Chris Myers Profile
Chris Myers is an American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster working for FOX Sports serving as a contributor. He previously worked at ESPN where he hosted “Up Close” and reported and anchored for “SportsCenter” for 11 years on that network.
Chris Myers Education
He attended Chaminade High School, Miami Dade Community College, and Florida International University after graduating from high school.
Chris Myers Career
Myers serves as FOX Sports’ first three-sport star contributing to the network’s NFL, NASCAR, MLB, Premier Boxing Champions, and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show coverage. He worked a full slate of NFL games as a play-by-play announcer during the 2020 season.
From 2001 to 2018, Myers hosted FOX Sports’ NASCAR CUP SERIES race and prerace coverage live from the track every weekend. Myers, who joined the FOX NASCAR on-air team in 2001, has hosted the network’s pre-race coverage of the prestigious DAYTONA 500 live from the track each year and will return weekly in 2021 to host prerace coverage live from every track.
Myers also hosts MLB WHIP AROUND on FS1 and serves as a reporter and play-by-play announcer during regular and postseason games. In 2018, he was named the blow-by-blow announcer for FOX Sports’ Premier Boxing Champions coverage, calling some of the biggest championship boxing fights on FOX and FS1. In January 2021, he made his Marquee Sports Network debut as host of “Chris and Tell,” a monthly talk show with Washington Football Team Head Coach Ron Rivera as his first guest. In 2021, Myers will also call select Chicago Cubs games for Marquee Sports Network.
In addition to his FOX NFL play-by-play duties, Myers worked as a sideline reporter during FOX’s coverage of the NFL playoffs from 2005 to 2019. He also contributed to FOX’s coverage of Super Bowls XXXIX, XLII, XLV, XLVIII, LI, and LIV.
Quick Facts About Chris Myers
| Age | 65 years old as of 2024 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sue Myers |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
In the days leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII, he also hosted AFTERNOON HUDDLE live from Radio Row in New York on FS1. Myers had the honor of interviewing the Red Sox when they finally won the 2004 World Series as a field reporter for FOX MLB, one of five World Series he has covered. Myers co-hosted Showtime’s “Inside NASCAR” series with analysts Brad Daugherty, Michael Waltrip, and Randy Pemberton in 2010. He also wrote and published two books, “NASCAR Nation” and “NASCAR is America.”
Myers, one of the busiest sports broadcasters, hosted his own three-hour program, CMI: Chris Myers Interview, on FOX Sports Radio, which was heard on more than 250 affiliates and Sirius/XM Radio. CMI aired the most recent interview with legendary coach John Wooden, as well as stars from sports and entertainment such as Bill Murray and Adam Sandler.
Myers worked for ESPN before joining the FOX family in 1998 as an anchor for FOX Sports News on FSN. He hosted “Up Close” and reported and anchored for “SportsCenter” for 11 years on that network. As an anchor and reporter, he won an Emmy in the Sports Features category in 1990. The veteran reporter previously worked as a sports anchor and feature reporter for WWL-TV in New Orleans from 1982 to 1988, as a sportscaster for WTVJ-TV in Miami from 1980 to 1982, and as a sportscaster for WCIX-TV in Miami from 1978 to 1980.
Chris Myers Age
Myers is 65 years old as of 2024. He was born on 28 March 1959 in Miami, Florida, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 28 March every year.
Chris Myers Height
Myers stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.9m).
Chris Myers Family
Information regarding Myers’s parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Chris Myers Wife
Chris is married to his long-term girlfriend Sue Myers. The couple had two sons, Alex and Christopher Myers.
Chris Myers son’s death
Myers and his wife Sue are proud parents of their two sons by the names of Christopher Myers and Alex Myers. Their son Christopher died due to a car accident in Southern California at the age of 19. Christopher died in February 2012 and he is still remembered to this day.
Chris Myers Salary
Being one of the top reporters for FOX Sports, Myers earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Chris Myers Net Worth
Myers has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a sportscaster.
Chris Myers FOX Sports
At FOX Sports Myers works alongside;
- Jon Paul Morosi
- Curt Menefee
- Urban Meyer
- Matt Millen
- Howie Long
- Donny Marshall
- Joy Taylor
- Charissa Thompson
- Nick Swisher
- Mariano Trujillo
- Michael Vick
- Michael Strahan
- Nick Wright
- Sara Walsh
- Jonathan Vilma