Biography of Curt Menefee [Age, Height, Wife, Kids, Family, Salary, Award & Net worth ]

Curt Menefee is an American television sports announcer, a nominee for the Sports Emmy Award.

He has been working as an American television sports announcer and has also been the play-by-play commentator for Seattle Seahawks preseason football and 2020 XFL on FOX.

Moreover, Curt even hosted UFC on Fox in 2011. Besides, he is also a writer and has written a book named Losing Isn’t Everything:

The Untold Stories and Hidden Lessons Behind the Toughest Losses in Sports History.

Curt Menefee

Born on July 11, 1965, the host is from Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. In addition, Menefee was also the host of the Fox network’s NFL show Fox NFL Sunday.

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

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

In this article, you will get to know more about the sportscaster, his net worth, his beautiful wife, his divorce, kids, height, net worth, and social media.

Let’s get started!

Quick Facts

Curt Menefee | Early Life & Parents.

Curt was born on the 22nd of July in 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an American citizen and belongs to the native Afro-American ethnicity.

His birth sign is Cancer and he celebrates his birthday every year on 22nd July. As for now, he is 57 years old.

Curt’s childhood picture

Menefee graduated from Coe College, situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Arts. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity during his college days.

Afterward, the host graduated around in 2010 and earned an honorary doctorate in Journalism.

Curt Menefee | Age, Height, Weight

The Georgian celebrated his 55th birthday on July 22, 2020. He stands 6 feet tall, and his weight is not revealed for now. The sportscaster has black hair and dark black eyes.

Curt Menefee | 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.

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

Curt during a radio session

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, too, and now CBS affiliate KTVT.

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

Fox Sports

Later in 1997, the 55-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 on FOX Sports and FSN. Then, in 2007, Curt became the host of FOX NFL.

Curt at Fox Sports

Similarly, Menefee made an appearance on MLB on Fox on 24th May 2008. He performed his 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.

Similarly, he also covered UFC on Fox with Randy Couture and Jon Jones on 12th  November of 2011.

It was in the first broadcast of that tournament’s final on over-the-air broadcast 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.

Curt and his partners

Since then, Curt continued to serve as host until ESPN took the rights to broadcast UFC.

Till now, he has worked alongside several broadcasting partners such as Black Huard, Brian Stann, Tim Green, Tim Ryan, Brian Baldinger, and Chael Sonnen.

Additionally, Menefee was also the host in the inaugural coverage of FOX Sports coverage of the U.S. Open Championship in 2015.

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

Boxing

Curt has also done some boxing commentary too.  Till now, he has been a ringside commentator on the fight between Pacquiao and Hatton.

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

Book

Besides commentating, Menefee also loves to write. Everyone was shocked when he released 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 offers lessons about 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. On Goodreads, the book has a good rating, and almost 82% of people like it.

Awards and Achievements

Curt Menefee | Hosting a Dog Show

Isn’t it interesting for a football game host to completely change his theme and become a host for a Dog Show?

Yeah, luckily Curt had all the fortunes in his hands to experience this wonderful feat. He was offered to host A&E’s new competition series “America’s Top Dog.”

The series features K9 police and civilian dogs (added with their handlers) competing in an obstacle course for some cash prizes. The ultimate title owner will be taking $25,000 as a prize to his home.

Curt would be joined by ex-Marine and former Secret Service member-turned-dog-trainer Nick White, side-line reporter Jamie Little.

If you are a big-time dog lover and if you are into watching shows like America’s Ninja Warriors then this show is a must-watch on your routine (help you with some recreation).

On the other side, even Curt was pleased to do the show as he has two rescue dogs at home, does a lot of dog charitable events.

 Curt Menefee | Wife and Children

If you are wondering whether the sports announcer is married or not, well, you have come to the right place because we have all the answers to your questions.

Curt has had two marriages until now. Previously, he was married to Annalies Menefee.  Her profession and personal life have still not been updated.

