Watching your favorite sport on television would not be the same if we did not have amazing sports anchors! They are the ones with the inside scoop and are not afraid to give us the lowdown on the teams and players. When it comes to the world of sports, it is not only the athletes that bring home amazing paychecks. You might be surprised to hear just how much analysts and announcers make!
These Sports Announcers And Analysts Earn Salaries You Would Not Believe
Chris Berman
Chris “Boomer” Berman is, no doubt about it, one of the biggest sports personalities. He has been the SportsCenter anchor ever since 1979. He hopped aboard the sports conglomerate just a month after its launch. From 1985 to 2016, he hosted the NFL Countdown. The National Sportscaster of the Year Awardee is a big part of why ESPN is this big now. Every year, he rakes in $5 million.
Chris Berman
Lisa Guerrero
Lisa Guerrero is an investigative journalist, sportscaster, and model. In the past 13 years, she has served as a correspondent for Inside Edition. She played a big role by hosting Fox Extra Innings, Fox Overtime, and Sports Geniuses. She once switched to ABC to join the crew of Monday Night Football TV. Her yearly earnings stand at $7 million a year. She has also written about table setting with Jewelry For Your Table.
Lisa Guerrero
Joe Buck
Joe Buck is the son of Jack Buck, so it is safe to say that sportscasting runs in their family. He is on the Fox Sports team and brought home many Sports Emmy Awards in the past for his work on NFL and MLB. Another National Sportscaster of the year awardee, he has been doing play-by-play announcing for the MLB World Series since 1996. The Undeniable with Joe Buck host brings home $6 million every year.
Joe Buck
Mike Tirico
Mike Tirico is under NBC Sports, but you might know him better for the time he spent as the ESPN play-by-play announcer for the NFL. Monday Night Football, his show, was on the air from 2006 until 2015. After the contract expired after 25 years, he made the move to NBC Sports. His opening debut was during the 2016 Open championship, but he has also hosted the FIFA World Cup since then. Aside from that, he hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and replaced Dan Patrick as well. He makes $3 million a year.
Mike Tirico
Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley is a two-time Olympic gold winner and retired NBA player. He is talented when it comes to getting points and rebounds but decided it was time to leave the NBA in 2000. After his retirement, he started a career in sports analysis and commentary for NBC and TNT. His courtside reporting skills have fetched him three Emmys. He recently got a deal with Turner Sports and earns $1.5 million a year.
Charles Barkley
Suzy Kolber
Suzy Kolber is a sideline reporter who got her start as a sports anchor for WPEC-TV and WCIX-TV, both based in Florida. In 1993, she switched to ESPN but later moved to Fox Sports. After 3 years there, she went back to ESPN to work on Monday Night Football. She has also hosted NFL Live, Wimbledon, and horseracing events in the past. She is also the host of NFL32 and makes a yearly salary of $3 million.
Suzy Kolber
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick has been a broadcaster since 1979. He became famous in the ‘90s when he was working at ESPN with Keith Olbermann. These two sarcastically came up with “This is SportsCenter” when they were instructed to plug the show more. Apart from that, his Dan Patrick Show ran from 1999 until 2007. He became a free agent after this even if he and ESPN split up on good terms. He then started to host Football Night in America for NBC Sports. Every year, he makes $5.5 million.
Dan Patrick
Lisa Salters
Lisa Salters is a journalist and sportscaster who worked for ESPN, ABC, WNT, and Good Morning America. She was a college basketball player! In March 2000, she began to work at ESPN as a general assignment reporter. After climbing the ladder, she became a Monday Night Football co-producer. Salters is a sideline reporter for the NBA on top of doing the sidelines for ESPN. The award-winning sportscaster got a nomination for writing a story called Ray of Hope in 2008. She earns $2 million.
Lisa Salters
Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith is a TV sports personality working as a commentator for ESPN First Take. He is also on SportsCenter as an NBA analyst. He also runs The Stephen A. Smith Show on SIRIUS XM and writes columns for ESPN and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Did you know that he has been writing for the Inquirer since his days as a basketball player at Winston-Salem State University? His yearly salary is $10 million.
Stephen A. Smith
Booger McFarland
Anthony McFarland got the nickname “Booger” because of how naughty he was when he was a kid. He initially got drafted to the Bucks but joined the Colts later on. He won two Super Bowl rings during his career. He is now retired from the field but is a sportscaster and analyst for SEC Network. He guests on Mike & Mike on ESPN as well. He might announce from the “Booger Mobile,” but he does make a yearly salary of $7.9 million.
