Rich Eisen was born on the 24th June 1969, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, and is a broadcast journalist, best known for his work on the CBS Sports and NFL Networks, and as a TV/Radio host for FOX Sports Radio and Direc TV. Eisen is one of the most successful sports journalists in America, and his yearly salary of $1 million continues to significantly increase his net worth. His career has been active since 1990. Have you ever wondered how rich Rich Eisen is as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Rich Eisen’s net worth is as high as $10 million, with the main source of this amount of his money being his journalistic skills, both on TV and radio.
Rich Eisen Net Worth $10 Million
Rich Eisen was raised on Staten Island, then went to the University of Michigan where served as co-editor of the sports section of the school’s Michigan Daily newspaper. Rich graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990, and then with a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1994. Eisen launched his career in 1990, his first job being as a staff writer for the Staten Island Advance from 1990 to 1993. After that, he worked for the Chicago Tribune from 1993 to 1994 before moving to California to be a reporter and a sports anchor at KRCR-TV in Redding, from 1994 to 1996. Eisen’s first major job came in 1996, when he signed a contract with ESPN, working with Stuart Scott. Rich also hosted the ESPN reality series “Beg, Borrow & Deal”, hosted the Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio, and was a guest host on “The Dan Patrick Show” and “The Tony Kornheiser Show”. Besides his work as a sports journalist, Eisen hosted the ABC show “Domino Day”, a world record attempt at toppling highest number domino stones. However, Eisen’s biggest professional achievement came in 2003 when the NFL Network was started, the first 24-hour, seven-days-a-week channel dedicated to football. Eisen was selected to be a host of “NFL Total Access”, a position which he held until 2011. In 2010, Rich signed a new contract with NFL Network and also became a host of the pre-game show “NFL GameDay Morning”, as well as covering “Thursday Night Football” pre-game, “NFL GameDay Highlights”, NFL Draft and the Super Bowl. He has had his podcast “The Rich Eisen Podcast” since 2010 , and hosted the “Thanksgiving Special” in 2012. Along with work at ESPN, Eisen has collaborated with other networks such as CBS Sports, on which he served as a play-by-play announcer during the US Open Tennis Championships. In 2014, Eisen started ‘The Rich Eisen Show”, a sports talk TV/Radio show which was picked up by FOX Sports Radio and aired daily at noon. Most recently, Eisen was a sideline reporter for NCAA March Madness in 2016. Regarding his personal life, Rich Eisen married colleague Suzy Shuster in 2003, a college football sideline reporter for ESPN on ABC, and has two sons and a daughter with her.
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
Movies
That's My Boy
TV Shows
SportsCenter, Thursday Night Football, NFL Total Access, The Great Escape, Beg, Borrow & Deal, I Love the '70s, Baseball Tonight, I Love the '80s Strikes Back, I Love the '90s: Part Deux, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, The Great Debate, Nfl gameday final
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Host of The NFL Network. [January 2004]
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Graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1994 with a master of science degree in broascast journalism.
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Graduated from the University of Michigan in 1990 with a bachelor of arts degree in communications.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Odd Couple
2015-2016
TV Series
Rich Eisen
The League
2012-2014
TV Series
Rich Eisen
Draft Day
2014/I
Rich Eisen
That's My Boy
2012
Marathon Race Announcer
CSI: Miami
2007-2011
TV Series
Male Interviewer / Announcer
Gamechangers Ep. 3: A Legend in the Booth
2010
Video short
Rich Eisen
Make Your Own Superbowl Ad
2006
TV Movie
Like Mike
2002
Rich Eisen
Arli$$
2001
TV Series
The Kid
2000
Stuart Scott
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Head Case
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
22 Jump Street
2014
voice: Football Announcer Bob - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
@midnight
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Rich Eisen Show
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - Host
Sports Jeopardy!
2016
TV Series
Himself - Clue Giver / Himself - Contestant
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself
Hollywood Game Night
2016
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Player
NFL Films Presents
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Inside Edition
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Soup
2013-2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
2015
TV Series
Himself - Host, The Rich Edsen Show / Himself - ESPN Anchor
Mike & Mike
2015
TV Series
Himself - NFL Network
Sklar Brothers: Whatarewetalkinbout?!
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Fatherhood
2014
TV Series documentary short
Himself
Good Morning Today
2014
TV Series
Himself
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!
2013
TV Series
Himself
Larry King Now
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
NFL Total Access Kickoff
2013
TV Series
Himself
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Himself
NFL Rush Zone
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself
Go On
2013
TV Series
Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002-2013
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
The Great Escape
2012
TV Series
Himself - Host
BarFly
2012
TV Series
Himself
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
2011
Short
Himself
Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner: Behind the Scenes
2011
Short
Himself
Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner: Deleted Scenes
2011
Short
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
TV Series
Himself
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself
Celebrity Liar
2010
TV Series
Himself
Curb: The Discussion
2010
TV Series
Himself
NFL Total Access
2008
TV Series
Himself - Host
I Love the New Millennium
2008
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-2008
TV Series
Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Dan Patrick Show
2007
TV Series
Himself
Head Case
2007
TV Series
Himself
NFL GameDay Morning
2006
TV Series
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
2006
TV Series
Himself
I Love the 80's 3-D
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
2005 EA Sports NFL Quarterback Challenge
2005
TV Movie
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004-2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Unscripted
2005
TV Series
Himself
ESPN 100: The Top 100 Sports Moments of 2004
2005
TV Movie
Himself
I Love the '90s
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
I Love the '70s
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
I Love the '80s
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Beg, Borrow & Deal
2002
TV Series
Himself - Host (2002)
The Daily Show
2002
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
SportsCenter
1979
TV Series
Himself (1996-2003)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Football Life
2012
TV Series
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
2013
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
2007
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
2006
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
Known for movies
The Great Escape (2012) as Himself - Host
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011) as Himself
SportsCenter (1979) as Himself (1996-2003)
The 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards (2010) as Himself