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'''Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers''' (born March 28, 1959<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616667/|title=Chris Myers|work=IMDb|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref>) is an American [[sportscaster]]. A native of [[Miami, FL]] with more than 20 years in broadcasting, he has covered premiere events, including the [[Super Bowl]], [[World Series]], [[NBA Finals]], [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]], [[Masters Tournament|The Masters]] and [[U.S. Open (golf)]], [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]], [[the Olympics]], and the [[Daytona 500]].
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'''Chris Myers''' (born <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|57|2017|2|26|noage=yes}})<ref>{{cite news |last=Diaz |first=George |date=2017-02-26 |title=NASCAR's Embrace Helps Fox's Chris Myers |work=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |page=C8|quote=Myers, 57, has found ways to channel those emotions into good things.}}</ref> is an American [[sportscaster]] for FOX Sports and Marquee Sports Network. He has covered the [[Super Bowl]], the [[World Series]], the [[NBA Finals]], the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]], [[Masters Tournament|The Masters]], the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]], the [[Olympics]] and the [[Daytona 500]].


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Chris Myers, garnered his first major break in broadcasting as a 16-year-old high school student when he hosted his own show on [[Miami]]’s [[WKAT-AM]] radio, interviewing such sports heavy hitters as [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Don Shula]].{{Citation needed|date= February 2010}} Myers graduated from Chaminade High School, Hollywood, Florida, May, 1977. In the early 1980s Myers hosted a sports radio call-in show on WIOD-AM in Miami before moving to New Orleans in the mid-1980s to work for broadcast station WWL. He joined [[Fox Sports Net]] as an anchor in December 1998 where he hosted the ''[[National Sports Report]]'', among other hosting duties. Prior to joining FOX/FSN, Myers spent ten years at [[ESPN]].
Chris Myers broke into broadcasting as a 16-year-old high school student when he hosted his own show on [[Miami]]’s [[WQVN|WKAT]] radio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-25 |title=Chris Myers Official Website {{!}} Biography of Chris Myers |url=https://chrismyerssports.com/biography-of-chris-myers/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> He graduated from Chaminade High School, followed by Miami Dade Community College and Florida International University. In the 1980s, Myers hosted a sports radio call-in show on WIOD-AM in Miami before moving to New Orleans to work for broadcast station WWL.


==ESPN==
==ESPN (1988–1998)==
Prior to joining FSN/Fox Sports, Myers spent ten years (1988-1998) at [[ESPN]] hosting ''[[SportsCenter]]'', ''[[Baseball Tonight]]'', and other various shows including the interview program ''[[Up Close]]'', where Myers was honored as one of TV's best interviewers. He also received an Emmy for his work.
Myers spent ten years (1988–1998) at [[ESPN]], hosting ''[[SportsCenter]]'', ''[[Baseball Tonight]]'', and other shows. He received an Emmy for the interview program ''[[Up Close]]'', on which he was the first to conduct live interviews with [[O. J. Simpson]] after both his [[O. J. Simpson murder case|murder trial]] and wrongful death civil lawsuit.


Myers reported during the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|1989 San Francisco earthquake]] at the [[1989 World Series|World Series]]. He was the only on-scene reporter who stayed on the air through the night broadcasting from Atlanta during the [[Centennial Olympic Park bombing]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
As host of ''Up Close'', Myers was the first to conduct a live interview with [[O.J. Simpson]] after both his [[O.J. Simpson murder trial|criminal trial]] and civil lawsuit. Myers spoke about this in detail in a March 2016 episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast, with guest host Bryan Curtis.


