The legendary host and sports broadcaster, Chris Fowler has always appalled the sports lovers with his excellent skills in commentary and knowledge about the football. Chris has always had a good command over the English language and because of his this passion he strived to get excelled in his field of arts. This bio takes nearly detail of his career into the account. Graduated in the year 1985 in Science of radio and television from the University of Colorado, the famous TV celebrity became a known person among many when he was declared the very first person to have been awarded the Alan Berg Memorial Journalism Scholarship. The scholarship was conferred by the Denver Press Club. After pursuing his undergraduation in Colorado, Fowler started working as a co-anchor for a magazine program that was broadcasted weekly on television in Boulder, Colorado. It was because of his appearance in the show at such young age that he became a centre of attraction amongst the TV lovers. While doing this, Chris was also a part of 'Rocky Mountain News' and covered the high school news in the sports section. Apart from these vocations, the TV host was a sports director for the university's radio station, KAIR-AM.
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Fowler worked for KCNC-TV in his starting career following a sports reporter and production assistant at NBC. Before the sports broadcaster joined ESPN, he worked for KMGH-TV. In 1986, Fowler joined ESPN and this was the turning point of his career. He rose to the heights of success with his job at ESPN. He became a famous personality in the world of sports and had begun to be invited in several shows. He joined the famous TV sports channel ESPN as a news reporter for the then famous show, 'Scholastic Sports America'. He worked in the show with great enthusiasm and finally started to serve as a college football reporter for a couple of seasons. However, the most popular show of Fowler was yet to come. In 1990, he began hosting a show called, 'College GameDay', which covered news for college football. Later, the show started covering other college football show. The show received heavy praises from the audience. In 2015, the Rece Davis replaced Chris Fowler as the host of the show. However, the people still miss the former host and consider him as the best sports broadcaster of all time. The fifty three year old from America also did other sports show on television such as 'Saturday Night Football', 'College Football Playoff',etc. He also hosted some of the award ceremonies, most popular being 'Heisman Trophy' ceremonies.
In addition to these, Fowler has also been the host for various tennis championships. Some of the biggest tennis open tournaments such as French Open, Wimbledon Open and Australian open was also in his basket. Chris has been married to famous fitness instructor, Jennifer Dempster. Their wedding took place in Oheka Castle in New York. He has earned a lot of fame and respect in his career which makes up to his salary of USD 500k and a whooping net worth of around USD 2 million.
Last Modified: Apr 7, 2020
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