL-TV. Progressed to a sports photographer, then to reporter/photographer. Moved to sports anchor in 1995, serving as main sports anchor for 10 p.m. news until May 2000. From 2000-2003, primary sports anchor at WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio.
Awards & Recognition:
2007 Inductee into the J.F. Webb High School Athletic Hall of Fame, four-time regional Emmy Award winner, 2004 Russ Catlin national award winner for Outstanding Motorsports Feature on Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, N.C., 1998 North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.
News Philosophy:
My goal is to provide information and present stories in a unique way -- tell the audience something they don't already know. I treat my sportscasts like a Whitman Sampler: a little of this and a little of that to, hopefully, satisfy as many tastes as possible.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication, 1985, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Birthplace:
Rocky Mount, N.C.
Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
I enjoy "trying" to play golf, working out, deep-sea fishing and listening to all types of music -- especially Jimmy Buffet.
Family & Pets:
Wife, Mary; daughter, Megan; Dalmatian, Casey
Favorite Books & Movies:
I enjoy any sports biography books. My favorite movies include: "Field of Dreams," "Remember the Titans," "Days of Thunder" and any "Pink Panther" movie.
Likes Best About North Carolina:
This is home for me! Plus, it is a short drive to the coast to drop a fishing line into the ocean.
Most Memorable Assignments:
It's impossible to choose just one, so here are several in no particular order: My first trip to the Super Bowl, which was Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 between the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots; the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs -- what an experience to cover two Game 7 wins at the RBC Center and see hockey played in Edmonton; the many trips to the Final Four -- 14 and counting; the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens at Pinehurst; Jim Valvano's "Never Give Up" speech at Reynolds Colesium; Ohio State's national football championship win over Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl; and a 40-minute visit with Michael Jordan when he was playing minor league baseball -- the two of us in the clubhouse at Five County Stadium in Zebulon, just chilling and chatting.