==Fox Sports (1998–present)==
Myers earned acclaim for his live reporting during the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|1989 San Francisco earthquake]] that took place during the [[1989 World Series|World Series]]. Myers was also the only on scene reporter who stayed on the air through the night broadcasting from Atlanta during the [[Centennial Olympic Park bombing]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
In December 1998, Myers joined [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] and [[Fox Sports Net]], where he was one of the anchors of ''[[National Sports Report|Fox Sports News]]'' (later rebranded as the ''National Sports Report'') and the weekly sports magazine program ''Goin' Deep''. In 2005, he debuted ''The Chris Myers Interview'' on FSN (which would later go on to become a podcast<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=PodcastOne Strikes Exclusive Deal For 'CMI: The Chris Myers Interview' |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/podcastone-exclusive-cmi-the-chris-myers-interview-1203017967/ |website=Deadline |access-date=13 January 2021 |date=20 August 2020}}</ref>). In 2000, Myers joined [[Fox Sports Radio]] where he currently hosts his own interview show, ''CMI'', which is heard on over 200 affiliates. Myers conducted the last public interview with the late [[John Wooden]] in April 2010 on ''CMI''.


Myers has been the studio host for ''[[Fox NASCAR]]'' coverage since the network began coverage in 2001, up until 2018 when Fox Sports went to a studio format in their Charlotte studios. He also serves as an announcer and/or a reporter for ''[[Fox NFL]]'', ''[[Fox College Football]]'', and ''[[Fox Major League Baseball]]'', and was a reporter for Fox's coverage of the [[Bowl Championship Series]].
==[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]==
In December 1998, Myers joined [[Fox Sports Net]], where he was one of the original anchors of ''[[The National Sports Report]]'' and the weekly sports magazine program ''Goin' Deep''. In 2005, he debuted ''The Chris Myers Interview'' on [[Fox Sports Net|FSN]]. In 2000, Myers joined [[Fox Sports Radio]] where he currently hosts his own interview show, ''CMI'', which can be heard on over 200 affiliates. Myers conducted the last public interview with the late [[John Wooden]] in April 2010 on ''CMI''. The legendary 99-year-old coach told Myers he did not fear death saying "The next life will be even better, and this one hasn't been too bad."


Myers has been a reporter on multiple Super Bowls<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reedy |first1=Joe |title=Sideline view: Erin Andrews, Chris Myers have key role for Super Bowl |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/national-sports/sns-super-bowl-54-sideline-reporters-erin-andrews-chris-myers-20200131-gsj6zoulpfaf3p6dtxknoksdce-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=13 January 2021 |date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> and World Series for the Fox television network.
Myers has been the studio host for [[Fox NASCAR|NASCAR]] coverage on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] since they began coverage in 2001. He also serves an announcer and/or a reporter for ''[[Fox NFL]]'', ''[[Fox College Football]]'' and ''[[Fox Major League Baseball]]''. He was also a reporter for Fox's coverage of the [[Bowl Championship Series]].


===''[[NFL on Fox]]''===
===''Fox NFL''===
Myers has worked for the [[Fox NFL|''NFL on Fox'']] since 2003 as either a play-by-play commentator and/or a sideline reporter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Myers Talks Short-Notice NFL Studio Show Duties |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2020/11/23/Media/Chris-Myers.aspx |website=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com |access-date=13 January 2021 |language=en |date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
Myers presented the [[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] with their first ever NFC championship trophy after narrowly defeating the [[2009 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] 31-28 on January 24, 2010.


Myers has been working NFL play-by play for Fox since 2005. He has a full NFL play-by-play schedule with [[Mark Schlereth]] and sideline reporter [[Jen Hale]]. Myers' previous NFL on FOX partners include: [[Tim Ryan (American football, born 1967)|Tim Ryan]], [[Ronde Barber]], and [[Daryl Johnston]].
During a [[2009 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] and [[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] game, on September 13, 2009, Myers made a remark while talking about linebacker [[Larry Foote]]'s decision to leave the perennially strong [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] to play for Detroit, "That's like going from dating [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]] to [[Whoopi Goldberg]]!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/chris-myers-on-playing-in-detroit-like-going-from-beyonce-to-whoopi-goldberg/|title=Chris Myers On Playing In Detroit: Like Going From Beyonce To Whoopi Goldberg|publisher=|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadspin.com/5358993/chris-myers-compares-playing-for-detroit-to-dating-whoopi-goldberg|title=Chris Myers Compares Playing For Detroit To Dating Whoopi Goldberg|author=A.J. Daulerio|work=Deadspin|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=10173&cpage=1|title=Shadow and Act New Home - Shadow and Act|author=Shadow and Act|work=Shadow and Act|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/its-just-sports/2009/09/chris_myers_thinks_playing_for.html|title=Chris Myers thinks playing for the Lions is like dating Whoopi Goldberg|work=MLive.com|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> [[Frank Caliendo]] later impersonated Myers on the NFL pre-game show.


