Charles Cornacchio

Charles Cornacchio is an award winning and two time Emmy nominated television producer.

He is the Managing Partner of the on-line sports reporting website, Hudson Valley Sports Report and also Producer In Charge for Time Warner’s Hudson Valley Sports Channel.

He began his television career as the first TV Sports Anchor at Newscenter6, covering local high school and college sports, as well as professional sports including Boxing, MLB, and NFL. Charlie also hosted and produced multiple half-hour sports programs including Sports Scene, Hudson Valley Renegades Clubhouse Report, and was the Executive Producer for a cooking show, The Time Savor Gourmet.

He was the TV Color Analyst for Marist Men’s Basketball broadcasts from 1990 to 1996. During that time Charlie also worked at FOX28, NEWS12 Connecticut and Westchester, and produced sports segments for MSG.

In 1997 he launched an independent TV sports show called, Sports1. The nightly half hour program covered high school, college, and professional sports and was broadcast into 250,000 homes in the Hudson Valley. He was awarded the Small Business Council Award for Innovation and Entreprenuerism.

As an accomplished musician, Charlie received an Axiem Award for his musical score of a video that highlighted the rescue and recovery in the aftermath of 9-11.

Mr. Cornacchio lives in the New York’s Hudson Valley with his wife Maryann. They have been married for 40 years and have 4 children and 8 grandchildren.