Pete Sousa

Peter Martin Sousa (born February 5, 1977) is a three-time AP award-winning American sportscaster and serves as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN,[1] and NBCUniversal[2] a studio host for the Big 12 Conference, and a live show host for the Pete Sousa Show.[3]

Pete Sousa
Sousa in 2024 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Born
Peter Martin Sousa

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
EducationUniversity of Richmond
OccupationSports broadcaster / Live show host
Years active2009-present
SpouseKristy Hundt (married 2026-present)
Children2
Sports broadcast career
GenrePlay-by-play
Sports
Employer
Radio personality and podcast career
Genre
Shows
  • Pete Sousa Show (2022–present)
  • The Payoff with Pete (2021–present)
Employers
  • Rogue Media Network (2021–present)
  • Westwood One (2026–present)

Early life and education

Sousa was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and attended Catholic secondary school, Archbishop John Carroll High School. There, he played basketball[4] and played as a defensive end in football.[5][6] He was recruited and given a full scholarship to play football at the University of Richmond, but was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,[7] preventing him from playing. The coaches still honored his scholarship, allowing him to continue his studies while working with the team.[7] The diagnosis came after a doctor insisted Sousa see a cardiologist before being cleared to play.[7] In an interview with the WACOAN, a monthly magazine based in Waco, Texas,[8] Sousa described the referral as "a godsend".[7] Sousa graduated from Richmond in 1999 with a Bachelor's in Communication.[7][9]

Sports broadcasting career

After graduating from the University of Richmond, Sousa moved to New York, New York, where he worked at SFX Sports, the sports division of SFX Entertainment, in athlete representation,[10] along with a football scouting firm.[7]

Soon after, he worked in public relations at USA Basketball in Colorado Springs, Colorado, leading him to then work NBA public relations roles with the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers for almost a decade.[7][10]

From 2012 to 2015, Sousa worked with the NBA Development League, where he served as a play-by-play broadcaster[11] and TV show host[12][13] for the NBA D-League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, Springfield Armor's show, Inside the Armor.[14] He also covered the NBA Draft[15] and host the NBA D-League draft for NBA Entertainment.[10]

In 2014, he moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he worked as a sideline reporter for the Charlotte Hornets' radio[16][17][18] broadcasts and as a pregame host for the team's digital network.[19]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Sousa worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for Texas public high school football teams, and called five games that year. This helped him find work with Baylor University's softball and women's basketball teams, where he also called games.[7]

Sousa currently works as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN, calling college football, basketball, softball, and baseball games.[1][20] He also serves as a host for the Big 12 Conference's Inside the 12 show.[21][1]

News anchor career

KNOE-TV

In 2015, Sousa moved to Monroe, Louisiana, where he worked as a news anchor for KNOE-TV's morning broadcast, Good Morning ArkLaMiss.[22] He also anchored the noon news, covering topics like gun violence at churches, teen drug abuse, and hoarding. Sousa contributed to Emmy-nominated coverage of the 2016 historic flooding in Northeast Louisiana.[10][23]

KWTX-TV

Sousa moved to Waco, Texas in 2017, where he continued work as a news anchor for KWTX-TV.[7][24] He served as the host of KWTX-TV's Be Remarkable[25] segment, where he highlighted people "who go above and beyond to positively impact the lives of others."[26] Sousa worked with KWTX's Foster Care Project, where he highlighted children in need of a home.[27]

Radio personality career

In 2021, Sousa created a podcast, The Payoff with Pete Sousa,[28] where he discusses sobriety and overcoming addiction with guest speakers, some of whom include former NFL, NBA, and MLB players.[7] A year later, in 2022,[7] he started the Pete Sousa Show,[29] blending sports talk with his own life experiences. Some of his guests include former Villanova basketball Jay Wright[30], New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman[7], and former WNBA player and coach Nancy Lieberman.[31]

Awards and honors

In 2017, while working at KNOE-TV, Sousa received a second-place award in the 2016 Mississippi-Louisiana Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors Television Division II Best Franchise Reporting category, alongside co-anchors Lacey Sharp and Chris Brown for the segment, "8 Ways to Care".[32]

