Just like all of the athletes that make up your favorite sports team, it takes a lot of different people to make sports fun to watch on TV. Sports media has played a huge part in how popular watching games on TV have become all over the world. Some journalists and analysts make millions of dollars covering games. Want to know how much your favorite sports analyst makes? Keep reading to find out.

Charissa Thompson is a popular television host for Fox Sports. Before Fox Sports, she created an expansive resume working for a variety of other networks including Versus, GSN, ESPN, and the Big Ten Network. Thompson is probably best known for the time she spent co-hosting “SportsNation” on ESPN before leaving to work for “Fox Sports.” After her time at ESPN, Thompson began hosting “Fox Sports Live” when Fox Sports 1 first debuted in 2013. She has also hosted shows such as “Ultimate Beatmaster” and “Extra,” the entertainment news show. It is estimated that Thompson makes $1 million a year.

Lisa Salters may be one of the most recognized sports journalists in the US. In fact, she started her career as a basketball player while in college. She went on to work at a local broadcast station in Baltimore, Maryland for seven years where she became increasingly popular. In 2000, Salters become a sports reporter for ABC and ESPN where she covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial. She has also covered the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and the Olympics. Right now, she is a sideline reporter during “Monday Night Football” on ESPN and covers the NBA for ABC. It is estimated that Salters makes $235,000 per year.

Mike Golic is best known as a co-host of the ESPN Radio show “Mike & Mike” which was a very popular show that lasted 17 years. Golic became a part of ESPN in 1995 but before then, he was an NFL defensive lineman. After “Mike & Mike” came to an end, Golic started co-hosting another ESPN morning show named “Golic and Wingo.” He is also an NFL and college football analyst for ESPN and ESPN2 and hosts “The Lighter Side of Sports,” which shows funny bloopers and highlights from sports events. It is estimated that Golic makes $5 million a year.

Molly Qerim is both a moderator and anchor for ESPN’s “First Take.” She is a co-anchor for the show along with Max Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith and it is reported to be one of the highest-ranking television sports talk shows. Before she worked at ESPN, Qerim covered a variety of events, including the NBA Draft, the NBA All-Star Game, the MLB All-Star Game, and the Super Bowl. She also hosted “NFL AM” and “NFL Fantasy Live on the NFL Network. Qerim is married to one of the highest-paid sports analysts at ESPN, Jalen Rose, who is also a former NBA player. It is estimated that Qerim makes $500,000 per year.

Al Michaels is a very recognizable face in the world of sports broadcasting. He has been calling the play-by-play of NFL Games for almost 20 years with “Monday Night Football” on ABC and for over 10 years with “Sunday Night Football” on NBC. In fact, Michaels has been a part of several famous calls during sporting events, like Game 3 of the 1989 World Series was interrupted by an earthquake, the last moment victory of the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XLIX, and the 1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice. Many people think Michaels’ call of the Miracle on Ice is one of the best calls in sports broadcasting history. It is estimated that he makes $6 million a year.

Holly Rowe has been a sports reporter with ESPN since August 1998. Throughout her many years as a college football sideline reporter, she has covered many different football games, including postseason bowl games as well as regular-season games. Rowe has also called several other sports and events besides football, including the Running of the Bulls, the Women’s World Cup, men’s and women’s college basketball, women’s college volleyball, track & field, and swimming. You may have also seen her covering NBA and WNBA games as a backup sideline reporter for ESPN. Her salary is estimated to be $800,000.

Joe Buck is considered to be one of the most iconic sports journalists of all time. He has won the National Sportscaster of the Year award three different times and he has followed in his father’s footsteps as he is also the son of another iconic sports journalist, Jack Buck. Buck has been the announcer for all but two World Series since 1996 and has called the play-by-play for the U.S. Open since 2015. You can find him covering the NFL and MLB for Fox Sports. It is estimated that Buck makes $6 million a year.

Wendi Nix is one of the co-hosts of “NFL Live,” ESPN’s top-performing program. She has worked for a variety of networks and programs throughout her time as a sports journalist, including a network local to Boston, New England Sports Network, WPDE in South Carolina, and Fox Sports Net. Nix’s primary focus is covering the NFL on ESPN's most popular show, but she has also been known to cover college football games, especially ones that include New England teams. It is estimated that she makes $800,000 a year working for ESPN.

In 2005, Oliver also joined TNT as a sideline reporter at the NBA playoffs. In 2014, Oliver was replaced as one of the NFL’s top sideline reporters by Erin Andrews but continues to cover the NEFL with Fox’s second NFL crew. It is estimated that she makes $1 mill per year.

In 2015, Cowherd was suspended from ESPN and soon left the network. He then joined Fox Sports 1, hosting “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” one of the network’s most popular programs. Cowherd also hosted “Speak for Yourself.” It is estimated that his contract is worth $6 million a year.

Tweeden began by hosting a show on Fox Sports Network that lasted for six years. In 2008, she started working as the third hostess of “Poker After Dark” for NBC. Tweeden has also been a part of the Los Angeles Angels pre and post-game shows and “UFC Tonight” for Fox Sports 1. Between her work as a model and a sports broadcaster, it is estimated that Tweeden makes $1 million per year.

