ANNOUNCER PROFILES

Announcer: Tony Schiavone Real Name: Noah Schiavone Birthday: Hometown: Craigsville, Virginia Marital Status: Debut: 1983 Notable Feuds: Eric Bischoff (WCW) Mike Tenay (TNA) [Tony Schiavone Gallery]

Tony Schiavone worked for the NWA for a while, then had a brief stint in the WWF, before returning to Ted Turner's WCW.. Tony Schiavone became known as the voice of World Championship Wrestling for most of the 90s until the death of WCW.. January 29, 2003 - TNA: Tony Schiavone made an unadvertised one-night return to professional wrestling, as a heel announcer.. Tony immediately started a feud with mainstay announcer Mike Tenay - Tony will serve as Sports Entertainment Xtreme announcer.. April 2003: Rumor has it, the WWE wanted to bring in Tony Schiavone to "replace" Jim Ross, but Kevin Dunn nixed that idea.. August 2004: Tony Schiavone is now hosting a Sports Radio show on 1240 AM The Ticket in Gainesville, GA from 9-11 a.m.. February 2007: Tony Schiavone is one of the commentators on the network that broadcasts the Georgia football games.. 2009: Tony Schiavone now does play by playr for the Gwinnett Braves, the AAA minor league team of the Atlanta Braves.