Chris Myers

Announcer, TV Personality

1959 –

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Who is Chris Myers?

Christopher Patrick "Chris" Myers is an American sportscaster.

A native of Miami, FL with more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S. Open, Triple Crown, the Olympics and the Daytona 500.

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. Myers graduated from Chaminade High School, Hollywood, Florida, May, 1977. In the early 1980's Myers hosted a sports radio call-in show on WIOD-AM in Miami before moving to New Orleans in the mid-1980's 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, Myers spent nine years at ESPN reporting and anchoring SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight, as well as hosting “Up Close” from 1994 to 1998, which included the first live interview with O.J. Simpson after his acquittal.

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Born
Mar 28, 1959
Miami
Also known as
  • Christopher Patrick Myers
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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