Curt Menefee: Broadcasts & Net Worth [2023 Update]

Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster who is the play-by-play commentator for the Seattle Seahawks preseason football and the USFL on Fox. He also hosts the Fox Network’s pregame show Fox NFL Sunday.

On February 12, 2023, during the Super Bowl LVII pregame show, Curt Menefee, Derek Jeter, and Michael Strahan hosted the pregame on Fox Sports.

He was a nominee for the Sports Emmy Award; Curt also called XFL on FOX between the LA Wildcats and Houston Roughnecks in February 2020. 

Moreover, Curt even hosted UFC on Fox in 2011.

Aside from broadcasting, he is a writer and has written a book entitled Losing Isn’t Everything: The Untold Stories and Hidden Lessons Behind the Toughest Losses in Sports History.

After his doctorate in journalism, Curt quickly joined MSG Network Sports Desk.

Afterward, he continued his career at Fox Network, working with his co-host Terry Bradshaw and analysts  Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, and Michael Strahan. 

This article will shed light on the sportscaster’s net worth, beautiful wife, divorce, kids, height, net worth, and social media.

Let’s get started! With quick facts table.

Quick Facts

Early Life, Parents, Age, & Body Measurements

Curt Menefee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 22nd of July 1965. He belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity.

His birth sign is Cancer, and he celebrates his birthday every year on the 22nd of July. He is 58 years old as of 2023. 

Menefee graduated from Coe College, situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Arts. He gave the commencement speech at Coe College in 2010 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in Journalism.

He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity during his college days. In 2016, he was inducted into the Sigma Nu Hall of Fame. 

Curt stands 1.82 meters tall, but his weight is unavailable for now. The sportscaster has black hair and dark black eyes.

Career

Before joining Fox Sports full-time, Curt was a sports reporter for MSG Network’s SportDesk show. Earlier than that, he was the sports anchor for WNYW, New York City’s Fox flagship station.

Menefee made his appearance on-air on WTLV in Jacksonville, Florida, and hosted a radio show on the famous Dallas-based sports radio station KTCK (“1310 The Ticket”).

Moreover, the host also worked as a sports anchor and reporter at WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, Wisconsin, and for Dallas-Fort Worth’s then-independent station and now CBS affiliate KTVT.

Fox Sports

The 58-year-old started his career at FOX Sports as a sideline reporter, then moved to play-by-play for Fox’s NFL Europe and Fox NFL coverage in 1977.

Then, in 2007, Curt became the host of FOX NFL Sunday. Menefee made an appearance on MLB on Fox on 24th May 2008.

He then held play-by-play duties alongside José Mota during a game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox.

Also, Menefee hosted programs such as Fox’s coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Bayern Munich held on 22nd of May 2010 in the first broadcast of that tournament’s final on over-the-air broadcast television in the United States.

He covered UFC on Fox with Randy Couture and Jon Jones on 12th  November 2011. It was in the first broadcast of that tournament’s final on over-the-air television in the United States.

This was a proud moment for Curt, as he became the host of the UFC on Fox alongside his partners. After that, Curt continued to serve as host until ESPN took the rights to broadcast UFC.

He has worked alongside several broadcasting partners, such as Brock Huard, Brian Stann, Tim Green, Tim Ryan, Brian Baldinger, and Chael Sonnen.

Additionally, Menefee hosted the inaugural FOX Sports coverage of the U.S. Open in 2015.

The sportscaster hosted an XFL game between the LA Wildcats and the Houston Roughnecks on February 8, 2020.

Recent Career

An American former professional baseball shortstop Derek Jeter will appear on TV this summer as he joined Fox Sports’ Major League Baseball during Super Bowl 57 pregame show beginning with the 2023 season with Michael Strahan and Curt Menefee on the studio set.

Curt was one of the hosts at the Super Bowl LVII, and he said he would go to the stadium three and a half hours before the game started.

He expressed, “People keep asking you do a pregame on Super Bowl Sunday, it’s all about pacing because it is a long day.”

“It does go by fast once you’re in it and the excitement builds.”

On February 12, 2023, Menefee, one of the hosts in the Super Bowl LVII, shared his views on the Fox analysts who chose the Eagles over the Chiefs.

He continued that all the four football legends could be onto something, or this would come back to haunt them as a cold take on Sunday night.

Rihanna slayed during the performance at halftime of Super Bowl 2023 at State Farm Stadium; the Fox NFL made a quick review before a block of commercials.

Curt said that he spied Jimmy Johnson dancing. Johnson admitted, “I was bouncing up and down.” “That’s about all the rhythm I’ve got.”

Likewise, Curt Menefees expressed his views on Dan Campbell being a head coach as a rare difference-making on January 2023.

Boxing

Curt has also done some boxing commentary. He was a ringside commentator on the fight between Pacquiao and Hatton.

He was once the play-by-play announcer for Showtime Championship Boxing. However, later he decided to leave ShoBox: The New Generation and left in January 2012.

Books

Besides commentating, Menefee also loves to write. Everyone was shocked when he published his book with Michael Arkush, titled, Losing Isn’t Everything: The Untold Stories and Hidden Lessons Behind the Toughest Losses in Sports History.

The book teaches pain, disappointment, remorse, acceptance, and resilience.

Also, he has beautifully written how these lessons can help us look at our lives and ourselves in a profound new way. 

Awards & Achievements

Menefee is a successful sportscaster liked by his colleagues and fans because of his job. He was appreciated by many notable figures and nominated for a worthy Sports Emmy Award.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presents the Sports Emmy Awards to recognize excellence in American sports television programming, including sports-related series, live coverage of sporting events, and best sports announcers.

Moreover, for his amazing work as a sportscaster, anchor, and reporter, he was awarded the Associated Press Award for Best Sports Reporter in New York and four Katie Awards (the Texas equivalent of an Emmy) for Best Sportscast Best Sports Special in 2016.