Before being replaced by [[Erin Andrews]] in [[2012-13 NFL playoffs|2013]], Myers had joined [[Joe Buck]], [[Troy Aikman]], [[Cris Collinsworth]] ([[2004-05 NFL playoffs|2005]] only), and [[Pam Oliver]] for Fox's coverage of the NFC playoffs and the Super Bowl (when Fox has the rights to it). He would later return and pair with Andrews after she replaced Oliver as Fox's lead reporter in [[2014 NFL season|2014]] before being replaced again in [[2020-21 NFL playoffs|2021]], this time by [[Tom Rinaldi]].
Myers also visited the American armed forces in Qatar on behalf of [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] and gave a live broadcast with the armed forces that was shown on the Fox pre-game show before the New Orleans Saints played the Dallas Cowboys on November 25, Thanksgiving Day.
On a May 17, 2010 appearance on ''[[The Dan Patrick Show]]'', Myers made comments regarding the [[May 2010 Tennessee floods]] that were interpreted by some as disparaging toward the city of [[New Orleans]] and the victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]]: "We have disasters issues when people pull together and help themselves and I thought the people in [[Tennessee]], unlike -- I'm not going to name names -- when a natural disaster hits people weren't standing on a rooftop trying to blame the government, okay. They helped each other out through this. And [[Mike Helton]], president of [[NASCAR]], [[Tony Stewart]], among some drivers went from the race over to the middle Tennessee area where still a lot of hardworking, tax-paying, legal American citizens have been affected by the floods and are trying to rebuild their lives and they are helping out. And I think that other people around the country, of course the music industry in and around Nashville helping, without making a big deal out of it and I think that's a good thing." <ref>''The Dan Patrick Show'', May 17, 2010. [http://www.wwltv.com/news/Mayor-Landrieu-demands-apology-from-Fox-Sports--94538439.html Transcript available.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526053426/http://www.wwltv.com/news/Mayor-Landrieu-demands-apology-from-Fox-Sports--94538439.html |date=May 26, 2010 }}</ref>


During a [[2009 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] and [[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] game, on September 13, 2009, Myers made a remark about linebacker [[Larry Foote]]'s decision to leave the perennially strong [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] to play for Detroit, "That's like going from dating [[Beyoncé]] to [[Whoopi Goldberg]]!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/chris-myers-on-playing-in-detroit-like-going-from-beyonce-to-whoopi-goldberg/|title=Chris Myers On Playing In Detroit: Like Going From Beyonce To Whoopi Goldberg|access-date=16 April 2016|archive-date=September 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922224355/http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/chris-myers-on-playing-in-detroit-like-going-from-beyonce-to-whoopi-goldberg/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadspin.com/5358993/chris-myers-compares-playing-for-detroit-to-dating-whoopi-goldberg|title=Chris Myers Compares Playing For Detroit To Dating Whoopi Goldberg|author=A.J. Daulerio|work=Deadspin|date=14 September 2009 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=10173&cpage=1|title=Shadow and Act New Home - Shadow and Act|author=Shadow and Act|work=Shadow and Act|access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/its-just-sports/2009/09/chris_myers_thinks_playing_for.html|title=Chris Myers thinks playing for the Lions is like dating Whoopi Goldberg|work=MLive.com|date=14 September 2009|access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
On May 20, 2010, New Orleans Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] wrote a letter to Fox Sports requesting an apology, calling Myers' comments "offensive and unacceptable." Myers issued an official apology for his comments, calling them "inappropriate and insensitive."<ref>WWLTV: [http://www.wwltv.com/news/Mayor-Landrieu-demands-apology-from-Fox-Sports--94538439.html Fox Sports' Myers apologizes to Landrieu over Katrina comments] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526053426/http://www.wwltv.com/news/Mayor-Landrieu-demands-apology-from-Fox-Sports--94538439.html |date=May 26, 2010 }} May 20, 2010.</ref>


