Background
Mooney, Sean was born on May 21, 1959 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Gene E. Mooney and Mary Elizabeth Parnell.
Mooney, Sean was born on May 21, 1959 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Gene E. Mooney and Mary Elizabeth Parnell.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Arizona, 1981.
He now works as an anchor for KVOA, the National Broadcasting Company affiliate in Tucson, Arizona. Mooney debuted on the May 15, 1988 edition of World Wildlife Fund Wrestling Challenge, replacing announcer Craig DeGeorge. During his time in the World Wildlife Fund, Mooney"s primary duties included play-by-play announcing for matches aired on Prime Time Wrestling, World Wildlife Fund Mania, World Wildlife Fund All-American Wrestling, as host of Coliseum Video releases (where he also provided commentary for "exclusive" matches), and hosting the "Events Center" segment during the World Wildlife Fund"s syndicated television shows, such as World Wildlife Fund Superstars and World Wildlife Fund Wrestling Challenge.
The "Event Center" was a segment used to promote feuds and house shows.
Mooney made his pay-per-view debut at the first SummerSlam in August 1988 as an interviewer. Mooney"s last major appearances were at the 1992 Survivor Series and early episodes of World Wildlife Fund Monday Night Raw, with his actual last appearance on World Wildlife Fund television as the host of the countdown show to WrestleMania IX. In April 1993, his contract expired and he opted not to renew lieutenant
He was replaced by Todd Pettengill as an interviewer and Event Center personality and by Gorilla Monsoon on World Wildlife Fund Mania and World Wildlife Fund All-American Wrestling for play-by-play. Later appearances
He reappeared on WWE television for one time only in October 2005, during the pre-show to WWE Raw"s "Homecoming" to the United States of America Network.
The pre-show simply ran through some past moments of RAW on the United States of America Network, with several people involved with the WWE during the first years of Monday Night Raw, including Mooney, sharing their memories of the WWE during that period.
Mooney once again returned WWE on July 23, 2012 for the 1,000th episode of Raw by interviewing Daniel Bryan backstage. Mooney worked as an on-camera host and producer for Major League Baseball Productions in the early 1980s before working for the World Wildlife Fund. Following this, he became an anchorman for WWOR-television, based in Secaucus, New Jersey. He worked there until 1997, when he was replaced by Ernie Anastos.
He moved that year to WBZ in Boston where he served as anchorman for just under a year.
Mooney has been a reporter with Fox Sports Arizona since July 2000 focusing on University of Arizona football and basketball. In 2010, he presented Fox Sports coverage of Rugby around the world and the Rugbyville United States of America camp in Glendale, Colorado.
He was hired by KVOA television in 2012 to become a weekend news anchor for News 4 Tucson.
Active Child Reach, Rhode Island, since 1982. Member American Federation television & Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild.
Married Lauren Patricia Manning, October 24, 1992. 1 child, Taylor Elizabeth.