Booger McFarland
Harold Reynolds
Harold Johnson used to play in the MLB and started working as a sports analyst after his retirement from the field. He was with Fox and ESPN before he went on to be a senior analyst for MLB.com and MLB Network. He was on show such as Quick Pitch, MLB Tonight, and Diamond Demo. He is a Hot Stove co-host during the off-season too. The Sports Emmy nominee brings home a yearly salary of $7 million!
Harold Reynolds
Joe Tessitore
Joe Tessitore started his sportscasting career by working at KXAS-TV. In 1995, he got to join CBS and became an anchor after two years. He also called boxing and is still a fight broadcaster on Friday Night Fights for ESPN. He covers college games and is part of Monday Night Football League. His yearly salary is now $2.3 million.
Joe Tessitore
Bill Simmons
Bill Simmons started to work at ESPN before he started to cover sports events for local papers. Jimmy Kimmel got him aboard to write for Jimmy Kimmel Live! This analyst and podcaster had a lucrative writing career and even did gigs with ESPN and HBO. Apart from those, he is also the person behind Grantland and The Ringer. His yearly salary? It’s $24 million!
Bill Simmons
Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan is undoubtedly one of the most talented defensive players to play for the NY Giants. He still holds the record for the highest number of sacks in one season, which he got in 2001. He does sports coverage and analysis for Strahan and Sara. Apart from the show, he is also the game show host for The $100,000 Pyramid. His annual salary is an impressive $17 million.
Michael Strahan
Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry is a retired pro soccer player who had 51 goals in 123 games prior to his retirement after the FIFA World Cup in 2010. Formerly ranked the 9th best player in the world, the Arsenal legend is now a soccer coach. He also covers the NBA Finals for French television. He previously called Allen Iverson his favorite baller ever. His yearly salary sits at $5 million.
Thierry Henry
Bob Costas
Bob Costas is with the MLB Network, but he was with NBC Sports for 38 years. He brought home many Emmys from 1980 to 2018. From 1992 to 2016, he also got to host the Olympics for NBC 11 times. He has covered many sports in the past and even hosted Football Night in America. His most recent NBC broadcasting job was for the 2018 Belmont Stakes. His yearly salary is now $7 million.
Bob Costas
John Madden
John Madden is a current sportscaster and former football coach. He used to coach the Oakland Raiders and even led them to a Super Bowl victory. He has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and fronted the Madden NFL video games. He used to work for ABC, Fox, NBC, and CBS at the same time before. He is now primarily retired but has published several books. He earns $8 million every year.
John Madden
Jim Rome
Jim Rome of CBS Sports is the host of The Jim Rome Show. Jim Rome is Burning used to air on ESPN and TSN2 until he moved to CBS. He is also in charge of a Showtime interview show and previously worked at Fox Sports and FX. Thanks to his radio show, he earns $30 million a year.
Jim Rome
Kenny Albert
Sportscaster Kenny Albert worked on 4 different leagues: NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB. What an incredible feat! He also serves as the voice of the Rangers and does play-by-play field reporting for MLB. There was a time when he had to call all 4 sports in 4 days. Crazy! He has a yearly salary of about half a million.
Kenny Albert
Marv Albert
Marv Albert, also known as “The Voice of Basketball”, is the father of Kenny Albert. From 1967 until 2004, he served as the voice of the New York Knicks. He calls hockey, horseracing, boxing, tennis, football, and college basketball too. Did you know that he also called many Stanley Cup, Super Bowl, NBA finals, Wimbledon, and World Series events too? Every year, he rakes in $2 million.
Marv Albert
Jeff Van Gundy
Jeff Van Gundy was the coach for the Rockets and Knicks. He is now an ESPN commentator. People were shocked by his decision to leave the knocks since the team was doing well. He went on to become a broadcaster and commentator instead. He was a guest analyst at Spurs games, but this turned into a regular gig because he was popular with viewers. He makes $16 million every year.
Jeff Van Gundy
Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson is a Howard University grad who served as a play-by-play analyst for the Timberwolves and the Big East Network. He also called CFL and NFL games for ESPN and CBS, respectively. From 1998 to 2010, he was with CBS. He had to leave the network after a contract issue and called college sports for Fox Sports Network. His yearly salary is $500k, and he is still the play-by-play announcer for the Bucks.
Gus Johnson
Jim Nantz
Jim Nantz has covered the NFL, the PGA Tour, the NCAA D1, and the Masters Tournament. The New Orleans native studied broadcasting at the University of Houston and worked for CHBS before moving to KHOU. He returned to CBS in the ‘80s to cover golf, football, and basketball. He has a lot of charm, which made him a hit with the viewers. The Thursday Night Football host makes $5 million a year.