Myers visited American armed forces in Qatar on behalf of [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] and gave a live broadcast with the armed forces on the pre-game show before the New Orleans Saints played the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day 2010.
====''[[MLB on Fox]]''====
On July 14, 2012, Myers called his first ''MLB on Fox'' game with [[Eric Karros]] when the [[2012 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] played against the [[2012 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] at [[Turner Field]]. Myers called MLB games for Fox in 2012 and 2013, before moving back to the studio for the 2014 season.
Myers also served as a field reporter for Fox's postseason telecasts from 2004 to 2008. This occupation included in-game reports until [[Ken Rosenthal]] was hired as an "MLB insider" and a field reporter, which relegated Myers to pre- and postgame segments, though he did conduct several trophy presentations for pennant-winners. [[Kenny Albert]] took this role in 2009, before it was eliminated in 2010.


===''MLB on Fox''===
Beginning in 2014, Myers began hosting ''[[MLB Whiparound]]'', a nightly show aired weeknights on [[Fox Sports 1]] featuring quick turnaround-highlights, news, and analysis live from [[Los Angeles]].
On July 14, 2012, Myers called his first ''[[MLB on Fox]]'' game with [[Eric Karros]] when the [[2012 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] played against the [[2012 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] at [[Turner Field]]. Myers called MLB games for Fox in 2012 and 2013, before moving back to the studio for the 2014 season.


In 2014, Myers began hosting ''[[MLB Whiparound]]'', a nightly show aired weeknights on [[Fox Sports 1]] featuring quick turnaround-highlights, news, and analysis live from Los Angeles.
====''[[NASCAR on Fox]]''====
In addition, Myers (along with [[Jeff Hammond (NASCAR)|Jeff Hammond]] and [[Michael Waltrip]]) hosts ''[[NASCAR RaceDay]]'', ''[[Fox NASCAR|Pizza Hut Prerace Show]]'', and ''[[NASCAR Victory Lane]]'' during the Fox's coverage of [[NASCAR]]. His first NASCAR race was the [[2001 Daytona 500]] which the finish was overshadowed by the [[Death of Dale Earnhardt]].


===[[Fox UFC]]===
===''Fox NASCAR'' (2001–present)===
Myers, along with [[Jeff Hammond (NASCAR)|Jeff Hammond]], [[Darrell Waltrip]], and [[Michael Waltrip]], formerly hosted ''[[NASCAR RaceDay]]'', ''[[Fox NASCAR|Pizza Hut Prerace Show]]'', and ''[[NASCAR Victory Lane]]'' during Fox's coverage of [[NASCAR]]. His first NASCAR race was the [[2001 Daytona 500]] where the finish was overshadowed by the [[death of Dale Earnhardt]]. Days before the beginning of the 2012 season, his son Christopher was killed in an auto accident. Myers took a bereavement leave and returned to the broadcast two weeks later. For 2019 and 2020, Myers' FOX NASCAR schedule was reduced to just the Daytona 500 only. In 2021, Myers returned to hosting pre-race coverage at the track for the entire portion of Fox's broadcast season, this time being joined by [[Jeff Gordon]] and [[Clint Bowyer]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1355720617299873792|user=The_ChrisMyers|title=Thanks .. prerace show from the track is the plan with Jeff Gordon &amp; Clint Bowyer<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
Starting in November 2016 Myers will become a reporter for [[Fox UFC]].


===Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (2017–present)===
==Other appearances==
In 2017, Myers was named host for FS1's evening coverage of both nights of the [[Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show]], initially with WKC Director of Communications Gail Miller Bisher, dog show judge Jason Hoke was added in 2018. Myers also in 2017, hosted Fox's annual documentary on the event, ''Crowned: Inside the Westminster Dog Show''.
He has also hosted shows and events on the [[Discovery Channel]], [[Tennis Channel]], and the [[Military Channel]]. He has appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' numerous times. Myers also serves as the play-by-play commentator for [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] preseason games that air locally on [[WTSP-TV]], after having the same role for [[WFLA-TV]] from 2003-2010. Myers was also named as the host in 2010, for [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s weekly series ''[[Inside NASCAR]]''.