Aldridge has been a trailblazer for African Americans in the industry, inspiring a new generation of diverse voices. He has received numerous accolades, including being named Washington Journalist of the Year and being inducted into the Washington, D.C. Sports Hall of Fame. As an NBA insider, Aldridge is renowned for his deep knowledge of the league, breaking news, trade rumors, and player insights. He is also actively involved in charitable endeavors, supporting organizations like the Steve Nash Foundation and Hoops Sagrado. Overall, Aldridge's versatile career and contributions have left an indelible mark on sports journalism. His exact salary is unknown but somewhere between 1-5 million dollars a year

Tom Rinaldi is an American sports journalist and television personality. He is best known for his work as a reporter and storyteller for ESPN. Rinaldi has covered a wide range of sports events, including college football, golf, tennis, and human-interest stories within the sports world. He is highly regarded for his emotive storytelling and ability to connect with athletes and subjects on a personal level. The specifics of Rinaldi's contract are not public information, though some reports have indicated that his Fox Sports salary is in the $2 million per year range

Wilbon then became a co-host of “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN alongside Tony Kornheiser in 2001. “Pardon the Interruption” has been a big hit in sports television for almost 20 years. Wilbon is also an NBA studio analyst on the sidelines of important NBA games for both ESPN and ABC. It is estimated that he makes $6 million per year.

Hill worked on “SportsCenter” for a year but criticism about the host who is very outspoken on certain topics led her to move to “The Undefeated” on ESPN’s website. She worked there for only a few months before she joined The Atlantic, leaving ESPN, in October 2018. It is estimated that Hill makes $1 million a year.

Besides “Pardon the Interruption,” Kornheiser has been hosting “The Tony Kornheiser Show” for several decades on radio and podcasts. John Walsh, an executive with ESPN, called Kornheiser “the most multi-talented person” in sports journalism. “Pardon the Interruption” won an Emmy and helped Kornheiser work his way to being one of the highest-paid sports journalists.

Greenberg also hosted “Duel” from 2007-2008 and “Battle of the Network Stars” with Joe Tessitore for ABC, ESPN’s sister network. Greenberg has been working for ESPN for over twenty years and has one of the highest salaries the network offers. It is estimated that Greenberg makes $6.5 million a year.

Czarniak is one of the most well-known NASCAR reporters in the sports journalism industry. She has even worked as a pit reporter and studio host for the “NASCAR Sprint Cup Series” coverage for TNT. Besides NASCAR, Czarniak has also covered the Olympics as a sports desk reporter for NBC Sports during the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. It is estimated that she earns $1.5 million per year.

Bradshaw is estimated to make around $2 million dollars a year while working at Fox. During Bradshaw's final season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he made $470,000. 

While at NBC, Costas hosted 11 Olympic Games during prime-time television hours. Currently, he is working as a sports commentator and host for the MLB Networks. He hosts “Studio 42 with Bob Costas,” an interview show. It is estimated that Costas makes $7 million a year, one of the highest salaries in sports journalism.

You may also know Andrews for hosting “Dancing with the Stars.” Currently, she works for FOX NFL as a lead sideline reporter and has covered all kinds of sporting events including the World Series and the Super Bowl. It is estimated that she makes $2 million a year.

Now, Smith can be found as an NBA analyst on “SportsCenter” and on NBA Countdown, as well as on ESPN broadcasts of the NBA. He is a very successful television and radio personality and has one of the largest salaries in sports journalism at an estimated $10 million a year.

Cohn currently hosts “SportsCenter” Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. and has also spent time covering the WNBA and NHL for ESPN. In July 2018, she signed a deal with the network that ensures she will be around for many more years and the new estimated salary attached to that deal is $3 million a year.

Now, Rome hosts “The Jim Rome Show” on CBS, as well as an interview show on Showtime. The most popular radio talk show in the U.S. is “The Jim Rome Show” and it has led to Rome earning one of the largest sports journalist salaries, which is an estimated $30 million a year.

Kolber was the first woman to win the Maxwell Club Sports Broadcaster of the Year Award in 2006. During her career, she has also worked as a sideline reporter for “Sunday Night Football” for five years and for “Monday Night Football” for one year. It is estimated that Kolber makes $3 million a year.

Rashad is a good friend of Michael Jordan and interviewed him very often while he worked at NBC. He also spent a short time covering golf when he worked as a panelist on “Morning Drive” on the Golf Channel for less than a year. While Rashad’s salary is unknown, it is reported that he is one of the highest-paid former athletes in sports journalism.

During her long career, Kremer has covered several different championship games in every type of sport, which includes over 25 Super Bowls. The Pro Football Hall of Fame even gave her the Peter Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2018. Her salary is estimated to be $4 million a year which would make her one of the highest-paid female sports journalists.

McGrady also worked with Michelle Beadle, Jalen Rose, and Chauncey Billups on “NBA Countdown” during Wednesdays before the 2016-2017 NBA season. McGrady’s yearly salary is not known but many believe that it is a high paying one.