Jim Nantz
Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman is a famous boxing judge and analyst. He began to cover boxing in 1967. In 1986, he was with the HBO World Championship. In 2016, he was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. He quit judging in 1999 but became a ringside scorer after that. In fact, many believed that the “Lederman Card” was more accurate than that of the scorecard judge. He brings home $14.9 million each year.
Harold Lederman
Howie Long
Howie Long used to be the defensive end for the Raiders. The former Defensive Player of the Year and Pro Bowl pick quit the sport in 1993. His career did not stop there, however. He even starred in a couple of Hollywood projects. He has also covered the NFL for Fox. Every year, he makes $16 million.
Howie Long
Daryl Johnston
Daryl Johnston was one of the best NFL fullbacks in history. He impressed scouts when he was playing at Syracuse and got drafted during the 2nd round. He won 3 Super Bowls when he was with the Cowboys. His career came to an abrupt end when he got a neck injury in 1999. He went on to cover football and is now a regular on Fox Sports. The Moose brings home $3 million every year.
Daryl Johnston
Verne Lundquist
For nearly 50 years, Verne Lundquist has been calling games for many big networks. He is famous for his fun commentary and for starring in Happy Gilmore. As a matter of fact, some might even say that the comedy foreshadowed the 2019 PGA Masters Tournament. His yearly salary is $1.5 million.
Verne Lundquist
Bill Raftery
We are sure that many NCAA fans think the world of Bill Raftery! He started out with CBS, covered Big East games for Fox Sports, and returned to CBS for March Madness. This award-winning sportscaster has a Sports Emmy and a Hall of Fame induction. His yearly earnings come up to $2 million.
Bill Raftery
Ian Eagle
Ian Eagle is famous for covering Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. He has been calling NBA games for TNT for the last few years and NCAA games for CBS. He made his debut on SportChannel before joining Fox. It was his play-by-play analysis for the Jets that made him famous. He makes $1 million a year.
Ian Eagle
Rodney Harrison
Football fans must remember Rodney Harrison, the former safety for the Patriots and Chargers. He won 2 Super Bowls and got chosen for the Pro Bowl twice. He quit football after a muscle tear in 2008 and went on to announce for Sunday Night Football instead. His yearly salary now rests at $11.5 million.
Rodney Harrison
Michael Kay
Michael Kay has over three decades of experience in the field of sportscasting. He began by calling NBA games but made a name for himself as the NY Yankees announcer. He is a huge part of the franchise now. Reports said he underwent vocal chord surgery in 2009. This sportscaster makes $3 million a year.
Michael Kay
Randy Cross
Randy Cross was the 49ers star center in the ‘70s and ‘80s. He left the sport after he got his 3rd Super Bowl ring in 1988. He became a sports announcer for CBS Sports first and joined the NBC in the ‘90s. In the end, he came back to CBS and now earns around a million bucks every year.
Randy Cross
Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman is an English sportscaster who was with the BBC before. From small roles, he became a Pardon the Interruption co-host. He still works with the BBC on NFL This Week and The NFL Show on top of being a published author. He makes $1 million a year.
Mark Chapman
Tom Dungy
NFL fans will know Tom Dungy because he was once the Buccaneers’ head coach. After he played for the 49ers and Steelers, he was a coach before he got into sportscasting. Maybe you saw him in Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America. He makes $10 million a year.
Tom Dungy
Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler appeared on College GameDay for over two decades and hosts SportsCentury. Best known for his coverage of college football, he also called tennis, horse racing, and soccer. He is now on Saturday Night Football and makes a yearly salary of $7 million.
Chris Fowler
Kirk Herbstreit
NCAA fans will remember Kirk Herbstreit for his smart and consistent coverage of college football. He used to be an Ohio State player too! He now works as a College GameDay sports anchor and a contributor for ABC. This talented sportscaster makes a yearly salary of $4 million.
Kirk Herbstreit
Curt Menefee
Sports fans will know who Curt Menefee is. The commentator has been working with Fox since the start of his career. He used to work at the European outlet but started to cover baseball and the NFL. He used to work on the UFC for Fox until the show transferred to ESPN. His yearly salary sits at about $3 million.
Curt Menefee
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson led the Cowboys to victory at the Super Bowl in 1989 and 1993. He coached the Dolphins in the ‘90s as well. He is now a Fox NFL Sunday co-host. Did you know that he appeared on The Waterboy and Survivor as well? Every year, he brings home around $40 million.
