Charissa Thompson
Charissa Thompson was born in Seattle, Washington, United States on May 4th, 1982 and is the Sportscaster. At the age of 42, Charissa Thompson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Charissa Jean Thompson (born May 4, 1982) is an American television host and sportscaster working for Fox Sports.
Previously, Thompson worked for ESPN, Versus, as well as for GSN and the Big Ten Network.
She was the co-host of SportsNation along with Marcellus Wiley until her departure from ESPN for Fox Sports in June 2013.
She became the host of Fox Sports Live on the new Fox Sports 1 network when it debuted on August 17, 2013 (the first day of Fox Sports 1).
She also was one of the American hosts of Ultimate Beastmaster.
From 2014 to 2017, Thompson was a co-host on the syndicated entertainment news show Extra.
Early life and education
Thompson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. The youngest of three children, she knew she wanted to be a broadcaster from an early age. She attended Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Washington. Thompson moved to California to attend community college and gain California residency. She later transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara where she graduated with a B.A. in Law and Society in 2004. While Sports Illustrated wrote "she left Washington State (WSU) to attend community college in California before transferring to UC Santa Barbara," Thompson has clarified she did not attend WSU.
Personal life
Thompson resides in Malibu, California. In January 2020, she got engaged to sports agent Kyle Thousand. She and Thousand married on December 30, 2020. She had a previous marriage when she was 25. She also previously dated ESPN analyst and former Chicago Bulls player Jay Williams. Thompson spoke about her Wikipedia article in 2019, clarifying that she was not a trapeze artist as the article previously mentioned.
In January 2018, nude photos of Thompson were leaked online after her iCloud account was hacked. Thompson shortly thereafter sought legal action. That June, she spoke about the incident to The Athletic, stating "When it comes to your physical being and intimate photos between you and your boyfriend and things that you sent to someone when you were in a long-distance relationship and in love, it is your private property. So it felt — the obvious — like such an invasion."
Sports broadcasting career
Thompson appeared on various college sports shows on Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Net early in her career (FSN). Thompson also served as a sideline reporter for college football and college basketball games on the two networks. She'll continue this work as she continued to work in sports media and journalism as she became a National Football League (NFL) sideline reporter for NFL on Fox.
Thompson appeared on several Big Ten Network shows, including Big Ten's Best and Friday Night Tailgate on Big Ten Network.
On Fox Sports Net (FSN), she appeared on baseball shows, including The 2007 MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade and The Baseball Report, which were both broadcast on FSN. (FSN). She has also appeared on FSN's BCS Breakdown and The BCS Show. Due to the show's cancellation, Thompson co-hosted FSN's The Best Damn Sports Show Period with Chris Rose and John Salley until 2009. Toughest Cowboy, FSN's rodeo competition, is also hosted by her.
Thompson made her first appearance as a NFL sideline reporter in the fall of 2008. Thompson dyed her hair black to "ride [herself] of the Barbie thing," as she is notably blond. Some sports blogs reacted with her hair color change; Deadspin published an article titled "Charissa Thompson Continues Down Suicidal Path to Frumpyville." Thompson's hair color was changed to blond shortly. In an interview with HBO, she recalled the event in 2016. Thompson's sex appeal has been discussed by various media outlets since the incident, but beyond the scope of the incident.
Thompson began her career outside of the Big Ten Network and FSN. Cole Hamels, a Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, was on the front page of Access DirecTV's monthly TV Guide, a satellite TV guide, during the 2009 season, and she was interviewed for the feature article. Co-hosted Big Saturday Night on Game Show Network (GSN), and she appeared on Shaq Vs. as a sideline reporter. She spent time as a reporter for NHL on Versus in the fall of 2009.
Thompson appeared on "NFL Now Updates" on the NFL Network in 2010. She covered the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games while reporting for Yahoo Sports. Michael Waltrip, a former NASCAR racer and Fox Sports analyst, was also included as a co-host for the Speed Network's "Fast Track To Fame" on Saturday. For Yahoo, Thompson covered the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in June and July 2010. Sports are in the sport. She covered Yahoo's BCS National Championship game in January 2011. Sports. She covered the Super Bowl in Dallas, Texas, for Yahoo! The NBA All-Star Game for Yahoo follows sports and then the NBA All-Star Game! Sport. Versus's NHL All-Star Game was filmed on January 30, 2011. Versus fired Thompson and Lindsay Soto from their ice-level reporting staff after the NBC-Comcast merger; they were replaced by Pierre McGuire, Brian Engblom, and Darren Pang, who joined the Inside the Glass team a month later.
Thompson joined ESPN in June 2011. Numbers Never Lie co-hosted the show Numbers Never Lie, which premiered on September 12, 2011. Thompson has also appeared on SportsNation and First Taken as a host. After Beadle left for NBC, Michelle Beadle took over as host of SportsNation in July 2012. In June 2013, she left ESPN to return to Fox Sports.
In 2013, Thompson co-hosting the ABC's reality TV show Splash, where contestants dive from Olympic-style platforms and are rated on their results by Olympic divers, David Boudia, and Steve Foley, as well as the voting TV audience.
Thompson returned to Fox Sports in 2013 for the introduction of Fox Sports 1 (FS1); she began on FS1 as a host on Fox Sports Live. She has also appeared on Fox NFL Kickoff as a host. Katie Nolan was named host of NFL Films Presents on FS1.
On Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime, the NFL's first series of games available only via subscription. She oversees game, halftime, and postgame coverage.