1. Richard Eisen is an American television sportscaster and radio host.
24 Facts About Rich Eisen
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Rich Eisen graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Rich Eisen was first a staff writer for the Staten Island Advance from 1990 to 1993, and the Chicago Tribune in 1993 and 1994.
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Rich Eisen was then a sports anchor and reporter at KRCR-TV in Redding, California, from 1994 to 1996, and worked in television as the Medill News Service's Washington correspondent.
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Rich Eisen was part of a duo with Stuart Scott, where he became well known for his humor, most notably his impressions of Atlanta Braves broadcaster Skip Caray, and provided interviews during the Home Run Derby.
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Outside of the world of sports, Rich Eisen hosted the ABC show Domino Day.
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Rich Eisen was the first on-air talent added to the NFL Network roster in June 2003.
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Rich Eisen was the main host of NFL Total Access, the network's flagship program, until August 2011.
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Rich Eisen signed a new long-term deal with NFL Network in 2010 and became the new host of NFL GameDay Morning, the first pregame show on the NFL Network.
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Rich Eisen remains host of NFL GameDay Highlights, as well as NFL Network's Thursday Night Football pregame, halftime and postgame shows and special on-location coverage from league events such as Kickoff, Pro Football Hall of Fame, NFL Scouting Combine, NFL Draft and Super Bowl.
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In 2005, Terrell Davis challenged Rich Eisen to compete in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.
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Rich Eisen's campaign has raised over $5.2 million and for his work he was honored with the 2017 Pat Summerall Award.
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Rich Eisen was the host of the TNT original reality series, The Great Escape, which debuted on June 24,2012, and was cancelled in October 2012.
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In 2012 and 2014, Rich Eisen appeared as himself on two episodes of The League.
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In 2014, Rich Eisen appeared as himself in the film Draft Day.
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From 2015 to 2017, Rich Eisen had a recurring role as himself on the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple, playing the archrival of fictional sports radio personality Oscar Madison.
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Since 2016, Rich Eisen has appeared on multiple episodes of Comedy Central's TV series @midnight.
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In February 2018, Rich Eisen co-hosted, with Rebecca Romijn, The American Rescue Dog Show on The Hallmark Channel.
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In 2020, Eisen and The Rich Eisen Show are featured on Madden NFL 21: Face of The Franchise.
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In 2022, Rich Eisen was as guest star in five episodes of the Disney TV series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
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Shortly after, Rich Eisen did an introduction for The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix.
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In 2003, Rich Eisen married Suzy Shuster, formerly a college football sideline reporter for ESPN on ABC.
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Rich Eisen wrote the book Total Access, which was published in 2007.
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Rich Eisen is a longtime fan of the New York Jets, New York Yankees and of the Michigan Wolverines.