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Rich Eisen Biography, Age, 40 Yard Dash, NFL, Podcast, Spectacle, Suzy Shuster
BIOGRAPHY SMELLS OF IRON
Rich Eisen Full Name: Richard Eisen is an American television journalist for the NFL Network, CBS Sports and NBC Sports, actor and writer. He is also a television/radio host for DirecTV, FOX Sports Radio, Sirius Radio and NFL Now.
Eisen attended the University of Michigan where he graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts. While in school, he was the co-sports editor of the school’s Michigan Daily and a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He also earned a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 1994
He is also known for Draft Day (2014), The Kid (2000) and That’s My Boy (2012). He had a recurring role as himself on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple from 2015 to 2017. He played arch-rival to fictional sports radio personality Oscar Madison (Matthew Perry). He has appeared on multiple episodes of Comedy Central’s @midnight since 2016. He co-hosted The American Rescue Dog Show on The Hallmark Channel with model/actress Rebecca Romijn.
RICH IRON AGE
Richard Eisen was born on June 24, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He is 49 years old in 2018. He grew up in Staten Island.
IRON RICH SUZY SHUSTER | RICH IRON WIFE
Eisen married Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Suzy Shuster on June 8, 2003. Suzy was previously a college football reporter for ESPN on ABC. Eisen and Suzy have three children together, two sons and a daughter. Eisen lives with his family near Coldwater Canyon in Beverly Hills, California.
RICH IRON QUARRY
Early in his career, Eisen served first as an editor for the Staten Island Advance from 1990 to 1993, then for the Chicago Tribune in 1993 and 1994. From 1994 to 1996, he was a sports anchor and reporter for KRCR-TV in Redding, California. He also worked on television as the Washington correspondent for the Medill News Service (1994).
At ESPN, he was part of a duo with Stuart Scott and became known for his humor. He was best known for his impressions of Atlanta Braves broadcaster Skip Caray and provided interviews during the Home Run Derby. He was also the host of Major League Baseball and as a guest host of The Tony Kornheiser Show and The Dan Patrick Show. He also hosted the ABC show Domino Day.
News of St. Louis hitter Mark McGwire’s retirement from baseball in 2001 was reported on SportsCenter. He sat down days later with McGwire for an exclusive interview explaining the decision.
He took over from noon to 3 p.m. timeslot on Fox Sports Radio on November 3, 2014. He took over from Jay Mohr, who later moved to 3-6 p.m. slot. He was also the host of TNT’s original reality series, The Great Escape. The series debuted on June 24, 2012 and was canceled in October 2012.
NFL RICH IRON NETWORK
He was the first on-air talent added to the NFL Network roster in June 2003. He is also the face of the dedicated football cable and satellite channel which began airing in November 2003. Until August 2011, he was the main host of the show, NFL Total Access, the network’s flagship program. He also signed a new long-term deal with NFL Network in 2010 and became the new host of NFL GameDay Morning, the first pre-game show on the NFL Network. He remains the host of NFL Total Access and NFL GameDay Highlights, as well as NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football pre-game, halftime and post-game shows.
He is also on special on-site coverage of league events such as Kickoff, Pro Football Hall of Fame, NFL Scouting Combine, NFL Draft and Super Bowl.
He expanded his resume in 2010 with the launch of “The Rich Eisen Podcast,” NFL.com’s first-ever podcast. This is a weekly podcast available on NFL.com and iTunes. It
features guests from the world of sports and entertainment news talking about football and all the latest headlines. Since airing, the podcast has been downloaded over 7 million times and celebrated its 200th episode in 2013.
His first Thanksgiving special aired on the NFL Network in November 2012 with a variety of celebrity guests speaking mostly about sporting and current events.
40 YARD RICH IRON SCOREBOARD | RICH IRON 40 | RICH IN IRON 40 YARD DASH TIMES
Former football running back Terrell Davis challenged him to compete in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2005. Eisen has run it every year since, wearing a suit. He’s turned this annual sprint into a “#RunRichRun” charity campaign that raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Through this campaign, he has already raised over $480,000 and received the 2017 Pat Summerall Award for his work.
RICH IRON 40 TIMES
- 2005 – 6,77
- 2006 – 6,22
- 2007 – 6,43
- 2008 – 6,34
- 2009 – 6,34
- 2010 – 6,21
- 2011 – 6,18
- 2012 – 6,03
- 2013 – 6,03
- 2014 – 5,98
- 2015 – 6.10
- 2016 – 5,94
- 2017 – 6.02
- 2018 – 5,97
- 2019 – 6h00
LE SPECTACLE RICHE EN FER | PODCAST RICH IRON | PODCAST THE RICH IRON SHOW
He started a new sportstalk television/radio show, The Rich Eisen Show on October 6, 2014. It streams live from DirecTV’s El Segundo, California Studios on Audience Network and NFL Now. The show was picked up by Fox Sports Radio on November 3, 2014, and aired daily from noon to 3 p.m. AND.
RICH EISEN SHOW LIVE
The show airs live Monday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST / 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific, on more than 160 radio stations, DIRECTV’s Audience 239 channel, and three sports networks. Regional ROOT Sports (NW, Denver, Pittsburgh). It is also available digitally on the NFL Now mobile platform.
NET WORTH IN RICH IRON | RICH IRON SALARY
The well-known sports broadcaster who lives in a $7.7 million house has reasonable wealth. He has an estimated net worth of $20 million. He also earns an annual salary of $5 million from the NFL Network.