[2] In 2017, he made news by attempting to acquire the Palermo soccer club from former owner Maurizio Zamparini; the takeover, originally agreed in March 2017, was called off by June of the same year before being finalized.
Raised in the United States with an American father and Italian mother, Baccaglini was born in Chicago but spent most of his youth in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Following his success in radio, Baccaglini began work for MTV and Italia 1, appearing regularly on the program Le Iene, on which he interviewed numerous personalities in politics.
[6] Baccaglini negotiated the purchase of U.S. Città di Palermo in secret for more than one year before finally coming to terms with former owner Maurizio Zamparini in March 2017.
In his initial press conference, he declared that his goal was to bring Palermo to be one of the best teams in Serie A, and to compete in the UEFA Champions League.