Jimmy Johnson
Dan Marino
Dan Marino is probably the most famous QB in history! The Dolphins icon was the first-round pick in the 1983 draft. The following year, he became the MVP of the NFL and won nearly all possible awards before he quit in 2000. He also tried his hand in Hollywood and NASCAR before he co-hosted The NFL Today. His yearly salary is $35 million.
Dan Marino
Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton
Dick Stockton is a sportscaster who has worked with nearly all the major sports networks out there. He covered the MLB and figure skating in the ‘60s before covering the NFL for Fox. He started to work for TBS and TNT as well. Best known for his play-by-play calls for Fox Sports, he earns $250,000 a year.
Dick Stockton
Patrick Cash
Patrick Cash had a great run as a male tennis player. The Australian athlete won in 1987 Wimbledon and dominated many global championships. He has retired from the sport and regularly appears on CNN to call for Open Court. He also works for the BBC and makes a yearly salary of around a million dollars.
Patrick Cash
Peter Gammons
It has been quite a while since Peter Gammons started his baseball coverage journey. He made it big when he began to work for the Boston Globe on the Red Sox coverage. Sports Illustrated also hired him for a sports column. He also became a regular contributor at SportsCenter. He earns $250k each year.
Peter Gammons
Jim Wych
At one point, Jim Wych was the man you think of when you hear pro pocket billiards. He joined the Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship in the first year of his career. Now retired, he covers billiards and snooker for many outlets like Sky Sports. His annual earnings stand at around $200,000.
Jim Wych
Thom Brennaman
Thom Brennaman must be one of the best MLB sportscasters ever. He got his skill and passion from his father, Marty Brennaman. He now works with many networks and also does football and basketball coverage. He also voiced the All-Star Baseball 2004 video game! He brings home $2 million a year.
Thom Brennaman
Dottie Pepper
Pro golfer Dottie Pepper is best known for her many wins at LPGA Tour events. The New York native is also a golf analyst at CBS. She did the ESPN of the LPGA and PGA but later moved to CBS. She replaced David Feherty in 2015! Her yearly salary is about $6 million.
Dottie Pepper
Bonnie Bernstein
Bonnie Bernstein was the first female sportscaster on the weekday schedule of the NBC Reno station. She also worked on SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, and The NFL Today. She was successful at calling NCAA games. She makes about $1 million a year.
Bonnie Bernstein
Billy Ray Brown
Billy Ray Brown is easily the cream of the crop when it comes to golf. The PGA Tour winner had to end his golfing career thanks to a wrist injury. He was able to go into sports commentary easily after that. He was an on-course journalist for ABC and covered the PGA for Golf Channel. He makes $2 million a year.
Billy Ray Brown
Dick Vitale
Dick Vitale is famous for his work as an NBA and college coach. He worked for the Pistons and Rutgers before. He now covers basketball for ESPN. Did you see the cameo he made in The Naked Gun? His yearly salary is around $16 million.
Dick Vitale
Teddy Atlas
Teddy Atlas wanted to be a pro boxer, but an injury put a stop to those dreams. He started to train and mentor Michael Moorer instead. A few years after that, he began to cover fight night for ESPN. He has received many awards and even covers the Olympic Games for NBC. His annual salary is $2 million.
Teddy Atlas
Kenny Smith
This former point guard had a fantastic time in the NBA. Kenny Smith was a first-round pick by the Kings in 1987. He played for the Pistons, Magic, Rockets, Hawks, and Nuggets too. After he quit, he joined hosted Inside the NBA and now calls for NCAA men’s basketball. He makes $16 million a year.
Kenny Smith
Fran Charles
Fran Charles began his career as a beat journalist working on sports coverage in Ohio. He then snagged his first anchoring job in Boston, which then caught the eyes of HBO. The network hired him as a blow-by-blow announcer for boxing. He went on to cover the PGA for USA Network, NBA for NBC, and MLB for MLB Network. It seems like he covered just about every sport already! He earns $1.2 million yearly.
Fran Charles
Brad Nessler
Brad Nessler is a famous sports commentator. He used to be a radio analyst and covered the games of the Vikings, Falcons, and Dolphins before signing with CBS Sports. He then covered the NCAA and NBA for them. In 2016, he returned to CBS after a stint with NFL Network. He earns $1.5 million a year.
Brad Nessler
Jim Rosenthal
Jim Rosenthal is a British commentator who covered many pro sports. The lead commentator of the World Cup for MUTV, he also did sports journalism for Hockey Scene and Snooker Scene. On top of this, he covered boxing and Formula Events. He earns $1 million each year, give or take.
Jim Rosenthal
Chuck Harmon
Chuck Harmon is a baseball legend who quit the field in the late ‘50s. Apart from his baseball career, he was one of the first black coaches in the NBA. He died in 2019, but it is safe to say that he will never be forgotten. He earns about $1 million each year.
