Charissa Thompson

Charissa Jean Thompson (born May 4, 1982) is an American television host and sportscaster. , she works for Fox Sports. Previously, Thompson worked for ESPN, Versus, GSN and the Big Ten Network. She was the co-host of "SportsNation" with Marcellus Wiley until June 2013. She became the host of "Fox Sports Live" on the new Fox Sports 1 network on August 17, 2013. She also was one of the hosts of "Ultimate Beastmaster". From 2014 to 2017, Thompson was a co-host on the syndicated entertainment news program "Extra". Thompson was the host of "Rockies All Access" and "WNBA Weekly" and covered sports for the Denver Pioneers. Thompson also hosted The 2007 MLB All-Star Game "Red Carpet Parade" and "The Baseball Report". She also hosted "BCS Breakdown", "Toughest Cowboy", the "BCS Show", and "Friday Night Tailgate" for FSN as well as a co-host for "Big Saturday Night" for the Game Show Network as well as Big Ten's "Best for the Big Ten Network". She also did reporting for "Shaq vs." as well as an ice-level reporter for the "NHL on Versus" with Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk. Thompson hosted "NFL Now Updates" and "Fast Track to Fame". She replaced Michele Breade as co-host of "SportsNation" with Colin Cowher.