Rich Eisen
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Rich Eisen (born June 24, 1969) is an American television journalist. He is married to ESPN on ABC college football sideline reporter Suzy Shuster.
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[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Early Years (1994-1996)
Before starting work at ESPN, he was sports anchor and reporter at KRCR-TV in Redding, California from 1994 to 1996.
[edit] ESPN (1996-2003)
Before working for the NFL Network, he worked for ESPN. It was at ESPN and SportsCenter where he received the most fame.
He was part of a duo with Stuart Scott, and became well-known for his humor, most notably his impressions of Atlanta Braves broadcasters and provided interviews during Home Run Derby. Eisen was also the host of ESPN's reality series, Beg, Borrow & Deal. For ESPN Radio, he served as host of Major League Baseball and as a guest host on the Tony Kornheiser Show and The Dan Patrick Show. Outside of the world of sports, Eisen hosted the ABC show Domino Day.
[edit] NFL Network (2003-present)
Rich Eisen is currently the main host of the NFL Network show, NFL Total Access.
During the 2005 NFL Scouting Combine, Eisen ran the 40 yard dash in a suit on NFL Total Access in 6.7 seconds. In 2006, he ran it again in a suit and cut half a second off his time, reducing it to 6.2 seconds.
On the March 27, 2006, episode of NFL Total Access, which aired at the Owners Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Rich jokingly announced his candidacy for NFL Commissioner to Adam Schefter on the "Around the League" segment of the show. Schefter did a favor for Eisen by lobbying for him with the owners. When Eisen broke news of Roger Goodell's hiring in August, he acted as if he was about to cry.
[edit] CBS Sports (2003-present)
He works as a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, in addition to serving as the anchor for the network's weeknight (and late-night) highlights show during the tournament.
[edit] Other Television Jobs
Rich has also done work on VH1's I Love the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Rich was a 1990 graduate of the University of Michigan, where he was an editor at Michigan Daily and a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. On NFL Total Access, Eisen often boasts his pride for Michigan when interviewing NFL players who also graduated from Michigan or jokingly taunts rivals from Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan State.
Eisen also earned a master's degree in journalism from Medill at Northwestern University.
[edit] Trivia
Rich Eisen was the fourth on-air talent added to the NFL Network roster in June 2003. Eisen is the face of the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week cable and satellite channel dedicated to football that debuted in November of 2003.
Eisen broke the news of St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire's retirement from baseball in 2001 on SportsCenter. Days later he sat down with McGwire for an exclusive interview elaborating on the decision.
