Joe Pequeno

Name: Joe Pequeno

About Me: I grew up in NYC and eventually moved to St. Pete, Florida in my teens. So you can say I've had the best of both worlds!

Hometown: New York City, St. Pete, Florida

City of Residence: Phoenix, AZ

Current Position: Sports Reporter / Fill-in anchor

When you joined 12 News: I've been with KPNX since August 16th, 2005

College Graduated from: University of South Florida

Interests/Hobbies: Comic Book Collecting (Marvel mostly Spider-Man), Working out, going to Movies, Spending time with my daughters Alexandria, Kaylie and wife Stephanie

Favorite Music: All kinds except Country

Favorite Song: Too many great ones to choose from

Favorite Books: The Art of War

Favorite Quotes: "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best thing. And no good thing every dies."

Andy Dufresne(Timothy Robbins) Shawshank Redemption

Favorite Food: Pile it on!! I love em all!

Favorite Color: I'm a mood ring color kind of guy

Favorite Travel Destination: Just give me the beach and I'm happy

Pets: None. But as soon as my daughter gets older, I will have a dog!

Children: My daughters Alexandria and Kaylie, they are the love of my life. Yet, very challenging

Favorite Sports Teams: New York Yankees, Florida Gators, South Florida Bulls, Suns, Coyotes, Cardinals, D-Backs

Favorite Moment in Broadcasting: It would have to be the recent Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and Oklahoma. I was right on the sidelines for the end and overtime...amazing finish!

Hidden Talent: I can work the grill well and make decent spaghetti.

Why you decided to work in TV: Well if I couldn't play centerfield for the Yankees or play the lead in the Spider-Man, I knew I wanted to be a sportscaster

Where else you have worked: Little Rock, AR, Lake Charles, LA, Tampa, FL

What you love about living in Arizona: The weather! Wearing shorts year round is the only way to go!

First Story Reported: A story I did back at South Florida on Tampa Bay Bucs RB Gary Anderson. Man...it was bad!

Awards Received: 2 Murrow Awards (Videography & 2007 Sports Reporting), 2008 Emmy On-line editing, 7 Associated Press Awards (Four 1st place), Six time Emmy nominated at KPNX-TV, Four Regional Emmys as a Promotions Producer for TBS (SportsSouth Network)

Your First Job: TBS (SportSouth Network) I was blessed to work in the Promotions department for Sportsouth Network under Jim Claussen. I worked my way up from Production Assistant to Producer. Working and living in Atlanta was a great five years of my life.

What People Would Never Guess About You: Extremely driven. That I care what people say, maybe too much. I'm actually getting better at blocking out negative comments and people.

Your Heritage: Dominican and Hispanic

Your Biggest Pet Peeve: Laziness. If you don't have a passion for it do something else.

Your Prized Possession: Other than my daughters, my Spider-Man Comic Book Collection. I've been collecting for years!!

What I'm Passionate About: Taking care of my family, staying in good shape, collecting my comic books and stay focused on the future

Dream Vacation: Just hanging out with good friends in a tropical environment.

Joe Pequeno