Currently, you can find Ponder hosting “Sunday NFL Countdown” on ESPN. She was also a college football host and reporter for ESPN and basketball sideline reporter. It is estimated that Ponder’s salary is $4.9 million per year, making her one of the highest-paid women in sports journalism.

You can still find Beadle as a reporter and host for ESPN, but she has gotten away from talk shows after anchoring the 2012 Olympics in London for NBC Sports Network. Beadle is actually the sports media industry’s highest-paid woman journalist at an estimated $5 million per year salary.

Skip Bayless may be best known for being a commentator on “First Take” on EPSN alongside Stephen A. Smith. In fact, he is one of the most well-known journalists of sports talk shows. Bayless started out in print journalism and then radio before he switched to television in the 1990s. While “First Take” helped Bayless’ career take off and made him part of one of the most recognizable duos in sports journalism, Bayless left Fox Sports in 2016. Now, he hosts “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” alongside Shannon Sharpe, a Hall of Fame tight end, on Fox Sports 1. It is estimated the Bayless earns $6 Million a year.

“Area 21” quickly became very popular due to the way Garnett talks sports in an unapologetic and unfiltered manner. Garnett’s salary isn’t known but many estimate that he is paid very well for his work.

With three former NBA players for analysts, it is no wonder why the show is so widely popular. In fact, Johnson and Barkley have all won their own Emmys. While it is not known how much the guys of “Inside the NBA” earn, it is well understood that they must earn a pretty penny since they are a part of one of the most popular sports media shows.

Her stint on TheBlaze was cut off in March 2007. They suspended her after a guest appearance on The View. Why? She aired her belief that women should have access to abortion. But it was far from the end for Tomi. She went on to work at Great American Alliance, and she made regular contributions to Fox News.

When Anderson became a journalist, he had no qualifications in the field. He had studied political science at Yale and completed an internship at the CIA. It seemed fated from a young age that he was destined for impressive things, but not in the direction first assumed. He started small, joining a modest news agency as a fact-checker. His big break didn’t come until he set off for Myanmar. There, he interviewed students fighting the Burmese government, made a segment himself from the footage, and sold it to Channel One. And the rest is history.

She joined NBC at their New York local station, but it wasn’t long before her talents came to the attention of the right people. She worked in the national headquarters of the network, reporting for various MBC News platforms. Today, Early Today, Meet The Press, and NBC Nightly News have all benefitted from her expertise.

Today, Giada is an empress of food. She has been inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. She’s won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host, among other awards. She contributes to NBC, appearing as a guest host on Today for the network. But the Food Network is her home. They’ve given her series after series. It started with Everyday Italian, and they kept coming. Giada On The Beach. Giada’s Weekend Getaways. Giada In Paradise. Giada In Italy. Giada Entertains. Winner Cake All. In her most recent show, Giada has kicked back and relaxed a little with Giada At Home. And so she should. With an empire that includes several cookbooks and even restaurants to run, Giada has quite enough on her plate!

It soon got serious for Erin as she gained roles as an anchor for a few different shows. She switched networks, joining CNBC at Squawk on the Street and Street Signs. She even joined the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice. Then it was back to CNN, where her career literally took off. In Erin Burnett OutFront, Erin got to travel across the globe filming documentaries. She’s hosted live shows from Afghanistan, Mali, Rwanda, Israel, and the UAE. It’s a far cry from an analyst’s desk in a back office!

It wasn’t until 2007 that she made the move that would garner her national exposure. Taking herself up to New York, she joined Fox News Channel. There, she has co-hosted programs including America’s News Headquarters, Fox and Friends Weekend, and Fox’s All-American New Year’s Eve. Ainsley is a multi-talented storyteller. She has been a panelist on The Live Desk, presents her own segment, Ainsley Across America, on Hannity, and she even writes books!

It’s her fiery personality that gives her the edge, in business, in readability, and on the air. Wendy started out in radio, where she was inducted into The National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. It was her outspoken clashes with celebrities that first drew our attention. It garnered her a TV reality show, The Wendy Williams Experience. From there it was inevitable that she would get her own talk show, The Wendy Williams Show.

It has been a hard fight for Rachel to get to where she is now; one of the most trusted faces on TV news. Radio was her first gig, as a host for WRNX. Her views are liberal, and so are her appearances as a panelist on TV. After being a political commentator on MSNBC’s Tucker and political analyst on Race For The Whitehouse, she landed her first hosting role, as a substitute on Countdown With Keith Olbermann. This led to her own show, The Rachel Maddow Show. Not only that, but she is also co-anchor for the network’s special events. Not bad!

Williams has been in broadcasting since 1981. His journey has gone from Kansas, through Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and on to New York City. He joined NBC at the national Weekend Nightly News as the chief White House correspondent. Then came The News With Brian Williams, then The Nightly News. Whilst he was there, the program won a Peabody Award, the George Polk Award, and the DuPont-Columbia University Award. Now, he’s with NSNBC on The 11th Hour With Brian Williams.

Robin has moderated on Ask Oprah’s All-Stars. She has won a regional Emmy Award. At the moment, she is the lead anchor for Morning Express With Robin Meade. And she hasn’t stopped at journalism. She is a country music artist with two albums under her belt. Want a bit of whatever powers Robin’s remarkable success? She’s sharing! Buy her book, Morning Sunshine!: How To Radiate Confidence And Feel It Too.

