Last Updated on April 19, 2020 by Noah Anusta
Is Colin Murray Cowherd married? Yes, he is. His wife’s name is Ann Cowherd. The pair celebrated their wedding in 2010 and has been enjoying their conjugal life at its best. Before Ann, he was married to fitness star Kimberly Ann Vadala. With his first wife, Colin is blessed with two children. Scroll down to explore more interesting personal facts and biography of Colin:
Who is Colin Murray Cowherd?
Born as Colin Murray Cowherd, he landed the planet on January 6, 1964, which makes his age be 56 years old as of 2020. By profession, he is an American sports media personality who works for the Fox Sports network. He has previously worked for ESPN and Las Vegas television station KVBC. He is the receiver of Sports Illustrated’s 2005 Radio Personality of the year in addition to being rated as the Best Pundit of 2012 by PunditTracker for his sports predictions.
Early Life and Education
Cowherd was born in 1964 and his place of birth is in Aberdeen, Washington, the United States of America. Talking about his family background, he was born to the parents named Charles Cowherd (father) and Patricia Cowherd (mother). His father was an optometrist by profession whereas his mother was a housewife who immigrated to the United States from the United Kingdom at the age of 14.
He is blessed with an older sister named Marlene. Cowherd with whom he grew up in Grayland, Washington. His parents separated and got divorced when he was young and the reason is supposed to be his father’s addiction on alcohol. He and his sister were raised by his mother who died in the year 2014.
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Career and Professional Life
Cowherd initiated his career by working for the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas Stars. Later, he turned as a sports director after being hired by KVBC in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, he became Nevada’s Sportscaster of the Year five times. He worked for WTVT as a weekend sports anchor in Tampa, Florida. He moved to Oregon in 1996 where he served for KGW-TV as a sports anchorman.
He was selected to work for ESPN Radio for e late-morning time slot (10 AM – 1 PM ET) by replacing Tony Kornheiser. He became popular through the syndicated talk radio show called The Herd with Colin Cowherd which was broadcasted from Fox Sports Radio.
He also co-hosted the TV show SportsNation on ESPN2 along with Charissa Thompson and Michelle Beadle from July 6, 2009, to 2012. When he left the program, his position as the host was replaced by Marcellus Wiley in January 2013. The same year, he turned as the host for the college football talk show Colin’s New Football Show as well as the ESPN Sunday morning pro.
As an author, his first book titled “You Herd Me! I’ll Say It If Nobody Else Will” was published in the year 2013. He released his second book after two years called “Raw” in 2015. He made an announcement on July 1, 2015, that he would leave ESPN where he was widely appreciated by the network’s president John Skipper. His final broadcast was made on the network on July 24, 2015. He was released early from his job following controversial remarks made by him.
He joined Fox Sports which was first announced on August 12, 2015. He has also been serving Fox NFL Kickoff as a contributor. He also served daily sports talk show named Speak for Yourself with Cowherd & Whitlock as the co-host along with Jason Whitlock on Fox Sports 1.
Personal Life
Colin Murray is married to Ann Cowherd who is his second wife. His first wife’s name is Kimberly Ann Vadala. Murray and his wife are having a healthy conjugal life together. He is a father of two kids born from his first marriage with the fitness model Vadala.
Body Measurements
Colin Cowherd stands at a tall height of 6 feet and 2 inches. He carries a fit and fine personality along with a maintained physique. He weighs about 70 kilograms making him have a healthy/ balanced BMI calculation. Being a sports media personality, Cowherd is very conscious about his fitness, diet and nutrition.
Salary and Net worth
Sports media personality Colin Murray Cowherd has an estimated net worth of 14 million USD which he has amassed from his long journey in the broadcasting world. Along with an impressive financial net worth, he has garnered multiple prestigious awards including Sports Illustrated’s 2005 Radio Personality of the year. He was also voted as Nevada’s Sportscaster of the Year five times.
Wiki and Facts
The biography of Colin Murray is prepared by various wiki sites including IMDb and Wikipedia. His Instagram account is reachable @mrcolinmurray where he is being followed by more than 5k followers. His official Twitter profile is available @ColinCowherd where he is being followed by more than 1.4 million people.
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