Therefore we do not know who she is and where she is from. What we do know is that they were married in 1999 but got separated after some years.

Sadly, Curt has not opened up about his relationships and has not shared any information regarding his first wife’s marriage.

Later, he met a woman named Violette Doloricon Menefee. For those who do not know who she is, Violletee is a nurse and has been working in that field for lost 15 years. She loves baseball, dogs, and has a great taste for wine.

Curt with his wife, Violette

After dating for some years, they engaged on July 19, 2012. Later, the beautiful couple tied knots and finally married on May 31, 2013. The wedding ceremony took place at Villa Cimbrone, in Ravello, Italy.

Currently, they live in Los Angeles, California. When going through his Instagram account, we do not see his pictures with Violletee.

This may be because Curt wants to keep his personal life private. Well, on the other hand, Violletee also has an Instagram account but is private. She has almost 310 followers, which can be close friends and family only.

About Curt’s kids, he has not yet shared any pieces of information about his children. Till now, there are no such rumors about pregnancy or news of any kids.

This may be because they do not want a child together and are waiting for more years.

Fox’s NFL host, now a Grad Student  at Northwestern

Seeking to bring a positive change, 55 years old Fox’s NFL host, Curt Menefee decides to go back to receive a master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration by 2022.

While other sportscasters, announcers of his age are striving to up their level or get some increment in their salary, Curt is currently enrolled at Northwestern University in the United States.

But what made him do this?

Moved, upset, and obscured by the political scenario of the country, yes that includes what happened to George Floyd as well and thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that totally devastated everything, Curt is just bound to do something.

Inducted into Hall of Fame

During the early years of his life, while Curt was doing  Bachelor of Arts at  Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

And there he got inducted into the Sigma Nu Hall of Fame in 2016 that rendered him with the opportunity to brief a speech at Coe College in 2010.

In a similar manner, Curt experienced the Hall of Fame duty again in 2019. He was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Hall of Fame.

The energetic Fox’s NFL host joined as the full-time host in 2007 and had Terry Bradshaw as co-hosts, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Strahan studio analysts, and Jay Glazer NFL Insider during the season.

Recently, Curt with the NFL Insider Jay Glazer was seen hosting Super Bowl LIV in Miami, joined by Colin Cowherd.

Curt Menefee | Net Worth and Annual Salary

I bet you are wondering as to how much does a sports broadcaster earns, right? Well, according to sources, a sports broadcaster earns about $60,000. This is quite a decent amount and is considered to be a good salary.

While looking at his income, it has been estimated that Menefee has a net worth of $3 million. Mostly his earnings are from sportscasting and journalism.

Besides, Curt acquires handsome amounts from his sponsorships, advertisements, and endorsement deals.  Thus, we can be sure of the fact that Curt lives a luxurious life with his wife and his dogs.

To add on, Curt receives an annual salary of around $200,000 while working at Fox Sports alongside American sports analyst/anchor, Terry Bradshaw who has a net worth of $20 million as per biogossip.com.

Curt Menefee |  Social Media Presence

As a broadcaster, being active on social media and maintaining good social media is a must. As a result of this, the Fox Network’s Sports broadcaster is also very active on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter.

He has about 7,167 followers on his Instagram account, where he mostly uploads pictures of his trips to different countries with his dogs and Menefee’s broadcasting partners and staff members.

Moreover, a sportscaster also loves traveling. We got to know this by his pictures with the monks in Bhutan.

Based on his Instagram account, it can be said that he has a soft spot for dogs. He frequently posts about his line of work, good quotes, and so on.

Additionally, the sportscaster also posts memes relating to his own childhood life and stories related to that.

Additionally, Menefee is also active on Twitter. The broadcaster has been using this platform since 2011, and now almost 44.4k people follow him.

Frequently Asked Question

Curt’s most used social media platform?

Compared to Instagram, he is quite active on Twitter, where he tweets about Fox Sports, his former colleagues from where he graduated, and so on.