===''Boxing on Fox'' (2019)===
==Personal life==
In 2019, Myers began doing play-by-play and hosting for Fox's [[Premier Boxing Champions]] broadcasts.
He currently resides in [[Hollywood, California]] with wife Sue and their son, Alex.


===''Fox Sports: The Home Game'' (2020)===
On February 16, 2012, Myers’ 19-year-old son, Christopher, died in a car crash. The accident took place in [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] near the Myers' residence.<ref>
Myers hosts the sports and pop culture game show ''Fox Sports: The Home Game'' along with two celebrity guests each week.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clapp |first1=Matt |title=FS1 launching 'Fox Sports: The Home Game,' a trivia game show hosted by Chris Myers |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/fs1-launching-fox-sports-the-home-game-a-trivia-game-show-hosted-by-chris-myers.html |website=Awful Announcing |access-date=13 January 2021 |date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-02-17/Son-of-Fox-studio-host-Chris-Myers-killed/53137330/1</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/chris-myers-nascar-on-fox-host-to-miss-daytona-after-son-death-021712|title=NASCAR on FOX host Chris Myers to miss Daytona after son's death|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> While on bereavement leave, [[John Roberts (motorsport commentator)|John Roberts]] took over for him for [[NASCAR on Fox]] coverage of the [[Budweiser Shootout]] and the [[2012 Daytona 500]], which was postponed to Monday night and ran into early morning Tuesday due to a two-hour-long red flag. Myers returned to the Hollywood Hotel at the [[Subway Fresh Fit 500]].


==Other appearances==
===Broadcast partners===
Myers has hosted shows and events on the [[Discovery Channel]], [[Tennis Channel]], [[Military Channel]], and [[Marquee Sports Network]] and has appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' numerous times. Myers also serves as the play-by-play commentator for [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] preseason games that air locally on [[WTSP-TV]], after having the same role for [[WFLA-TV]] from 2003 to 2010. In 2021 Myers was named as a fill-in announcer for [[Chicago Cubs]] telecasts on Marquee Sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/marquee-names-beth-mowins-pat-hughes-chris-myers-fill-ins-boog-sciambi|title=Marquee announces three fill-in broadcasters for Sciambi|last=Stebbins|first=Tim|website=NBC Sports Chicago|date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]]

*[[Michael Waltrip]]
==FILM Media Networks (2022–present)==
*[[Darrell Waltrip]]
Myers announced via a press release on his Instagram account <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CZh6yQElQZg/ | title=Instagram }}</ref> that he joined the ownership group of startup sports journalism brand, [[FILM Media Networks]]. FILM Media is the parent company to social media brands such as [[Gridiron on Tap]], which covers the NFL and [[NCAA Football]]. Gridiron on Tap became known through viral Facebook graphics and recently launched its website to create a new avenue of journalism to provide professional fact-based reports on both the [[NFL]] and NCAA. FILM Media is also the parent company to [[Hoops on Tap]], the newly launched [[Cup Series on Tap]] which will follow [[NASCAR]]'s Cup Series providing year-round coverage. and the Gridiron on Tap Podcast Network. "I am excited to be involved on the ground floor of a credible informational and entertaining sports platform on social media such as Gridiron on Tap," Myers said in a statement on the company's official website.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://gridironontap.com/podcast/chris-myers-joins-gridiron-on-tap-as-strategic-partner/|title = Chris Myers joins Gridiron on Tap as strategic partner|date = 3 February 2022|access-date = February 4, 2022|archive-date = February 4, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220204011206/https://gridironontap.com/podcast/chris-myers-joins-gridiron-on-tap-as-strategic-partner/|url-status = dead}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Gordon]]
*[[Joe Buck]]
*[[Troy Aikman]]
*[[Pam Oliver]]
*[[Ken Rosenthal]]
*[[Tim McCarver]]
*[[Sam Rosen (sportscaster)|Sam Rosen]]
*[[Tim Ryan (American football)|Tim Ryan]]
*[[Brian Billick]]
*[[John Lynch (American football)|John Lynch]]
*[[Eric Karros]]
*[[Erin Andrews]]
*[[Mike Joy]]


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For other people named Chris Myers, see Chris Myers (disambiguation).

