Kenny Mayne Biography
Kenny Mayne is an American journalist who currently works as a sports personality and is best known for his work on ESPN from 1994 to today. He appeared as the host of Kenny Mayne’s Wider World of Sports on ESPN.com. Mayne also appeared as a weekly Sunday NFL Countdown contributor with their weekly segment “Mayne Event”.
Born in Kent, Kenny attended community college and was an honorable mention as a junior college quarterback in 1978 at Wenatchee Valley College in Wenatchee. He later graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1982 in broadcasting.
While at UNLV, he was a backup quarterback for two years and then signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. After starting his television career with a brief stint as a reporter for KLVX-TV in Las Vegas, he spent 7 years at KSTW-TV in Seattle. Eventually, Mayne became a weekend sports anchor and weekday news reporter. However, he left KSTW in 1989.
ESPN signed him in 1994 after he sent ESPN a note asking if the network would sign him. He started at ESPN as a SportSmash anchor on ESPN2. Eventually, he became the anchor of the weekend edition of RPN 2Night from beginning on Labor Day weekend in 1995 until 1997.
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After a few years at SportsCenter, he moved to a variety of ESPN nightly shows. Included in his repertoire was the game show 2 Minute Drill. He is now most often seen as the host of ABC and ESPN horse racing events.
Kenny returned to SportsCenter on October 15, 2013 after a five-year absence. A new deal with ESPN signed earlier that month saw him anchor 70 episodes of SportsCenter and host 10 special features a year through 2015. The deal effectively ended his role in horse racing and ended his Wider World Sports series.
However, on May 10, 2021, he announced that he would be leaving ESPN after 27 years as an ESPN anchor and correspondent. From July to September of the same year, Kenny, along with another former ESPN anchor Cari Champion, presented streaming coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics on Peacock called Tokyo Tonight.
Kenny Mayne Age
How old is Mayne? Mayne It is 62 years old as of 2021. He was born September 1, 1959, in Kent, Washington, United States of America. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday on September 1st of each year and his zodiac sign is Virgo.
Kenny Mayne’s Height
Mayne is on average height of 5 feet 9 inches and is of moderate weight.
Kenny Mayne family
Mayne was born into a supportive family in Kent, Washington. However, our efforts to find out more about his parents and siblings were futile as this information is not publicly available. This field will be updated.
Kenny Mayne wife | Married | Divorced | Children
Mayne got married for your love wife, Laura Wagoner. Laura is a doctor by profession. the two got it married in May 1995. They are proud parents of Riley Hope and Annie. In addition, Laura delivered twins three months before, creighton and Connor. However, Creighton died a day after being born on May 28, 1996, while Connor struggled in the hospital for about six months before he died.
Both divorced in 2014. Before Laura. Mayne was married to Darcelle Black from September 1983 to July 1990. After his divorce from Laurahe started dating, Gretchen Huberto whom he got married in July 2017.
Kenny Mayne Net Worth
Mayne have an estimate net worth of $5 million. His income is attributed to his career as a journalist.
Kenny Mayne Salary
Mayne get an estimate annual salary from among $40,000 and $120,000.
