Peter Lion was keen towards writing at a really early age. During his growing upward years within Connecticut he was seen dabbling with poetry and also authored numerous short tales. His talent in this field had been further perfected when right after joining the Notre Dame High School in Connecticut he started adding to the students school newspaper.
He set out to create a career of his passion for the words by means of initially obtaining a degree in Journalism from the Southern Connecticut State University. He published his first magazine article in the Hartford Magazine well before he had managed to graduate with his journalism degree.
He ventured in to the television industry also just before he had finished his college. A few months before graduating, Peter Lion took up employment with WTNH-TV as a part tome graphics operator. This tv channel was an affiliate of the ABC network and also had been centered out of New Haven. Peter Lion though, had simply no experience within this field grabbed this opportunity to gain an entry and to create a foothold within the news and television sector.
He mastered the actual ropes quickly, comprehending the particular technical issues of the workings of the tv network and remained part of the channel for more than a period of 2 years.
He then relocated to Boston and started working with WSBK as being a Technical Director. He handled a number of assignments, his major one being the Boston Red Sox Baseball and Boston Bruins Hockey. Nevertheless, his desire to be in television and also his love for writing pulled him back to his home state as a part of a tiny tv channel start-up.
He joined up with this team as a director and a technical director for the 10 PM news cast, which was to be the very first within the state. He grabbed this opportunity of presenting his expertise as well as knowledge as in his stint within Boston he has had the opportunity of working with several accomplished directors. He employed this kind of knowledge to build the actual show from scratch.
Peter Lion moved to Pittsburg and also joined up with KADA TV right after finishing 2 years in this start-up. During his stint in this tv network, he exploited the many facets of his talent as well as worked as being a weather anchor, announcer, news producer, feature producer and also director. It was in the course of his stint with KADA-TV that Peter Lion found motivation with regard to his book named “The American St. Nick”.
He then transferred back to Connecticut and grew to become part of ESPN sports network. Still a part of ESPN, he is in charge for a number of their particular shows such as Sports Centre as well as the NFL Draft through his position within the corporation as being a Director. His main show however, remains, College Gameday.
He has been a two time winner of the Emmy awards, even though he’s already been nominated frequently with regard to his contribution within the television industry. He got his first Emmy for his work in Sports Centre and received his subsequent Emmy for the show NFL countdown.
Apart from doing work, Peter Lion is presently working on his second book. He is also a part of a music group that goes by the title of “Cheaper than Therapy” and is its lead singer and guitarist