Chuck Harmon
John Anderson
John Anderson got his start as a SportsCenter host in 1999. He transferred to the MLB Network after that but co-hosted with Kenny Mayne and John Buccigross on the old network. He hosted Wipeout too! He remains very supportive of his alma mater, the University of Missouri. He earns $2.5 million a year.
John Anderson
Bob Ley
Bob Ley is best known for his time on ESPN. He joined the network only 3 days after its launch in 1979. He has the longest tenure in the network! He was the lead host for the FIFA and UEFA in the past. On top of that, he hosted NCAA events and Outside the Lines as well. His yearly salary is around $2 million.
Bob Ley
Linda Cohn
Linda Cohn of SportsCenter was a goalie on an all-boys hockey team when she was in high school! She kept playing when she was at SUNY Oswego. Her career started at a local New York radio station. ESPN hired her in 1992, and she made it big with her accurate NCAA predictions. Her annual salary is $3 million.
Linda Cohn
Bill Macatee
Bill Macatee started his broadcasting career with KLTV-TV and started working at NBC Sports in 1982. He covered events such as the Rose Bowl, the Super Bowl, and Wimbledon. He was also the host of NBC News at Sunrise and Sunday Today. He went to CBS Sports and did play-by-play announcement for NFL from 1998 until 2013. He called the NCAA and Olympics too. His yearly salary is around $3.5 million!
Bill Macatee
James Brown
James Brown started a career in this field in the ‘80s when he was working for the Bullets. A few years later, he became an NBA analyst at CBS. He finally found a home with the NFL Network and CBS. He is the host of Thursday Night Football, the Jim Brown Show, and the NFL Today. There was a time when he had a Fox Sports stint as well. He has a yearly salary of $10 million.
James Brown
Pat O’Brien
Pat O’Brien is best known for his time with CBS. After 16 years with the network, he joined Access Hollywood and then The Insider. He also wrote two books before. Oh, let us not forget that he covered the Final Four, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, World Series, and the Olympics! His yearly salary is $3 million.
Pat O’Brien
Tiffany Cherry
Tiffany Cherry is a recognizable Sky News Australia sports anchor. She co-hosted the Vancouver Winter Olympics for Foxtel and previously presented the Astra Awards. She first worked on the Seven Network Footy Program and, later, Prime News. She earned a scholarship to work with CNN in the US and then moved to Sydney after getting a Network Ten job. She is now with Sky News and earns $500k each year.
Tiffany Cherry
Jim Ross
Jim Ross is a pro-wrestling commentator and advisor signed to AEW. He is a talent relations exec. Aside from the WWE, he also called the NWA and WCW. He was even the voice of the WWE Attitude Era. Isn’t it cool to hear that this Hall of Famer has a beef jerky and BBQ sauce line? His yearly salary is $1 million.
Jim Ross
Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan Coachman is a pro wrestling figure who works as a pay-per-view host for the WWE. This sports analyst was the General Manager of Raw as well. He started as a backstage interviewer before moving to ringside. His big break was for SmackDown and Raw, but he also hosted Wrestlemania for SportsCenter. His yearly salary is $500k.
Jonathan Coachman
Hannah Storm
Hannah Storm was a former hard rock DJ and now the host of Face to Face. She also made history as the first CNN Sports Tonight female host. She was the MMLB Preview host but left CNN to call the MLB for NBC. She also covered WNBA games before going to CBS and, finally, SportsCenter. Her yearly salary is $130k.
Hannah Storm
Michael Cole
Michael Cole is a pro wrestling commentator and journalist. He used to do CBS radio coverage before and reported on important events until he became a WWE host. He did promo voiceovers for the WWE before becoming a LiveWire host. The Smackdown and Raw host makes around $500,000 a year.
Michael Cole
Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt worked in sports as a Golf Channel anchor from 1995 until 2000. He hosted big programs there before switching over to ESPN. Apart from covering golf, he also co-hosted with Mike Tirico before the show got canceled. He is now the host of a college football and earns $1.5 million each year.
Scott Van Pelt
Dick Enberg
Dick Enberg was big on CBS, NBC, and ESPN. He did play-by-play coverage of many sports for various TV and radio shows. He often said, “Oh, my!” and “Touch ‘em all.” He is famous for hosting the Tournament of Roses Parade and even invites family members to host it with him. His yearly salary is $6 million.
