Chris Rose Biography

Chris Rose is an American sportscaster working for the MLB Network and NFL Network. Additionally, he is a commentator for the Discovery Channel series BattleBots.

Chris Rose Age

Rose was born Christopher Rose on January 27, 1971, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States. He is 53 years old.

Chris Rose Height

Rose stands at a height of 5 feet and 11 inches (1.80 m) tall.

Chris Rose Family / Dad

Rose was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, by his parents Norton (father) and Jackie (mother). He has three siblings, two brothers Pete and Bob, and a sister named Laurie. He is so close with his parents and in 2016 he posted a family photo wishing his dad a happy birthday.

With Dad on 80th bday.Miss pops everyday.Would have loved to watch Cavs go for Cle title with him on Father’s Day. pic.twitter.com/EPiDAnwYTO

— Chris Rose (@ChrisRose) June 19, 2016

Chris Rose Wife

Rose married Michele in 1997 and together they have two sons named Josh and Brady.

Chris Rose Net Worth

Rose has an estimated net worth of $3 million which he has earned through his successful career as a sportscaster.

Chris Rose Salary

Rose earns an average salary is 90,000 annually.

Chris Rose Education

Rose attended and graduated from University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He then attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated with B.A. Communications in 1993.  While still in the University, he served as station manager at the student-run radio station, WMSR. He also adores the Cleveland Indians.

Chris Rose Career

Chris Rose The Best Damn Sports Show Period

Rose is best known as one of the hosts of The Best Damn Sports Show Period, on Fox Sports Net. Except for a brief period in 2004 and 2005, he hosted the show from its inception in 2001. Rose has also hosted the poker show Million Dollar Challenge.

Chris Rose Fox Sports

In 2007, he became a play-by-play announcer for Fox’s coverage of the NFL. In 2006, he did Game breaks for the NFL coverage while Curt Menefee and Joe Buck hosted the studio coverage from the game site. Rose was the studio host for Fox’s BCS coverage. In 2007, Rose was the #7 play-by-play announcer for Fox’s coverage of the NFL. A year later, he was demoted to #8 play-by-play but in 2009, he was promoted again to #7.

On Sunday, November 8, 2009, he did Game breaks for the NFL on Fox while the Fox NFL Sunday crew did the pregame show from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. John Lynch and Trent Green were among the analysts who worked with Rose. In 2004, he was a fight announcer and narrator on the reality sports series The Next Great Champ as well late a Ringside Commentator for Golden Boy Boxing in 2012 airing on Fuel TV.

In 2009, Rose took over the revamped Fox Saturday Baseball pre-game show. He was also the host of the World Series pre-game show. From 2009 to 2011, he presented the World Series trophies. Rose called select games as well as field reporting for MLB on FOX. He also hosted Big Shots: Titans at the Tee. During the 2010 Major League Baseball season Rose hosted the inaugural season of The Cheap Seats. David Cone took over the show following the 2010 season. On March 21, 2012, it was announced Matt Vasgersian would become the new pre-game host and would no longer be working with the network.

He has been criticized for appearing to be too friendly with players he has interviewed during Fox’s baseball coverage. For example, during the 2009 World Series, Rose referred to Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees as “Jeets”. One year later during the World Series, he referred to both Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson of the San Francisco Giants as “his friends.”

Chris Rose MLB Network

In April 2010, Rose was hired by MLB Network. A year later, he began co-hosting Intentional Talk with Kevin Millar. The show has become one of the most popular shows on MLB Network.

Chris Rose NFL Network

On August 28, 2012, NFL Network announced they had added Rose to their team; he is currently a studio host for the channel. He is the host of NFL GameDay Highlights, NFL GameDay Final, as well as the postgame edition of NFL Total Access following the network’s Thursday Night Football. Rose will continue doing Intentional Talk on MLB Network even though MLB Network is in New Jersey while the NFL Network is in Los Angeles.

Chris Rose BattleBots

In 2015, he was named as the play-by-play announcer for ABC’s revival of the robot combat series BattleBots, joined by UFC commentator Kenny Florian. He continued his role on the revival’s third season, which moved to Science Channel.

Chris Rose Movies

• Glory Road
• Mr. 3000
• The Comebacks
• Garfield (on September 15, 2017, Rose said his foot was in the “Garfield” movie)