Chad Ricardo has been named sports activities and leisure Anchor for Fox 5 DC (WTTG).
He’ll deal with leisure reporting for the station in addition to lead Fox 5’s sports activities protection. Ricardo will proceed to host LOUD AF, Friday Evening Lights, and Sport Time, a weekly, pre-game evaluation of the Washington Commanders. He’ll additionally an integral position within the station’s rising streaming portfolio on Fox Native, with exhibits like NFC Beast, an NFL present collaboration between WTXF Fox 29 Philadelphia, WNYW Fox 5 NY, and KDFW Fox 4 Dallas.
“Over the past decade, Chad has cemented himself as a trusted voice for the individuals within the DC group,” mentioned Kyle Carmean, station vp of Information and Content material. “He understands showcase native athletes and discover the tales that affect and curiosity our viewers.”
Ricardo has been a contract reporter and anchor for Fox 5 DC since 2022. As well as, he at the moment serves as a media marketing consultant for the NFL’s Accelerator program in addition to a play-by-play announcer and present host for Howard College athletics. Earlier than this, Ricardo was a colour analyst for Monumental Sports activities & Leisure as host of “Hello Def Excessive College” on WJLA in DC. Beforehand, he spent two years working for NBC Sports activities in DC as a multimedia journalist. He’s hosted and produced The Ricardo Report on highschool sports activities and hip-hop for Fox Sports activities, based mostly in DC. He started his profession as a Broadcast Journalist for SEN. A graduate of James Madison College, Ricado holds a Bachelors diploma in Media Arts and Design, Producing and Directing.
“Working with FOX 5 has been each little bit of a dream come true. On this new position, I’ll proceed my mission of serving the individuals of DC, Maryland and Virginia by looking for out the tales that need to be highlighted, then working with the very best colleagues and leaders within the enterprise to ship them,” mentioned Ricardo.
