How much is Skip Bayless worth?
| Net Worth: | $30 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Sports Columnist |
| Date of Birth: | December 4, 1951 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
About Skip Bayless
ESPN now employs Skip Bayless, a sports journalist and television personality, as a pundit. With Stephen A. Smith, Bayless takes part in a daily debate piece on ESPN First Take, the morning sports talk show on ESPN2.
Since the production of First Take’s predecessor, Cold Pizza, shifted from New York City to Bristol, Connecticut, where ESPN is situated, Bayless has made Bristol his home. Bayless worked as a sportswriter for the San Jose Mercury News in California most recently before relocating to New York permanently.
“For 30 years I wrote for newspapers and magazines, wrote books on the Dallas Cowboys’ dynasties of the ’70s and ’90s, wrote about Michael Jordan in Chicago and Barry Bonds in the Bay Area, even wrote columns for ESPN.com from 2004 to 2006.” Skip Bayless. In March 2021, Bayless signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Fox Sports.
Despite the fact that he was born John Edward Bayless II in Oklahoma City, his father started calling him Skip or Skipper almost away. The name stuck, and Skip Bayless’ parents never referred to him as John. He ultimately legally changed his name to Skip. Additionally, he is Rick Bayless’s elder brother, who is a chef, restaurateur, and TV personality.
When he was 25 years old, Bayless was hired by The Dallas Morning News to write its lead sports column. Two years later, the competing Dallas Times Herald hired him away, paying him among the highest salaries of any sports columnist in the nation, which prompted The Wall Street Journal to write a story about the development. Three times, Bayless received the Texas sportswriter of the year award.
Bayless decided to leave Dallas after 17 years and take the lead sports columnist position at the Chicago Tribune after covering the Cowboys through the 1996 season. In his first year in Chicago, Bayless was chosen as Illinois’ sportswriter of the year and received the Lisagor Award for excellence in sports column writing.
The Fabulous Sports Babe, ESPN Radio’s first national program, featured Skip on a regular basis. Later, Skip and Larry Beil co-hosted a weekend show on the station. He also frequently participated in Chet Coppock’s program on Sporting News Radio.
“For 10 years while I was at ESPN, I lived at the Residence Inn in Southington, Connecticut, near Bristol. I did that because my wife had a great job in New York City, and we had a place in New York City, at 54th and 8th. On Friday, I would come back, and then on Sunday evening I would go back to the Residence Inn. Skip Bayless
