Charissa Jean Thompson is an American television host and sportscaster working for Fox Sports. Previously, Thompson worked for ESPN, Versus, as well as for GSN and the Big Ten Network. Thompson covered the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, reporting for Yahoo! Sports.
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Charissa Jean Thompson is an American television host and sportscaster working for Fox Sports. Previously, Thompson worked for ESPN, Versus, as well as for GSN and the Big Ten Network. She was the co-host of SportsNation along with Marcellus Wiley until her departure from ESPN in June 2013. She became the host of Fox Sports Live on the new Fox Sports 1 network when it debuted on August 17, 2013. Thompson also was one of the American hosts of Ultimate Beastmaster. From 2014 to 2017, Thompson was a co- host on the syndicated entertainment news show Extra. Thompson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Prior to her sports broadcasting career, Thompson received an email from Sports Illustrated, offering her to appear in body paint in a Swimsuit Issue.
Thompson moved to California to attend community college and gain California residency. She later transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara where she graduated with a B. A. in Law and Society in 2004. Thompson covered the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, reporting for Yahoo! Sports. In July 2012, she replaced Michelle Beadle as host of ESPN First Take. In June 2013, Thompson joined actor Joey Lawrence as a co.-host of the reality TV series Splash, where she dives with reality TV star contestants, Never Lie. She covered the NHL All-Star Game for Versus in January 2011, and the Super Bowl in Dallas, Texas, in February 2011.
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