He also served as the play-by-play announcer of the NCAA Division I-AA regional game of the week for The Football Network.
Pinto served as the radio voice of the Los Angeles Clippers for two seasons before joining the Seattle SuperSonics broadcasting team.
Before joining the NBA ranks, Pinto worked in the sports broadcasting field in Honolulu, Boston, Los Angeles and Amarillo, Texas.
He also served as television sports anchor on CBS-TV affiliate KGMB-TV in Honolulu, Hawaii, for three years.
A graduate of San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, Pinto also served as the play-by-play voice for UCLA women's basketball in 1984.