Chris Myers
Myers in 2016
Born
1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSportscaster

Chris Myers (born 1959 or 1960)[1] is an American sportscaster for FOX Sports and Marquee Sports Network. He has covered the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the NCAA Final Four, The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Triple Crown, the Olympics and the Daytona 500.

Early life and career

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Chris Myers broke into broadcasting as a 16-year-old high school student when he hosted his own show on Miami’s WKAT radio.[2] He graduated from Chaminade High School, followed by Miami Dade Community College and Florida International University. In the 1980s, Myers hosted a sports radio call-in show on WIOD-AM in Miami before moving to New Orleans to work for broadcast station WWL.

ESPN (1988–1998)

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Myers spent ten years (1988–1998) at ESPN, hosting SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, and other shows. He received an Emmy for the interview program Up Close, on which he was the first to conduct live interviews with O. J. Simpson after both his murder trial and wrongful death civil lawsuit.

Myers reported during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake at the World Series. He was the only on-scene reporter who stayed on the air through the night broadcasting from Atlanta during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing.[citation needed]

Fox Sports (1998–present)

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In December 1998, Myers joined Fox Sports and Fox Sports Net, where he was one of the anchors of Fox Sports News (later rebranded as the National Sports Report) and the weekly sports magazine program Goin' Deep. In 2005, he debuted The Chris Myers Interview on FSN (which would later go on to become a podcast[3]). In 2000, Myers joined Fox Sports Radio where he currently hosts his own interview show, CMI, which is heard on over 200 affiliates. Myers conducted the last public interview with the late John Wooden in April 2010 on CMI.

Myers has been the studio host for Fox NASCAR coverage since the network began coverage in 2001, up until 2018 when Fox Sports went to a studio format in their Charlotte studios. He also serves as an announcer and/or a reporter for Fox NFL, Fox College Football, and Fox Major League Baseball, and was a reporter for Fox's coverage of the Bowl Championship Series.

Myers has been a reporter on multiple Super Bowls[4] and World Series for the Fox television network.

Fox NFL

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Myers has worked for the NFL on Fox since 2003 as either a play-by-play commentator and/or a sideline reporter.[5]

Myers has been working NFL play-by play for Fox since 2005. He has a full NFL play-by-play schedule with Mark Schlereth and sideline reporter Jen Hale. Myers' previous NFL on FOX partners include: Tim Ryan, Ronde Barber, and Daryl Johnston.

Before being replaced by Erin Andrews in 2013, Myers had joined Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth (2005 only), and Pam Oliver for Fox's coverage of the NFC playoffs and the Super Bowl (when Fox has the rights to it). He would later return and pair with Andrews after she replaced Oliver as Fox's lead reporter in 2014 before being replaced again in 2021, this time by Tom Rinaldi.

During a Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints game, on September 13, 2009, Myers made a remark about linebacker Larry Foote's decision to leave the perennially strong Pittsburgh Steelers to play for Detroit, "That's like going from dating Beyoncé to Whoopi Goldberg!".[6][7][8][9]

Myers visited American armed forces in Qatar on behalf of Fox Sports and gave a live broadcast with the armed forces on the pre-game show before the New Orleans Saints played the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day 2010.

MLB on Fox

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On July 14, 2012, Myers called his first MLB on Fox game with Eric Karros when the New York Mets played against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Myers called MLB games for Fox in 2012 and 2013, before moving back to the studio for the 2014 season.

In 2014, Myers began hosting MLB Whiparound, a nightly show aired weeknights on Fox Sports 1 featuring quick turnaround-highlights, news, and analysis live from Los Angeles.

