Lou Tilley
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He recently partnered with Martin E Judge (founder and president of The Judge Group) to form "Lou Tilley Media Enterprises" based in Conshohoken, Pa. "LTM" develops original visual content on
all media platforms including traditional TV, internet, and digital display systems. In the year past Tilley, in coordination with Keystone Pictures of Philadelphia, produced two original programs for MavTv and several regional sports networks, surrounding the annual Maxwell Football Awards held in Atlantic City.
Tilley is a veteran award winning anchor/producer working mostly on the eastern seaboard. Recently, he was an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNets in Washington Dc, as well as Philadelphia. Prior to joining CSN Mid-Atlantic in September 2008, he was an anchor and reporter for SNY, SportsNet New York
SportsNet New York
SportsNet New York is a New York City-based regional sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and all of New York state, and nationwide via satellite. It is owned jointly by the New York Mets, Time Warner Cable, and NBCUniversal...
, which is owned in part by Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
. He continues to co-host, along with the former Olympic ice skater, "Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating," seen in syndication across America. He also co-hosts "Gymnastics USA" with Olympic medal winner Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller
Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced...
.
For the last two years, Lou has been a part-time announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies radio broadcast, serving as a backup for former Phillie relief pitcher Mitch Williams, on "The Wild Pitch" on The Big Talker WPHT, where he also hosted various multi-topic talk shows. Tilley is also an associate with Aurora Imaging Company, a full service video, film and internet media concern located in Conshohoken, Pa. where he serves as host, producer and writer for original productions.
Until 2007, Tilley was the host, writer, and executive producer of "Out of Bounds" on CN8, the Comcast Network, a show available in 44 million homes nationwide. "Out of Bounds" garnered two Emmy Awards. His previous nightly talk/news program "Lou Tilley's Sports Connection (seen from Boston to Richmond along the east coast) garnered 4 Emmy awards for outstanding achievement.
Born and raised in inner city Philadelphia, PA, Tilley played football on scholarship while attending Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
. During his senior year, Tilley tore 4 ligaments and the femoral artery in his left knee, an injury so rare and serious, he almost lost use of the leg. Superb reconstruction and rehab have enabled him to remain very athletic to this day. The injury ended his pro football aspirations and led him on the path to sports journalism. After a stint as a graduate assistant coach with Wake Forest, he moved to their broadcast booth, and eventually purchased their broadcast rights, anchoring their radio broadcasts and running all network operations including sales and distribution.
During his 8 year stint at CN8 (The Comcast Network, Channel 8), (where he was instrumental in building the sports division from its startup as major regional network serving Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington DC), he was the lead face of most original sports programs. Prior to the nationally distributed "Out of Bounds" he was host, writer and executive producer for "Lou Tilley's Sports Connection" and the lead sports anchor for "CN8 News" from 2000 to 2006.
As the lead sports figure for Comcast's huge multi-regional network reaching more than 9 million homes, he expanded "Out of Bounds to most all of the affiliated Comcast regional sports networks. At its peak,"Out of Bounds" was seen in 27 states
While at CN8, Tilley was also the host of many of its wide portfolio of live sports events, such as NCAA College Football, NCAA College Basketball, boxing, WTA Women's Pro Tennis, Olympic qualifying figure skating with Olympian Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Ann Kerrigan is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion.-Early life and skating career:...
, national level gymnastics with Olympians Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller
Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced...
and Bart Conner
Bart Conner
Bart Wayne Conner is a former American gymnast who, as a member of the gold medal-winning men's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games won an individual gold on the parallel bars...
, as well as Major Indoor League Soccer, and Women's WUSA pro soccer. Tilley also has written a weekly column for the Philadelphia-area Montgomery Newspapers for the last 7 years. During the time, Tilley was a frequent general news talk show host at WWDB-FM in Philadelphia.
Before joining CN8, Tilley was the award winning sports director and morning news anchor for KYW-TV
KYW-TV
KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...
in Philadelphia. There, in the 1990s, he was the preseason play-by-play man for the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
for 5 years, with partners Dick Vermeil
Dick Vermeil
Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs...
, Tom Brookshier
Tom Brookshier
Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Brookshier was an American professional football player, coach and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons from 1953 to 1961...
, Irv Cross
Irv Cross
Irvin Acie "Irv" Cross is a former professional American football cornerback and sportscaster.-Playing career:Cross was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. In 1966 he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams. Then in 1969, he returned to the Eagles and became...
and Dan Jiggets. He also hosted a co-produced the Randall Cunningham Show before a live studio office that delivered excellent ratings.
Before that, he was the sports director at WJZ-TV
WJZ-TV
WJZ-TV, channel 13, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Baltimore, Maryland. WJZ-TV's studios and offices are located on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, adjacent to the transmission tower it shares with four other Baltimore...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, and the weekend sports anchor at WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, working inside the award winning team that included local legend Bob Lobel and NBC commentator Bob Neumier. As sports director at WPCQ-TV
WCNC-TV
WCNC-TV is the NBC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 22 and is carried on cable channel 6 on most area cable systems. It is owned by the Belo Corporation...
in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, where he began his television career, Tilley was deeply involved in coverage of NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
and ACC college football.
He was the play by play voice for Wake Forest football and basketball, and once owned the broadcast rights to his alma mater, before joining Ted Turner's original local station in Charlotte.
During his career, Lou Tilley has gathered 11 Emmy awards. Most recently, Tilley won "Outstanding Talk Program/Series" in the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
Lou Tilley currently resides in the western Philadelphia suburbs where he remains active in many charitable activities including The American Lung Association, The Wellness Community, The Jaws Youth Foundation, Pennies in Action, and Catholic Charities.