Steve Covino (radio)

Steve Covino previously known as "El Covino, (born August 9, 1976), is an American Television/Talk radio Show Host/Disc Jockey heard daily on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and hosted weeknights on ESPN's Now or Never
==Professional career==
Steve Covino started his career in broadcasting as the producer and co-host of Solid State on 92.3 K-ROCK WNYL (FM) (Later called Altered State with DJ Liquid Todd on 103.5 WKTU The Beat of NY). Covino later co-hosted K-ROCK's Hard On with Crazy Cabbie and earned a weekend show at K-ROCK. Covino left K-ROCK when he was offered a full-time position by Maxim Radio on Sirius XM Satellite Radio|Sirius XM Satellite radio in 2002 where he also was featured as a nighttime host of SiriusXMs Octane (Sirius)|Octane (Pure Hard Rock). Since 2004, he is best known as the host of one of the fastest-growing talk shows: The Covino and Rich on Faction Talk 103.
In addition to the regular talk show, Steve Covino expanded his brand by delivering sports from a lifestyle/fan perspective and launched a pre-show titled Bleacher Report Radio w/ C&R bringing the very popular website to life with experts from www.BleacherReport.com on Sirius XM Sports Zone 92.
The success of his radio talk show opened doors into other entertainment avenues and Steve Covino debuted his first television show on Sports New York (SNY) on Sept. 30, 2013. SNY focused on all things NY Sports and more from a fan/pop culture perspective. Covino and Rich offer viewers and sports fans an entertaining, lighthearted show that will incorporate pop culture, social media and viewer participation—focusing less on stats and X's and O's. 
In 2018, Steve Covino got hired part-time to host ESPN Radio which led them back to television to host a daily nighttime talk show. On January 28, 2019 Now or Never debuted weeknights on ESPN2.http://web.sny.tv/media/video.jsp?topic_id=6479520
==Personal life==
Steve and his wife Layla Kayleigh, had a daughter, Melody Rain Covino, on November 2, 2009. They celebrated their daughter's christening in Union, New Jersey, Covino's hometown. On October 9, 2011, Kayleigh and Covino married in Las Vegas, Nevada. Melody served as flower girl. After 10 years together including 5 years of marriage, Covino and Kayleigh divorced in April 2018. (Public Record).
In June 2019, media personality Jeff Lewis (real estate speculator) accused Steve Covino and his co-host Rich Davis of reporting him to SiriusXm HR as a result of Lewis's comments about the hosts on his talk show Jeff Lewis Live. 
==Radio==
Covino got his start in radio at Montclair State University's 90.3 WMSC and since then has lent his voice to 92.3 K-ROCK NY, SiriusXm's Maxim Radio, ESPN Radio, Bleacher Report Radio and SiriusXM rock/talk channels. Steve Covino's talk show career was born in 2004 when he signed a contract for The Covino and Rich Show which launched on a now-scrapped Maxim Radio and years later transitioned to Faction Talk 103. The Covino and Rich show is best known as a men's lifestyle show that had frequent celebrity guests. In the 2020/2021 season, he interviewed Hollywood stars including: Chrissy Metz, Jason Biggs and Jessica Alba. Many of the show's highlights and celebrity interviews can be viewed on the show's social media pages and SiriusXM On Demand.
In addition to his successful talk radio career, Steve Covino simultaneously worked on SiriusXm's rock channels and transitioned from Octane (Sirius XM) to Turbo (Sirius XM) starting Aug 17, 2017.
==Television==
Steve Covino previously made appearances on Style Network's Empire Girls: Julissa and Adrienne along-side now ex-wife Layla Kayleigh.https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/empire-girls-julissa-and-adrienne/episodes-season-1/1030344081/
In Sept. 2013, SportsNet New York brought on Covino and Rich to host their own live daily talk show.
Steve Covino has appeared as a guest host on ESPN shows such as First Take (talk show)|First Take and the Will Cain Show.
On January 28, 2019, Steve Covino and co-host Rich Davis announced the start of their new TV show Now or Never airing on ESPN2 Monday-Friday at 11PST. Now or Never focused on the pop-culture side of sports and showcased interviews with sports personalities including: David Beckham, Mark Cuban|Marc Cuban and Mike Tyson. In 2021, Now or Never was not renewed for its third season as a result of ESPN budget cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic.
== Podcasting ==
After 16 years in 2021, Steve Covino and his co-host Rich Davis chose to not renew their Sirius XM contract for radio talk show, The Covino and Rich Show. The Covino and Rich Show continued seamlessly onto the Patreon platform where their show now lives M-Th. The subscription-based podcast offers two options: audio stream only or a "Behind the Velvet Rope" option where subscribers can watch a live video stream and access bonus content.
==Video games==
Covino has voiced numerous characters in 3 Grand Theft Auto games including City Official, Chinese Vendor, Cholo gang member, Gun Dealer, Smuggler and Local Population.
Category:1976 births
Category:Radio presenters
Category:Disc jockeys