Joy Taylor | |
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Born |
Joy Allison Taylor January 17, 1987 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Education | Barry University |
Occupation | Radio personality |
Joy Allison Taylor (born January 17, 1987) is an American radio personality and television host for Fox Sports 1. Taylor is the moderator for Fox Sports 1's new studio show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with commentators Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe.
Taylor attended Barry University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Communications in 2009. Taylor was the host of radio show "The Noise" and serving as the manager for Barry University's radio station "WBRY 1640 AM" while finishing her degree.
Prior to joining Fox Sports in March 2016, Taylor was the host of Fantasy Football and Thursday Night Live Today on CBSSports.com. Taylor previously worked three years at 790 AM The Ticket, where she began as the producer then eventually becoming the co-host for 790 AM The Ticket’s morning sports radio show “The Ticket Morning Show.” On March 17, 2016, Taylor made her first television appearance on Fox Sports 1 radio television talk show "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" as a guest news reporter. On August 15, 2016, it was announced by Fox Sports that Taylor will be the moderator for Fox Sports 1's upcoming sports debate show "Skip and Shannon Undisputed" with commentators Skip Bayless and former NFL tight end and former CBS sports analyst Shannon Sharpe.
Joy's brother is former NFL defensive end Jason Taylor who played 15 seasons in the National Football League and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Joy got married in February of 2016.