Meet Stormy Buonantony, ESPN reporter labeled 'one of the best in the business' and set to marry US

Posted by Noelle Montes on Saturday, May 4, 2024


STORMY Buonantony has been tipped to hit the professional jackpot after making a name for herself as a top sports reporter in Las Vegas.

Born and raised in Sin City, Stormy made her breakthrough as the rink-side reporter for the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights before joining Las Vegas-based sports betting network VSiN as a lead anchor.

And Stormy has since hit the mainstream as a college football and XFL sideline reporter for ESPN, where she has worked for the past three years.

Fans are predicting great things for Stormy, who has been described as "amazing", "fabulous looking" and "one of the best in the business" on Instagram.

Stormy was given her unusual first name from her parents after being born during a July rainstorm.

And her love of sport came from her dad Richard, a former minor league baseball player, and her mom Cheri Shipp, a leading gymnastics teacher.

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Meanwhile, her grandfather Lucien was a well-known handicapper in Las Vegas, who made the betting lines for baseball, football and basketball games as well as championship fights for most of the casinos.

Stormy was encouraged to get into sports by her parents and she showed prowess at bowling, rolling a 200 game when she was nine and a 300 game at 13. 

She even won her first bet aged nine after her dad challenged Stormy at a bowling alley and promptly beat him with a score of 150.

“We had a bet that if I beat him in bowling, he’d pay me $100,” she told CDC Gaming Reports.

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After earning a degree in print journalism from San Diego State University, Stormy began her broadcast career as a digital reporter for the Mountain West Conference.

She then worked as an in-stadium emcee and team reporter for the Carolina Panthers for two seasons before returning to Las Vegas in 2019, reporting on the Golden Knights for AT&T SportsNet.

Her portfolio also includes ESPN's SEC Network, Raycom Sports and the NBC News Channel.

After freelancing for VSiN, she secured the role of the host of the gambling network’s flagship program My Guys in the Desert in September 2021.

“She knows her stuff and is just an incredibly talented broadcaster,” VSiN CEO Brent Musburger noted. 

“I think that the kind of content that Stormy creates works across every platform, and her personality allows her to be an outstanding television host or radio host."

Stormy believes her background in betting helped her immensely in the high-profile role.

“I think I have a different perspective on (sports betting) because I’ve been around it forever,” she said. 

“I’ve enjoyed it. It’s been a new challenge, and I think I’m learning and growing every day.”

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In her personal life, Stormy is engaged to Cristopher Normandt, a veteran who served in the United States Army and is a current mortgage advisor.

The pair are due to get married in August.

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