Fox NASCAR (2001–present)

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Myers, along with Jeff Hammond, Darrell Waltrip, and Michael Waltrip, formerly hosted NASCAR RaceDay, Pizza Hut Prerace Show, and NASCAR Victory Lane during Fox's coverage of NASCAR. His first NASCAR race was the 2001 Daytona 500 where the finish was overshadowed by the death of Dale Earnhardt. Days before the beginning of the 2012 season, his son Christopher was killed in an auto accident. Myers took a bereavement leave and returned to the broadcast two weeks later. For 2019 and 2020, Myers' FOX NASCAR schedule was reduced to just the Daytona 500 only. In 2021, Myers returned to hosting pre-race coverage at the track for the entire portion of Fox's broadcast season, this time being joined by Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer.[10]

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (2017–present)

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In 2017, Myers was named host for FS1's evening coverage of both nights of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, initially with WKC Director of Communications Gail Miller Bisher, dog show judge Jason Hoke was added in 2018. Myers also in 2017, hosted Fox's annual documentary on the event, Crowned: Inside the Westminster Dog Show.

Boxing on Fox (2019)

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In 2019, Myers began doing play-by-play and hosting for Fox's Premier Boxing Champions broadcasts.

Fox Sports: The Home Game (2020)

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Myers hosts the sports and pop culture game show Fox Sports: The Home Game along with two celebrity guests each week.[11]

Other appearances

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Myers has hosted shows and events on the Discovery Channel, Tennis Channel, Military Channel, and Marquee Sports Network and has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! numerous times. Myers also serves as the play-by-play commentator for Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason games that air locally on WTSP-TV, after having the same role for WFLA-TV from 2003 to 2010. In 2021 Myers was named as a fill-in announcer for Chicago Cubs telecasts on Marquee Sports.[12]

FILM Media Networks (2022–present)

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Myers announced via a press release on his Instagram account [13] that he joined the ownership group of startup sports journalism brand, FILM Media Networks. FILM Media is the parent company to social media brands such as Gridiron on Tap, which covers the NFL and NCAA Football. Gridiron on Tap became known through viral Facebook graphics and recently launched its website to create a new avenue of journalism to provide professional fact-based reports on both the NFL and NCAA. FILM Media is also the parent company to Hoops on Tap, the newly launched Cup Series on Tap which will follow NASCAR's Cup Series providing year-round coverage. and the Gridiron on Tap Podcast Network. "I am excited to be involved on the ground floor of a credible informational and entertaining sports platform on social media such as Gridiron on Tap," Myers said in a statement on the company's official website.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Diaz, George (February 26, 2017). "NASCAR's Embrace Helps Fox's Chris Myers". The Orlando Sentinel. p. C8. Myers, 57, has found ways to channel those emotions into good things.
  2. ^ "Chris Myers Official Website | Biography of Chris Myers". March 25, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ White, Peter (August 20, 2020). "PodcastOne Strikes Exclusive Deal For 'CMI: The Chris Myers Interview'". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Reedy, Joe (January 31, 2020). "Sideline view: Erin Andrews, Chris Myers have key role for Super Bowl". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chris Myers Talks Short-Notice NFL Studio Show Duties". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Chris Myers On Playing In Detroit: Like Going From Beyonce To Whoopi Goldberg". Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  7. ^ A.J. Daulerio (September 14, 2009). "Chris Myers Compares Playing For Detroit To Dating Whoopi Goldberg". Deadspin. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Shadow and Act. "Shadow and Act New Home - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Chris Myers thinks playing for the Lions is like dating Whoopi Goldberg". MLive.com. September 14, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  10. ^ @The_ChrisMyers (January 31, 2021). "Thanks .. prerace show from the track is the plan with Jeff Gordon & Clint Bowyer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Clapp, Matt (April 16, 2020). "FS1 launching 'Fox Sports: The Home Game,' a trivia game show hosted by Chris Myers". Awful Announcing. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Stebbins, Tim (February 17, 2021). "Marquee announces three fill-in broadcasters for Sciambi". NBC Sports Chicago.
  13. ^ "Instagram".
  14. ^ "Chris Myers joins Gridiron on Tap as strategic partner". February 3, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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