14 Facts About Will Cain

Charles Williams Cain was born on March 28,1975 and is an American columnist, political analyst, and sports commentator.

Previously, Cain had been a contributor for ESPN, joining the network in March 2015, working with the features unit and E:60 and appearing on First Take.

Will Cain was the host of The Will Cain Show on ESPN Radio, which ran from January 2018 to June 2020.

Will Cain has been a contributor for Blaze Media and CNN, appearing frequently on Soledad O'Brien's morning program Starting Point.

Will Cain was born and raised in Sherman, Texas, near Dallas.

Around 2006, Will Cain founded Quince Media, which published a magazine, website, and expos about quinceaneras.

Will Cain was a frequent contributor to Outside the Lines and eventually became a fill-in host and frequent guest on First Take.

Will Cain then was named co-host of The Ryen Russillo Show but Russillo soon left the show.

Cain began hosting his own show, The Will Cain Show, on ESPN Radio in 2018.

Cain's last appearance on First Take was on June 24,2020, and his final episode of The Will Cain Show aired two days later.

In May of 2023, Will Cain served as an interim host of Fox News Tonight, following the firing of Tucker Carlson.

Will Cain was one of ESPN's most conservative voices, although his ESPN show focused mostly on sports.

In March 2019, Will Cain likened Antonio Brown's contract requests during Brown's trade to the Oakland Raiders as being "like a suicide bomber" while discussing the trade on First Take; the remark prompted criticism.

In 2021, after Colin Powell died from complications of COVID-19, Will Cain questioned the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine requirements.