Charissa Thompson: ESPN Host and Sportscaster – Bio Net Worth and Career: Charissa Thompson is a well-known television host and sportscaster from Washington who has worked for major media outlets such as ESPN and Fox Sports.
Early Life of Charissa Thompson
Charissa Jean Thompson was born on May 4 1982 in Seattle Washington. She has two older siblings and her parents are Scott and Cathy, Thompson. Charissa always knew she wanted to be a broadcaster and attended Inglemoor High School in Kenmore Washington.
Later she moved to California to attend community college and gain California residency. In 2004, Charissa went to the University of California, Santa Barbara. She studied Law and Society and graduated from there.
Charissa Thompson’s Career
Charissa started her broadcasting career on various college sports shows including Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Net. She was a sideline reporter for college football and basketball games and worked as a sideline reporter for the NFL by NFL on Fox for several years.
Charissa also worked as a co-host on a sports show called The Best Damn Sports Show Period on FSN. She joined ESPN in June 2011 and co-hosted the show Numbers Never Lie. Later she hosted SportsNation and ESPN First Take.
Thompson was a presenter for Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and co-hosted ABC’s reality TV series Splash. She also became a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster.
In February 2023 she sat with panels of NFL reporters to talk about their special bond on and off the field ahead of Fox’s Super Bowl LVII coverage.
Charissa Thompson’s Personal Life
Charissa Thompson was married twice but both marriages ended in divorce. Her most recent marriage was to sports agent Kyle Thousand which ended in April 2022 after a year. Her first marriage occurred when she was 25 but there is no information about her ex-husband. It is unknown if Charissa has any children.
Charissa Thompson’s Net Worth
Charissa Thompson has a net worth of around $3 million from her successful career as a television host and sportscaster.
Charissa Thompson is a well-known television host and sportscaster who has worked for ESPN and Fox Sports. She always knew she wanted to be a broadcaster and started her career on various college sports shows.
She was a sideline reporter for the NFL by NFL on Fox for several years and co-hosted The Best Damn Sports Show Period. She joined ESPN in 2011 and co-hosted Numbers Never Lie and hosted SportsNation and ESPN First Take.
She was also a presenter for Fox Sports 1 and co-hosted ABC’s reality TV series Splash. She has a net worth of around $3 million and has been married twice but both marriages ended in divorce.