Dick Enberg
Whit Watson
Whit Watson works for the Gold Channel but used to work for Sun Sports and Fox Sports. He has also hosted RPM 2Night, SportsCenter, NBA 2night, and ESPNWEWEs. He used to do play-by-play commentary for the Orlando Magic, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Rays. Since 2010, he has been with the Gold Channel. He brings home around $3.5 million every year.
Whit Watson
Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond is a sports reporter with NBC Sports. He calls Thoroughbred Racing and Notre Dame Football, but he is more famous for covering the NFL from 1985 until 2011. He also did Olympic events before. Also a play-by-play announcer for track-and-field and speed skating, he earns $2.9 million a year.
Tom Hammond
Eleanor Oldroyd
Eleanor Oldroyd is an English sportscaster working for BBC. She went to Cambridge University and got her start in commercial radio before working as a BBC sports producer in 1986. She worked on Newsbeat for a few years before moving to BBC Sport. Known as “First Lady,” she makes $200k a year.
Eleanor Oldroyd
Ernie Johnson, Jr.
Ernie Johnson of Turner Sports and CBS Sports is known as the “Voice of the MLB.” He is the lead TV voice on TBS. Aside from that, he worked on Inside the NBA and calls the NCAA D1 Tournaments. His father is the famous pitcher Ernie Johnson Sr. The younger man has a yearly salary of $300,000.
Ernie Johnson Jr.
Jason Dasey
Jason Dasey is a host for the CNN and BBC. He used to be an original anchor for ESPN Asia and India as well as the Vice-President of ASTRO, a Malaysian network. He has his own company called Cockatoo Media as well. He started his journalism career with the BBC. His yearly salary is now $1 million.
Jason Dasey
Steve Levy
Steve Levy is a journalist who has been with ESPN since 1993. He hosts the late-night program on SportsCenter. He covered the NHL and college football in the past. On top of this, he calls Wednesday Night Baseball games as a sub. He started calling Monday Night Football with Brian Griese in 2019 as well. His yearly salary is $700,000.
Steve Levy
Mike Emrick
Michael “Doc” Emrick is the lead announcer for NBC and NCBSN NHL. This Lester Patrick awardee has since been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He has been hosting since 1973 when he was hired by WHLS radio to do play-by-play reporting and PR. His yearly salary is $300k.
Mike Emrick
Skip Bayless
Skip Bayless became famous by hosting First Take on ESPN. He recently debuted a Fox Sports 1 show known as Skip & Shannon: Undisputed. He wrote sports features for the Miami Herald before he caught the eye of the Wall Street Journal. He used to work for The Sports Reporters and NFL Prime Mondays. His yearly salary is now $6.25 million.
Skip Bayless
Colin Cowherd
Colin Cowherd is the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd. He started his radio career with ESPN and worked until he became the head of The Herd. He covers baseball and the NBA. Know for his scarily accurate predictions, he has received many awards in the past. He makes $6 million a year.
Colin Cowherd
Mike Francesa
Mike Francesca is a recognizable figure in the world of radio sports commentary. He debuted at CBS in the ‘80s but is now with WFAN in NYC. He hosted the NFL Now, which got picked up by MSNBC. He also hosted Mike’d Up before headlining Mike’s On: Francesca on the FAN. He earns $3 million each year.
Mike Francesca
Al Michaels
Al Michaels had been with the ABC for 3 decades before he moved on to the NBC. He had been working on play-by-play commentary for the NFL ever since 2006. Among others, he called events such as the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1989 World Series. His yearly salary is now $6 million.
Al Michaels
Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier began to broadcast after a great run on the NBA. The Knicks won 2 titles during his time on the court. He is now a commentator of his old team for the MSG Network. He now has two kids, lives in Harlem, and operates his own Puma sneaker line. He brings home $4.5 million every year.
Walt Frazier
Dan Le Batard
Dan Le Batard became famous thanks to his coverage for Miami Herald. He began to go on ESPN Radio to offer his analysis of the NBA. He also appeared on ESPN and headline a show called Highly Questionable. He opened a podcast network as well! His yearly salary is $3.5 million.
Dan Le Batard
Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann of the NFL was the QB of the Redskins for 12 seasons. He was a two-time Pro-Bowl pick as well. He spent 2 decades with ESPN and co-hosted Sunday Night Football with Mike Patrick. He is now working for NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football. The host of the Playbook earns $1 million a year.
Joe Theismann
Kevin Calabro
Kevin Calabro was the voice of the SuperSonics until it disbanded. He has since called NBA and college football games with Yogi Roth. He now works as the play-by-play host of the Trailblazers for ESPN. He also covers Pac-12 Network games and worked with Westwood One Sports. He focuses on basketball and football, although he used to call MLS games as well. His yearly salary is $200,000.
