Colin Cowherd Biography: Age, Net Worth, Wife, Kids, Height, Fox Sports, Radio, Show

Colin Cowherd serves as a prominent American sports media personality, radio host, and television analyst who has shaped discussions on football, basketball, and broader cultural topics through his sharp opinions and engaging style.

With a career spanning over three decades, he rose from local broadcasting in the Pacific Northwest to national stardom at ESPN and now Fox Sports, where he anchors The Herd and contributes to NFL coverage.

Profile

• Full Name: Colin Murray Cowherd
• Stage Name: Colin Cowherd
• Born: January 6, 1964
• Age: 61 years old
• Birthplace: Aberdeen, Washington
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Sports Media Personality, Radio Host, Television Analyst
• Height: 6 feet 1 inch
• Parents: Charles Cowherd and Patricia Cowherd
• Siblings: Marlene Cowherd (older sister)
• Spouse: Ann Cowherd
• Children: Olivia Cowherd, Jackson Cowherd
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $25 million USD

Early Life and Education

Colin Cowherd is a prominent American sports media personality, radio host, and television analyst. He entered the world on January 6, 1964, in Aberdeen, Washington.

Growing up with his parents, Charles Cowherd, an optometrist, and Patricia Cowherd, a British-born housewife who moved to the US at 14, in the small fishing town of Grayland, he faced family challenges when his parents divorced young due to his father’s alcoholism.

Raised mainly by his mother alongside his older sister Marlene, he spent much time alone, often listening to baseball games on the radio from his roof, which shaped his early passion for sports.

He attended Ocosta High School in Westport, where he played quarterback on the football team and earned All-Far West Conference honors as a basketball guard.

For higher education, he went to Eastern Washington University, graduating in 1985 with a degree in communications, where he started building broadcasting skills and roomed with future coach Jim McElwain.

His background mixes American roots with British heritage through his mother, and he follows Christian beliefs.

Career

Colin Cowherd began his broadcasting journey as the play-by-play voice for the San Diego Padres’ Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas Stars, before becoming sports director at KVBC in Las Vegas from the late 1980s, earning Nevada Sportscaster of the Year five times.

He moved to WTVT in Tampa as weekend sports anchor from 1993 to 1995, picking up a local Sports Emmy for “Buc Sunday,” then to KGW in Portland from 1996 to 2002, where he hosted a popular morning sports talk show on KFXX-AM while anchoring TV segments.

In 2003, he joined ESPN, launching The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio in the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET slot, which added a TV simulcast on ESPNU in 2008 and grew into a national staple for sports analysis and interviews.

He co-hosted SportsNation on ESPN2 from 2009 to 2012, left due to radio preference, and started Colin’s New Football Show on ESPN2 in 2013.

His first book, You Herd Me! I’ll Say It If Nobody Else Will, came out that year, followed by Raw: My 100% Grade-A, Unfiltered, Inside Look at Sports in 2015.

A 2015 controversy over comments on Dominican players led to an early ESPN exit, but he quickly signed with Fox Sports in September 2015 for The Herd on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports Radio, with co-hosts like Kristine Leahy and later Joy Taylor.

He co-hosted Speak for Yourself with Jason Whitlock from 2015 to 2020, contributed to Fox NFL Kickoff, and launched The Herd Podcast Network in 2018 with iHeartRadio.

In 2021, he founded The Volume podcast network, featuring The Colin Cowherd Podcast and shows by athletes like Draymond Green.

Social Media

• Facebook handle: colincowherd
• Twitter handle: @ColinCowherd
• YouTube Channel: The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Personal Life

Colin Cowherd, 61, is a prominent American sports media personality, radio host, and television analyst. He has been married to Ann Cowherd since 2010, after meeting through a mutual friend in 2009; their private wedding blended their families, with Ann bringing four children from a prior relationship and Colin adding two from his first marriage to Kimberly Ann Vadala (1996-2007).

He stands at 6 feet 1 inch.

His children include daughter Olivia “Liv” Cowherd, born during his Portland days and now living nearby in Los Angeles, and son Jackson Cowherd, a sophomore at Pacific University.

The blended family of six focuses on unity and privacy, with Colin often crediting Ann for providing stability amid his career demands.

Net Worth

Colin Cowherd, is a prominent American sports media personality, radio host, and television analyst. His net worth stands at about $25 million USD.

He earns mainly from his Fox Sports contract, worth $6 million yearly through at least 2025 with revenue shares from The Herd, plus past ESPN salaries up to $2 million annually.