Granato has served as senior vice president of operations at 1560 The Game AM Radio since 2007. Granato has hosted a morning sports talk radio show in Houston since 1997. It is currently simulcast on Comcast Sports TV. Previously at SportsRadio 610, Granato came to Houston in 1993 as sports director at Channel 51. Prior to that, he was sports director at the NBC affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the ABC affiliate in Lafayette, Louisiana. He began his career as a cameraman and then weekend sports anchor at the NBC affiliate in Flagstaff, Arizona. Granato was also the sideline reporter for the Houston Texans for five years. He has hosted various television shows and is an experienced play-by-play announcer.

Previous Champions Club Benefit Luncheon speakers include Craig Biggio, retired Houston Astro, 2008; Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans Coach, 2009 and Jamey Rootes, president of the Houston Texans, 2010.

The success of our teams has raised school spirit and engaged more alumni and friends than ever before.  Each person who attends this benefit luncheon becomes a Champions Club member and benefactor of UST student athletes.