Kevin Calabro
Phil Simms
Phil Sims had 15 years with the New York Giants when he was in the NFL. The former Super Bowl MVP is now a commentator for ESPN, CBS, and NBC. He was an analyst for ESPN and NBC before moving to CBS. His son is a college analyst himself. Anyway, he brings home a yearly salary of $3 million.
Phil Simms
Doris Burke
Doris Burke went on to be the first woman to call a Knicks game on TV and radio. This sports announcer covers NBA games for ESPN and ABC. She used to play college basketball for the Friars and has an assists record to her name. This Curt Gowdy Media Award winner has a yearly salary of $1 million.
Doris Burke
Shannon Sharpe
Shannon Sharpe was an NFL tight end before he started announcing. The former player for the Ravens and Broncos hosted Skip & Shannon. This Football Hall of Famer also covered games for CBS and worked for the NFL Today. He is now the host of Opening Drive. He has a yearly salary of $5 million.
Shannon Sharpe
Jim Durham
Jim Durham was the Voice of ESPN Radio thanks to his 32 years with the station. He was the play-by-play announcer when Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan were on the court. He worked for WJBC and called the games of Doug Collins. He called White Sox games as well. He makes around $200,000 a year now.
Jim Durham
Ryan Ruocco
Ryan Ruocco is an ESPN TV and radio broadcaster who does play-by-play calls for the NBA and WNBA. He is also the lead broadcaster for the Yankees and Nets. Apart from that, he works for DAZN, Yes Network, and R2C2. He once had an ESPN show with Stephen A. Smith. His yearly salary is $2 million.
Ryan Ruocco
Mike Fratello
Mike Fratello is an ex NBA coach who decided to go into broadcasting. He had a lot of wins to his name when he was a head coach in the NBA. Once upon a time, he played ball for Montclair too. The former Cavs, Hawks, and Grizzlies coach now calls games for NBA TV and TNT. He makes $300k each year.
Mike Fratello
Sam Rosen
Sam Rosen was already a Yankees fan at a tender age. He was a fan of Mel Allen and liked hockey as well. He was a play-by-play announcer of the Rangers for MSG. Nowadays, he covers NFL games for Fox. He makes $300,000 every year.
Sam Rosen
Mike Gorman
Mike Gorman boasts of 5 Emmys to his name! Did you know that he was in the US Navy in the past? He started to broadcast after that. The former WPRI sports director was once the voice of the University of Rhode Island on WPRO. He worked for ESPN and now does play-by-play commentary of the Celtics for NBC Sports. He also called the 2016 Olympics with Fran Fraschilla. He earns $500,000 a year.
Mike Gorman
Tony Romo
Tony Romo is a famous face thanks to his stint on the NFL. The QB had to retire after 13 years thanks to his back injury. He then became a CBS commentator until he got hired to be the lead color analyst for the NFL telecast. His yearly salary is around $4 million.
Tony Romo
Tom Heinsohn
Tom Heinsohn played for and then coached the Boston Celtics. After his retirement from the court, he became a broadcaster for the team on CBS. He was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame two times in his life. He was also there for the formation of the NBA Players Association and earns $500,000 a year.
Tom Heinsohn
Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick has more than 3 decades with ESPN. He was a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ABC. He started to call NCAA games before he covered Monday Night Football. He joined Sunday Night Football in 1982. He covered playoff games for ABC in the past too. His yearly salary is $6.5 million.
Mike Patrick
Clark Kellogg
The former Pacers baller and VP of player relations had to quit early on thanks to knee problems. He went into sports analysis with ESPN after that. He worked for WTTV-FSN and then Prime Sports and the Big East Network. The award-winning sportscaster earns $400,000 each year.
Clark Kellogg
Brent Musburger
Brent “Woody” Musburger was with CBS for a fair amount of time. He was an original NFL Today member and coined “March Madness.” He called many events for ESPN, ABC, and CBS. Aside from that, he works on broadcast stats for Vegas Stats and Information Network. Now working as the VSiN managing editor, he earns $4 million a year.
Brent Musburger
Rebecca Lobo
Rebecca Lobo was once a New York Liberty player. She retired from the WNBA in 2003 and is now a basketball analyst. She got her induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. Her primary station is ESPN, which means she covers college and WNBA games for it. Her yearly salary is $60,000.
Rebecca Lobo
Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire was a top pick by the LA Chargers during the 1960 draft. The former AFL player has a great career in broadcasting. He called NCAA and CFL games for ESPN and NBC. In 1986, he switched to NBC and partnered with Marv Albert all the time. He now earns $300,000 a year.