Jimmy had a successful comedy career, including film appearances, but he never lost sight of that dream. After two auditions, he finally landed the part. The 24th season of Saturday Night Live saw Jimmy doing impressions and singing for the nation. He has written books and released albums, not to mention his movie career, but we love Jimmy best on TV. Since 2014, after a stint on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, he is now sitting behind the famous desk on The Tonight Show. Long may he stay there!

The next step took Kate to CNN, where she became a national correspondent for CNN Newsource in 2007. If it’s hard-hitting and historical, Kate’s covered it. The 2008 presidential election, OJ’s armed robbery case, NASA’s space shuttles’ retirement, to name a few. She’s gone on to work at The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and New Day. Right now, she’s anchoring At This Hour with Kate Bolduan before she anchored State Of America with Kate Bolduan.

It soon got sporty for Lindsay. In 2006, she got the biggest sporting break there is as NBC Sports hired her to cover the Winter Olympics. After that, she was a natural choice to co-anchor NBC4’s sports segment. In 2011, Lindsay made the move to ESPN covering pre-season football. It wasn’t long before she was the 6 pm co-host of SportsCenter.

Then came the cars. Our Lindsay was the first woman to host ESPN’s coverage of the Indianapolis 500. Now, she’s a studio host for Fox Sports’ NASCAR coverage. Who said heels and wheels don’t mix?

In 1976, Andrea worked for WTOP (now WUSA), but it wasn’t long before she made her fateful move to NBC in 1978. After general correspondent, she moved on to energy correspondent, and then on to Chief Congressional correspondent, all for NBC News. She now hosts her own show, Andrea Mitchell Reports, on top of her regular guest appearances on Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Rachel Maddow Show.

Football was her first love and her first job. She covered college football for CBS Sports Network, fitting that in round events such as National Signing Day, the NCAA Tournament, and the US Open. To top it off, Molly was also anchoring no less than five shows. She’s no stranger to the red carpet after reporting on various events including the Super Bowl. And... She’s equally at home on your mobile screens, conducting all sorts of celebrity interviews for ESPN.com and ESPN mobile.

He’s been a correspondent on Fox Files, a political policy analyst on Fox News, a co-anchor of 20/20. In 2006, Chris joined Good Morning America, where he was the anchor and primary reporter on breaking news stories. After co-anchoring CNN’s New Day, Chris moved to the Primetime slot with his own show, Cuomo Primetime. He’s hosted spiritual shows, documentary series, and a radio show. Want to talk to the man himself? He takes questions on his website, Cuomo on the Case.

Don is an amazing example of people, not only journalists, that stick to their values and ethics all the way, no matter the consequences. Since 2002, he was awarded a lot of awards for his work. He was also dubbed one of the Advocat's 50 Most Influential LGBTQ People.

During his time at Fox, Shepard has hosted Fox News’ The Fox Report with Shepard Smith, Studio B, and Shepard Smith Reporting. He has worked hard through the years to bring us, in his own words, “truth to power without fear or favor, in context and with perspective.” It’s this attitude that has led him to tie second in the 2003 TV Guide poll as the most trusted news anchor on both cable news and network. His colleagues are keeping their fingers crossed that Shepard will resurface in news reporting sometime soon.

Once she had some anchoring experience under her belt, gained at WQAD-TV and ABC Moline, Hoda was an easy choice for NBC News. She started there as the national correspondent, also holding down roles as a contributing anchor and correspondent for Dateline NBC. She’s now one-half of the first all-female duo to co-host a segment of the Today Show.

Her career in broadcasting started with a legal commentary show alongside Johnnie Cochran. From there, Grace went on to host Trial Heat and then Closing Arguments. In 2005 she got her own show, Nancy Grace, on HLN, whilst at the same time hosting a courtroom reality show, Swift Justice With Nancy Grace. Nowadays she’s gone back to her roots of campaigning against injustice with a true-crime series on Oxygen TV, Injustice with Nancy Grace.

After Erin graduated, she joined Fox Sports Florida as a freelance reporter. She moved on to the Sunshine Network, and then to Turner South, where she added hosting to her resume. ESPN was her next stop, where she reported on a variety of sports. In 2012, Erin went to Fox Sports, where she is a field reporter for most of the big events. She uses her fame to the best effect by choosing endorsements and charity events to encourage women sports fans.

After the obligatory start in radio, Billy transitioned to TV, joining the team at Access Hollywood as East Coast correspondent. It wasn’t long before they promoted him to co-anchor. He has also been a co-host on NBC’s Today. He has dabbled in film, returned to radio, and hosted the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. After the lewd chat from years before was aired, NBC pulled Billy from Today, but he is back on our screens this year anchoring Extra’s weekday broadcasts.

She’s now got a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a member of the DC and Arizona bars, scoring first place on the Arizona Bar Exam. Her legal work soon brought her back to TV as a national trial correspondent for Court TV. In 2007, she started corresponding for NBC News. She has since anchored the show, along with NBC Nightly News. Savannah is also Hoda Kotb’s co-host on the 9am hour of Today in their first all-female pairing.

