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