After joining KWTX-TV, Sousa and his co-anchor, Taina Maya, won first place in the 2018 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Television II Morning Newscast category. [33] Sousa and KWTX-TV subsequently received the same award a year later in 2019.[34]

Sobriety

After more than a decade of alcohol and drug addiction, Sousa reached what he called the "gift of desperation" and entered a rehabilitation center in 2011. [35] After 30 days of treatment, he spent four months in a halfway house, working at KFC, which he noted, gave him "confidence and humility."[36] His sobriety date is November 7 2011.[36]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pete Sousa". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Pete Sousa (January 25, 2026). Pete Sousa Reel 1.15.26. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Pete Sousa Show". YouTube. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA) -- Basketball, Catholic League Individual Scoring". tedsilary.com. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ Chaykun, Harry (November 20, 2014). "Instant Replay: Brown ran wild as Springfield finished unbeaten in Central". Delco Times. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA) -- Football, Individual Scoring". tedsilary.com. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tankersley, Kevin. "The Play-by-Play". Wacoan® | Waco’s Magazine™. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Magazine". Wacoan® | Waco’s Magazine™. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ University of Richmond (January 1, 1999). "The Web - 1999". The Web.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Pete Sousa". KWTX. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  11. ↑ Pete Sousa (May 5, 2014). Pete Sousa - Play-by-Play - August 6,2014. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Pete Sousa (May 6, 2014). Pete Sousa - Updated On Cams - August 6, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ NBA G League (February 28, 2014). Pregame interview with Devin Ebanks. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Chelesnik, Jon (October 30, 2012). "Sousa nets NBADL radio/TV gig". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ Pete Sousa (July 9, 2013). Pete Sousa - 2013 NBA Draft Coverage - ESPN 980 Washington, DC. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Pete Sousa (February 24, 2015). Hornets Sideline Hit - J. Jack Graduates from G-Tech day of game. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Pete Sousa (March 29, 2015). Hornets Sideline Report - Pat Ewing & Ed Pinckney 1985 NCAA Title Game. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Pete Sousa (January 11, 2015). Charlotte Hornets Radio Sideline Report - NBA First Family - The Zellers. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ "Tagged with Pete Sousa". www.nba.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  20. ↑ Pete Sousa (May 9, 2023). Pete Sousa - Play-by-Play -2023. Retrieved July 30, 2026 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ Big 12 Conference (February 4, 2025). 2025 Big 12 Football Schedule Reveal Show | Inside the 12. Retrieved August 5, 2026 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ jacky9br (September 13, 2015). KNOE-TV 8 News Good Morning Arklamiss open 2015 (U-Phonix). Retrieved July 17, 2026 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ "KNOE anchor Chris Brown nominated for Top 20 Under 40". KNOE. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  24. ↑ Pete Sousa (June 7, 2020). Pete Sousa - News Anchor Reel. Retrieved July 27, 2026 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ "Be Remarkable". KWTX. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Nominate a Remarkable Person for Be Remarkable". KWTX. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Foster Care Project". KWTX. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  28. ↑ "The Payoff - Stories of Sobriety". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Pete Sousa Show". YouTube. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  30. ↑ Pete Sousa Show (February 24, 2026). Pete Sousa Show LIVE! Villanova Legend Jay Wright on Changing College Basketball World!. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via YouTube.
  31. ↑ Pete Sousa Show (July 2, 2026). 🏀 Nancy Lieberman: The WNBA Must Adjust to Caitlin Clark. Retrieved August 6, 2026 – via YouTube.
  32. ↑ "Winners announced in Mississippi-Louisiana AP Competition". AP News. March 26, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Correction: Texas AP Broadcasters Awards story". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  34. ↑ "2019 Winners' and Judges' Comments". www.scribd.com. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  35. ↑ Hays, Julie (February 4, 2021). "KWTX anchor shares story of 20-year addiction, journey to sobriety in new podcast". www.kwtx.com. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  36. 1 2 "I Love Being Sober: Sobriety Is A Journey With Pete Sousa". ilovebeingsober.libsyn.com. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
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