She started as a business correspondent and anchor for the Wall Street Journal Report, World Market Outlook, and Business USA. Then she took the same role for WPXN-TV. Next up was NBC/CNBC as a contributor to some of their biggest news shows before landing a co-anchor role at Morning Call with Martha MacCallum and Ted David. In 2004, Martha joined Fox on its news channel, covering four presidential elections. She has hosted The Live Desk and America’s Newsroom. She now hosts The Story with Martha MacCallum.

From there, there was no stopping him. He got into writing for TV in 1989, followed by hosting. He got his own show on MTV before signing with Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants. Then came The Daily Show and 20 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and two Peabody Awards. He’s a movie star, writer, producer, Academy Awards host, and now movie director. There is actually no end to his talents!

Gary Steele was the first African-American to play varsity football at West Point. Sage is his daughter. Her brother Chad is vice president of media relations for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. It was inevitable that Sage would tread in the family's footsteps. After graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Communication, she went straight into TV sports reporting. Several local gigs later, Sage joined ESPN in 2007.

As being sexy and professional, rumors started to swirl around about his private life. He was linked to Gio Benitez. They were seen several times on private events, but they both rejected the rumors. In 2016, Gio started a relationship with Tommy DiDario so the rumors about Muir died. So for all of you out there - Muir is still a happy single man. 

Sam started out in broadcasting as a meteorologist at WPDS-TV in Kentucky, then WJKS in Florida. In 1988, he started a 25-year stint at ABC. He started out on Eyewitness News, then joined Good Morning America in 2004. He has been prominent in covering environmental issues, including climate change and global warming. In 2013, he had a change of scenery, joining The Weather Channel as host and managing director. That affair is now over, and Sam is back where he belongs, anchoring with ABC once more.

Ginger was asked to guest on The Today Show in 2010, just squeezing it in before her 30th birthday. From there, her career at ABC blossomed, with Good Morning America Weekend, ABC World News Tonight, and Nightline. On Sam Champion’s departure, Ginger stepped in to fill his shoes and became ABC News’ Chief Meteorologist and weather editor. And the cherry on the top? She came third in Dancing With The Stars in 2016!

Cari was covering tennis at the height of the Williams sisters’ fame. She had always loved the game, and the inspirational performances of Venus and Serena “...opened the door to tennis for so many different people.” Cari was quick to audition for the Tennis Channel’s news department, and in 2009 became a courtside reporter and anchor for the network.

Cari’s name soon became synonymous with sports reporting, and ESPN hired her in 2012. She hosted, moderated, wrote, and interviewed her way to the top, becoming a SportsCenter anchor in 2015.

Aside from Fox, Charissa has done a lot of work for Yahoo! Sports. There, she’s covered everything from the Winter Olympics to the FIFA World Cup. At one point an ice-level reporter at the NHL, a reality sports TV host, and a co-host on Extra, Charissa has seen it all. She enjoyed a few years' hiatus from Fox to work with ESPN, where she hosted SportsNation and ESPN First Take. But it wasn’t long before she was back in Fox’s den, where she now reports for Fox Sports.

And that’s just what made him famous. Off-screen, Tom is as awesome as he is in the studio. He has fought and beaten cancer. He’s published ten books. He has over 30 awards, including Peabody Awards, Emmys, and lifetime achievement awards. He’s been recognized for contributions to freedom of speech, overcoming adversity, and advancing the understanding of religion, race, and ethnicity. He has a French Legion of Honor for his support of WWII veterans. He has, and I kid you not, 30 honorary degrees. In his youth, he climbed mountains. When faced with allegations of sexual misconduct, no less than 68 colleagues signed a letter characterizing Tom as “a man of tremendous decency and integrity”.

Since then, Leslie has gone on to become the CBS White House correspondent. She hosted Face The Nation for 8 years and 48 Hours Investigates for 2 years. She’s now a correspondent for 60 Minutes, and she’s published two books. It’s all a far cry from her first gig on Boston’s Channel 5!

Brooke joined The Rick List in 2008, taking Rick’s place when the network dropped him. She has covered two Presidential inaugurations, a space shuttle launch, the Eric Garner death protests, the 2015 Baltimore protests, and the Orlando nightclub shooting. Currently, she hosts CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin.

She’s been one of the 100 most influential people listed by Time, and it’s easy to see why. 2010 saw her hosting America Live. In 2013, she started a four-year stint hosting The Kelly File. This ran every night and was so popular that it occasionally overtook the O’Reilly Factor in the race for the number one spot. 2017 heralded a change of scenery for Megyn as she left Fox for NBC. From night owl to early bird, there she hosted Megyn Kelly Today, part of the Today show.

Lester's first on-air job was as a disc jockey at a Country and Western station. In 1981, he started reporting for WCBS-TV. From New York City to Los Angeles to Chicago, Lester traveled the nation gaining experience. Then came his international period. For 14 years, he reported from hotspots across the globe, including Iraq, Northern Ireland, Somalia, El Salvador, and Haiti.

