29 Facts About Charissa Thompson

Charissa Jean Thompson was born on May 4,1982 and 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.

Charissa Thompson was the co-host of SportsNation along with Marcellus Wiley until her departure from ESPN for Fox Sports in June 2013.

Charissa Thompson became the host of Fox Sports Live on the new Fox Sports 1 network when it debuted on August 17,2013.

Charissa Thompson was one of the American hosts of Ultimate Beastmaster.

From 2014 to 2017, Charissa Thompson was a co-host on the syndicated entertainment news show Extra.

Charissa Thompson moved to California to attend community college and gain California residency.

Early in her career, Charissa Thompson appeared on various college sports shows on Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Net.

Charissa Thompson additionally served as a sideline reporter for college football and college basketball games on the two networks.

Charissa Thompson would continue these roles as she progressed in her sports media and journalism career, as she became a National Football League sideline reporter for NFL on Fox.

For Big Ten Network, Charissa Thompson appeared on various Big Ten Network shows, such as Big Ten's Best and Friday Night Tailgate.

Charissa Thompson appeared on FSN's BCS Breakdown and The BCS Show.

Charissa Thompson co-hosted FSN's The Best Damn Sports Show Period alongside Chris Rose and John Salley until 2009, due to the show's cancellation.

Charissa Thompson appeared outside of the Big Ten Network and FSN early in her career.

Charissa Thompson was on the cover of the April 2009 issue of Access DirecTV and interviewed Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels for the feature story.

In 2010, Charissa Thompson appeared on the NFL Network's "NFL Now Updates".

Charissa Thompson covered the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, reporting for Yahoo Sports.

Charissa Thompson was recently added as a co-host for the Speed Network's "Fast Track To Fame" alongside now retired NASCAR driver-owner turned Fox Sports analyst Michael Waltrip.

Charissa Thompson has filled in as a host on SportsNation and First Take.

Charissa Thompson left ESPN in June 2013 to return to Fox Sports.

In 2013, Charissa Thompson joined actor Joey Lawrence as a co-host of the ABC's reality TV series Splash, where star contestants dive from Olympic-style platforms and are scored on their performance by Olympic divers, David Boudia and Steve Foley as well as the voting TV audience.

Charissa Thompson rejoined Fox Sports in 2013 for the launch of Fox Sports 1 ; she began on FS1 as a host on Fox Sports Live.

Charissa Thompson appeared as the host of the "Barstool Spelling Bee" in May 2015.

In 2016, it was announced that Charissa Thompson would be a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster.

Charissa Thompson joined Top Rank's broadcasting team for the Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas pay-per-view event.

Charissa Thompson appears in local television advertisements for her father's car dealership.

Charissa Thompson had a previous marriage when she was 25.

Charissa Thompson previously dated ESPN analyst and former Chicago Bulls player Jay Williams.

In January 2018, nude photos of Charissa Thompson were leaked online after her iCloud account was hacked.