BIOGRAPHY OF CHRIS MYERS

Play-by-Play Announcer, Host and Reporter

As FOX Sports’ first three-sport star and currently one of only a few, Emmy Award-winning Chris Myers contributes to the network’s NFL, NASCAR, MLB, Premier Boxing Champions and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show coverage. During the NFL season, Myers calls a full slate of games as play-by-play announcer. 

With the exception of one season, Myers has served as host of FOX Sports’ NASCAR Cup Series race and prerace coverage live from the race track each weekend since 2001. An inaugural member of the FOX NASCAR on-air team that debuted in 2001, Myers has hosted the network’s prerace coverage of the prestigious Daytona 500 live from the track each year.

Additionally, Myers hosted MLB WHIPAROUND on FS1 for (through the show’s conclusion in 2020) and served as reporter and play-by-play announcer during MLB regular and postseason contests for years. In 2018, he was named blow-by-blow announcer for FOX Sports’ coverage of Premier Boxing Champions, calling some of the biggest championship boxing fights on FOX and FS1. In January 2021, he debuted as host of “Chris and Tell,” a monthly talk show on Marquee Sports Network. Myers also called select Chicago Cubs games for Marquee Sports Network in 2021.

In addition to his FOX NFL play-by-play role, Myers served as sideline reporter during FOX’s coverage of the NFL playoffs during the 2005-2019 seasons and contributed to coverage of Super Bowl XXXIX, Super Bowl XLII, Super Bowl XLV, Super Bowl XLVIII, Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LIV on FOX. He also hosted AFTERNOON HUDDLE live from Radio Row in New York on FS1 in the days leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII. As a field reporter for FOX MLB, Myers had the honor of interviewing the Red Sox when they finally won the 2004 World Series, one of five World Series he has covered. 

In the span of a few months beginning in January 2008, Myers’ reporting and hosting schedule featured an unprecedented streak of major events. He was the sideline reporter for FOX when LSU won the NCAA football championship in January 2008. Less than a month later, on Feb. 3, 2008, Myers handled sideline duties and the postgame interview with Bill Belichick for FOX’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLII, in which the Giants upset the Patriots. Shortly thereafter, he hosted FOX’s live Daytona 500 pre- and post-race coverage from Daytona International Speedway to open the NASCAR season. Six months later, Myers was the FOX field reporter for the 2008 World Series, interviewing the victorious Philadelphia Phillies. Finally, in February 2009, the multi-dimensional broadcaster hosted FOX’s Daytona 500 pre- and post-race show live from the track, as Matt Kenseth won the Great American Race. 

In 2010, Myers was tapped to host Showtime’s “Inside NASCAR” series alongside analysts Brad Daugherty, Michael Waltrip and Randy Pemberton. He also published two books – “NASCAR Nation” and “NASCAR is America.”            

One of the busiest broadcasters in sports, Myers hosted his own half-hour program, “CMI:  Chris Myers Interview” on FOX Sports Net, and “The Drive” on FOX Sports Radio, heard on more than 250 affiliates. “CMI: Chris Myers Interview” featured the last interview with legendary coach John Wooden and stars from the sports and entertainment world, such as Bill Murray and Adam Sandler. 

Prior to joining the FOX family in 1998 as an anchor for FOX Sports News on FSN, Myers worked for ESPN. During his 11 years at that network, he hosted “Up Close” and reported and anchored for “SportsCenter.” He was awarded an Emmy in the Sports Features category in 1990 as an anchor/reporter. While at ESPN, Myers was the on-site reporter in October 1989 when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked northern California during the World Series in San Francisco, forcing postponement of the game. And in 1996, he was the only reporter live through the night in the immediate aftermath of the Olympic bombing in Atlanta.

The veteran reporter previously served as a sports anchor and feature reporter for WWL-TV in New Orleans from 1982-1988, was a sportscaster with WTVJ-TV in Miami from 1980-1982 and with WCIX-TV in Miami from 1978-1980.

His first book, titled “That Deserves A Wow,” offers readers a front-row seat to some of sports’ biggest moments with inspiration through tragedy and triumph. Published by HarperCollins, the book is set to be released in November 2024.

Myers attended Florida International University and Miami Dade Community College, where he majored in radio and television. He started his own talk radio show at the age of 16 at WKAT-Radio in Miami, interviewing sports legends such as Muhammad Ali and Don Shula. You may follow Myers on X/Twitter at @The_ChrisMyers and on Instagram at @chrismyersfox. For more information, visit www.chrismyerssports.com.