Jim’s career was born with an internship at KTMS, Santa Barbara. It fledged with traffic-update reporting and part-time sports reporting. It took wing at XTRA Sports, who gave him his own show, the Jim Rome Show, now heard on over 200 stations across the US and Canada. On TV, Jim has hosted The FX Sports Show, Talk2 on ESPN2, and The Last Word on Fox Sports Net. On ESPN, he hosted Rome Is Burning, and on CBS, Rome.

Ann’s reports focused on human suffering. In this vein, she has covered wars and natural disasters across the world. She worked her way up through various stations and jobs to become a news anchor on Today in 1994. She first substituted, then anchored on the show for over ten years. During that time, Ann also anchored on Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News. Beforehand she had anchored the NBC News At Sunrise. Since leaving NBC, Ann has turned to docuseries, producing her own six-part PBS series. She currently hosts TNT/TBS’ Chasing The Cure.

Here, she made a start on her ultimate goal, to be a newsreader. She would regularly do the cast news reports. But acting would yet take up a few years of her career. She followed her time on All My Children with a three-year stint on Hope & Faith. She did, however, manage to squeeze in some hosting work. In 2001, she was named as Kathie Lee Gifford’s replacement on Live!, where she still hosts today.

In her career, Maria has hosted Market Watch, Squawk Box, The Business of Innovation, Closing Bell, Market Wrap, and Business Center. She anchored and edited On The Money with Maria Bartiromo. She’s penned three books and writes a monthly column for USA Today. After 20 years with CNBC, Maria has now moved to Fox, where she hosts Mornings with Maria, Wall Street Week with Maria Bartiromo, and Sunday Morning Features with Maria Bartiromo.

His first foray into broadcasting was on the pregame show, Fox NFL Sunday, as a football analyst. He remains there still. He’s starred in various commercials, and he’s authored a motivational book. He’s tried a few different roles in journalism, including co-hosting Live! and Good Morning America. He won an Emmy at GMA and went on to co-host Strahan and Sara. Just for something different to do, Michael now hosts his favorite game show growing up, $100,000 Pyramid.

Next, Samantha moved on to Fox, reporting from the sidelines for college basketball and football games. Then, in 2011, she joined ESPN on their Longhorn Network, leading to her current roles on College GameDay and ESPNU. Our reporting princess has found her NFL prince, marrying player Christian Ponder in 2012. She’s now living happily ever after hosting Sunday NFL Countdown.

No career ladder climbing was necessary for Martha. She started out with ABC at the top. Her first role was as their State Department correspondent, followed by Senior National Security correspondent in 2003. This job took her to Iraq. It was Martha who got the worldwide scoop on the death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. After a quick stint as an author, penning a New York Times bestseller that got made into a mini-series, Martha moved over to become the chief White House correspondent. Then in 2008, she took her current position as Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent. She also reports for World News Tonight with David Muir and Nightline, among others.

Every May, Joe hosts the Joe Buck Classic, a celebrity pro-am golf tournament that raises money for the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He’s written a book, and he hosts Undeniable with Joe Buck on Audience Network. He’s a man of many talents, but his heart will always lie with his father’s, in play-by-play sportscasting. He will always pay tribute to his father when the World Series goes to a 7th game.

She was now a correspondent on Good Morning America, and it didn’t take her long to become the news anchor for the show. Amy no longer anchors GMA. She moved to join 20/20, where she is anchoring alongside David Muir, although she still covers major news on GMA. She also continues to be their breaking news anchor.

A Texan born and bred, Dan was most comfortable in the south, where he spent his career prior to his promotion. Criticized in the past for inadequate fact-checking and bias, Dan has nevertheless won us over. We’ve loved seeing him on our screens for over 50 years. In his later years, he’s proved that he’s not afraid of change. He set up his Facebook account in 2015 and regularly posts about whatever takes his fancy. After retiring from national TV news, Dan is now a regular contributor to various current event shows, has done a series of hour-long interviews, has a radio show, and hosts a weekly broadcast on YouTube!

Michelle hosted Fox Sports Net’s Big Game Hunters, then joined TNN to cover the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) Bud Light Cup Tour. She’s done stints on the YES Network and College Sports Television. She’s an accomplished host of both reality shows and red carpet events. She’s appeared on The Early Show, The Today Show, Extra, Access Hollywood, and Entertainment Tonight. Apart from a year with NBC in 2013, Michelle has been a regular host on ESPN since 2009.

In May 1990 Wolf made the move: To the US, to TV, to CNN. He has won several awards with his teams for coverage of everything from hurricanes to terrorist attacks. Peabodies, Emmys, the list goes on. First, he was a military affairs reporter. Next, the White House correspondent. Then came the shows with his name on, Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer and Wolf Blitzer Reports. Nowadays he hosts The Situation Room and is the network’s lead political editor.

That led to a weekend sports anchor gig at WCPO before joining ABC’s World News Now and America This Morning. After filling in on Good Morning America a few times, Paula’s ticket was finally called when she landed the weekend co-anchor job for the program. In 2015, she started co-hosting The View until 2018. Now, she is concentrating on her faith-based podcast series, Journeys of Faith, although she still gets a few reports in for GMA and other ABC platforms.