Paul Maguire
Al McCoy
Known as “The Voice of the Suns,” Al McCoy has the longest caller tenure in the NBA. His first job was as a KJFJ local host. In the ‘90s, he was on the Suns broadcasting team. He likes to come up with nicknames and catchphrases. This WHO commentator earns a yearly salary of $200,000.
Al McCoy
Bill Maas
Bill Maas started out as a tackle for the Chiefs and the Packers. He is now a Fox Sports commentator and an NFL Games studio anchor. He had problems with the law at the start of his career, but he managed to bounce back after that. He now has an annual salary of $100,000.
Bill Maas
Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is a sportscaster with ESPN who made his debut with Enterprise Radio Network. He did play-by-play announcing for the Chiefs in the Internationals League and covered Ivy League football for PBS. He was with CBS, ESPN, and NBC too. He makes around $80,000 each year.
Sean McDonough
Ron Jaworski
Ron Jaworski became known as a great NFL QB. After his time on the court, he entered the world of broadcasting. He had a few small stints but was hired to be a full-time commentator. He joined the ESPN Monday Night Football lineup and calls NFL games for ESPN. He now earns $3 million each year.
Ron Jaworski
Reggie Miller
Reggie Miller is a former NBA player who spent 18 years with the Pacers. The record holder of the most 3-point goals is now a commentator of the team for TNT. He got his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. He has been making $250,000 a year.
Reggie Miller
Kevin Harlan
Bob Harlan, the Packers exec, is the father of Kevin Harlan. The younger man is now calling NFL and NCAA games for CBS. He is also the play-by-play announcer for TNT and is the lead announcer of Monday Night Football for Westwood One. The 2017 National Sportscaster of the Year earns $400,000 a year.
Kevin Harlan
Billy Packer
Bill Packer is a sportscaster and author who has 3 decades of experience as a color commentator. He is known for his colorful commentary and outspokenness. Apparently, he also tried to use a psychic to solve the OJ Simpson case. These days, he is working at CBS and getting paid $500k for it.
Billy Packer
Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden is the head coach of the Oakland Raiders. He was once an analyst on Monday Night Football for ESPN. He became famous for being the youngest coach on the NFL to win a Super Bowl ring. He is now making $6.5 million per year.
Jon Gruden
Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashad is a retired pro football player. After playing for the Cardinals, he embarked on a sportscasting journey instead. He worked for NBC and ABC, among others. He was also the host of NBA Inside Hot Stuff for many years. Apart from the NFL and NBA, he also covered the NFL. He earns $500k.
Ahmad Rashad
Jerry Glanville
Jerry Glanville is a retired sportscaster and coach who has been involved with many sports. He was a former NASCAR driver and owner as well as the Oilers and Falcons head coach. After leaving the NFL, he coached in the NCAA. When this did not pan out, he joined HBO and Fox to host Inside the NFL and NFL Today. At any rate, he now makes $170,000 a year.
Jerry Glanville
Bill Schonely
The Schonz is a sportscaster famous for his play-by-play calls of the Trail Blazers games for nearly 3 decades. Before that, he was doing radio jobs in Seattle and Louisiana. He has covered minor league baseball, junior league ice hockey, the NCAA, NHL, and MLB. He also called for the SuperSonics before its disbandment. He brings home $200,000 a year.
Bill Schonely
Dan Fouts
This former NFL player also entered broadcasting after his time on the court. He was the Chargers QB from 1973 to 1998. In 1993, he got his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. Now, he is a CBS color analyst covering NFL games and a games radio host for Westwood One. He is paid $750,000 a year.
Dan Fouts
Bill Walton
In the ‘70s, Bill Walton was a player for the UCLA Bruins. He ended up joining the NBA and brought home an MVP award and 2 titles. He quit thanks to foot injuries and started a broadcasting career instead. Earning a salary of $5 million per year, he is now a Pac-12 and ESPN sportscaster.
Bill Walton
Boomer Esiason
Norman “Boomer” Esiason used to be an amazing NFL QB. His career ended with stats in the top 10 for nearly all categories. He retired from the sport in 1997 and became a CBS color analyst instead. He worked on Monday Night Football with ABC as well. His show Boomer and Gio must contribute to his yearly earnings of $1 million.
Boomer Esiason
Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman is a retired QB who was the 1st pick in the ’89 draft. He spent 12 seasons with the Cowboys and retired in 2000. After that, he launched a career in broadcasting. He covered 5 Super Bowls and got an Emmy nomination for his sportscasting skills. These days, he hosts Sporting News Radio and goes on the Dunham and Miller Sports Show every week. His annual salary is reported to be $1 million.
Troy Aikman