After a few different roles, Mika started a career yoyoing between two networks. First, CBS and a correspondent and anchor role for Up to the Minute. She then hopped over to NSNBC on work on HomePage. There she earned the nickname ‘the Powerpuff Girls of Journalism’ with her co-anchors. Then, back to CBS as a desk correspondent and anchor. Now she’s back at MSNBC, co-hosting with her now-husband Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe.

They noticed her style, and offered her first a position as a judge on Miss Teen USA, and then as the host on The Look For Less, on Style Network. There, Elisabeth brought fashion to the masses finding gorgeous outfits for bargain prices. Her agent put her up for The View in 2003, where she co-hosted until 2013, winning an Emmy along the way. She moved to Fox to co-host Fox & Friends before retiring in 2015 to spend more time with her family.

From Charleston to Miami to Las Vegas, Nancy crossed the nation before finding a home at the syndicated tabloid show A Current Affair. When that show ended in 1996, she went straight onto anchoring a brand new national program, Access Hollywood. She’s covered pageants, parades, and red carpet events, as well as contributing to Today and Dateline NBC. Most recently, she co-anchored Entertainment Tonight until 2019.

As far as media goes, Chris has had a prolific authoring career. He has penned no less than eight books, all best-sellers. For 15 years, he has worked in print at the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1997, he took on TV. He got his own weeknight talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews. In 2002, he became the moderator on The Chris Matthews Show, a political discussion roundhouse. Now, he focuses on Hardball, writing, and documentaries.

By 1974, Barbara was the co-host of NBC’s The Today Show, although she had been writing and reporting for them for some time. This made history - she was the first woman to co-host an American news program. She followed it up with another first for women, becoming the first female co-anchor on the evening news. Then came her years on 20/20 where she interviewed just about everybody that was anybody. Barbara went on to co-create, be executive producer of, and co-host The View.

In 1975, he became a broadcast journalist at KSEL-TV. He moved to Fort Worth with KXAS-TV, then to Dallas with WFAA-TV. Seven years later, after his reporting of war refugees caught CBS’s eye, they offered him a job. That was the start of his political, war, and terrorism reporting. He has been to many of the world’s war zones, earning praise for his dedication to honesty in his coverage. He was Chief White House correspondent for CBS News before joining 60 Minutes, for which he still works. In 2011, he started a stint as an anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, where he raised the viewing ratings until he left in 2017.

Her career began at CNN 36 years ago, when she took the post of desk assistant. It didn’t take her long to get promoted to the field to cover the Iran-Iraq war. Since then, she has been reporting on wars, terrorism, sieges, and revolutions from across the globe. Sometimes criticized for bias, she is nonetheless recognized as one of the best in the business. She’s received award after award, including Peabodies and Polks, and is a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 2010, Christiane left CNN for ABC News to anchor This Week. By 2011, she was back at CNN hosting the interview show Amanpour. As of 2018, she also hosts Amanpour & Company on PBS.

1978 saw Al join the NBC network, where he still brings us the weather today. Over the years, he has forecasted both in the studio and out-of-doors. He's interviewed, commentated, and hosted on Today, NBC News at Sunrise, The Al Roker Show, even on Food Network. He’s hosted and played on various game shows. And it doesn’t stop there. He’s done two more record-breaking Rokerthons, sung on Broadway, and co-written a series of murder mysteries!

Thomas is outspoken in his support of equal rights and has won an Emmy with his then show, Live with Thomas Roberts, and its coverage of marriage equality. He has also hosted Out There with Thomas Roberts, which focused on LGBT equality issues. He missed out on being one of the 50 Sexiest Bachelors of People magazine by dint of being in a relationship. He’s been on CNN’s National News, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, CBS News, Today, NBC News, and MSNBC. Nowadays he’s back in Atlanta, soon to start anchoring on WGCL-46.

That led to being a guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews, among other political shows, which garnered the attention of NBC. Chuck landed the job of political director on NBC News, a position he still holds today. He has appeared as a political analyst for a range of big shows. He blogged for MSNBC.com and did a Q&A session each week at Newsvine. Nowadays, he moderates NBC’s Meet The Press, hosts MTP Daily on MSNBC and is the political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Today.

Over the years, Tamron has worked in Texas and Illinois as a consumer reporter, morning news host, and political reporter. In 2007, she made it on to national news with MSNBC and NBC News. She’s done various substitute anchoring work and co-hosted The Big Picture. She took on major US events hosting NewsNation with Tamron Hall. In 2014, she became the first African American to co-anchor Today. She has just launched her own talk show named Tamron Hall, which is syndicated across the nation.

He finally made it on to current affairs at ABC’s Good Morning America, where he became a news anchor. Then came a change of network to NBC with a hefty pay rise. But it came with a price. Josh was back to covering sports, prohibited from appearing on the news. In 2016, he switched networks to CBS. Back on the stories, he was anchoring their digital news service. Then it all fell apart as Josh announced prematurely that he would be returning to TV after an unofficial comment from an executive. He was fired a few days later and now has no permanent home in broadcasting.

Robin has survived cancer and myelodysplastic syndrome, earning a Peabody Award for “allowing her network to document and build a public service campaign around her battle with rare disease.” After a stint in radio and a few local TV news anchoring jobs, she joined ESPN. She worked there on SportsCenter for 15 years. In 1995, she started working for ABC News. There, she anchors Good Morning America, bringing it to the number one slot in the ratings.

She moved to NBC News in 1989 as Deputy Pentagon Correspondent and anchor substitute. There, she found a home at Today, starting out as a political correspondent and rising to co-anchor, a role she kept for 15 years. From there, Katie went to CBS, anchoring the CBS Evening News and contributing to 60 Minutes. She also hosted @katiecouric, an interview program on CBSNews.com. In 2011, she returned to ABC as a special correspondent and specials anchor for ABC News and 20/20. She hosted her own web show called Katie. Her last stint on-air was as Global Anchor on Yahoo! News.

George worked behind the scenes in politics as an advisor for the Democrats. He moved on to communications director, first for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign, then for the White House. He capped off his political career by becoming Senior Advisor to the President before leaving in 1996 to become a journalist.

In 2013 he joined ABC, appearing as a correspondent on a variety of news programs. He’s reported for World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Nightline. He’s currently on the Fusion Channel, a 24-hour English language cable news channel aimed at American Hispanics. There, he hosts Nightline on Fusion.

Terry’s first paid gig was at The New Republic magazine. He followed that up with a stint reporting and editing at the Legal Times. His entry into TV sent him further along the legal path as he started reporting for Court TV. He covered some major trials during that time. In 1997, he joined ABC News. Now senior national correspondent, he has also fulfilled roles as the primary correspondent at the US Supreme Court and chief White House correspondent. He co-anchored Nightline from 2005 to 2013.

Sean is famous for his outspoken views on sensitive subjects, and his advocacy of conspiracy theories. Right from the outset, he has been offending people, getting his first show canceled as a result. Nothing can keep Sean down, however, and he played on his infamy, advertising himself as “the most talked-about college radio host in America” to win his next gig. He’s written three books, won awards, and has been on Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Love him or hate him, everybody’s listening to what he has to say!

She’s worked for WVIT-TV, WNBC, and Court TV, both in front of and behind the cameras. In 2002, she went to MNSBC as an anchor and correspondent. 2006 saw Natalie join the team at Today, first as a national correspondent, then as an anchor. Nowadays, she is the West Coast news anchor for the show, the host of Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live, and a correspondent on Dateline and NBC Nightly News.

Become a sportscaster, of course. Heidi joined ESPN Radio 1430 KFIG as a sports talk radio host, spending her weekends at KMPH-TV as a sports anchor. She landed a gig as an on-field reporter for the Boston Red Sox, which led to host positions on The Red Sox Report and The Ultimate Red Sox Show. In 2011, Time Warner Cable SportsNet hired her as a sideline reporter, and a year later, she moved on to MLB Network, where she now hosts Quick Pitch.

It’s simple. If you go on record saying things like, “When I see corruption, I try to expose it. When I see exploitation, I try to fight it,” you don’t want to have tapes of your less-than-savory off-air treatment of staff surface on the internet. You don’t want to have your daughter claim that you abused your wife. You don’t want high-profile newspapers unearthing six sexual harassment claims against you. You certainly don’t want them to publish that you bought off each of those claimants to keep it out of court. Showing those kinds of true colors breaks trust with the viewers and incidentally, gets you fired.

Elizabeth joined NBC in 1993 as a correspondent on Dateline and an anchor on Today. In 1996, she made the move to ABC, reading the news on Good Morning America. She went on to anchor Sunday’s World News Tonight and 20/20. In 2018, she left all that behind to become the lead investigative reporter and documentary anchor for A&E Networks. She works on their show A&E Investigates: Cults & Extreme Belief.

A journalist since leaving college, she had been a reporter, anchor, and investigative reporter at various local stations. Her national debut was at CBS News, where she was a correspondent for West 57th and 60 Minutes. She co-anchored CBS Morning News. In 1994 Meredith moved to ABC, where she was a correspondent on Turning Point and the host of Intimate Portrait. It was 1997 when she joined The View as moderator. Although she has added co-anchoring Today to her list of accomplishments, Meredith’s true love is game show hosting. She hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for 11 seasons and now hosts 25 Words or Less from Fox Television Stations.

Born in France to musical parents, Kathie debuted on American TV on Name That Tune. Later, she joined The Morning Show on WABC-TV. It was soon rebranded as Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee and went national. For 15 years, they entertained the nation, earning 8 Emmy Award nominations on the way. But Kathie wouldn’t get her first win of that prestigious award until she went to Today. She remained at the show, co-hosting the fourth hour, until 2019, when she left to pursue her career in movies.

In 1992, he joined NBC, where he filled in as an anchor on The Today Show, Weekend Today, News at Sunrise, and NBC Nightly News. He likes a grand occasion and has regularly hosted Olympic opening ceremonies and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. He’s interviewed some huge names, including Princes William and Harry. In 1994, he was named news anchor of The Today Show and was promoted to co-anchor of the program in 1997.