Rich Eisen | |
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Eisen at the 2011 NFL Draft
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA |
June 24, 1969
Alma mater |
University of Michigan (BA) Northwestern University (MS) |
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Spouse(s) | Suzy Shuster |
Children | 3 |
Website | NFL Network |
Richard Eisen (/ˈaɪzən/; born June 24, 1969) is an American television journalist for the NFL Network, CBS Sports and NBC Sports and a TV/radio host for DirecTV, FOX Sports Radio, Sirius Radio and NFL Now.
Eisen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised on Staten Island. Eisen attended the University of Michigan, where he served as co–sports editor of the school's Michigan Daily and member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor of arts degree, and in 1994 he earned a master of science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Eisen was first a staff writer for the Staten Island Advance from 1990–1993, and the Chicago Tribune in 1993 and 1994. He was then a sports anchor and reporter at KRCR-TV in Redding, California from 1994 to 1996, and also worked in television as the Medill News Service's Washington correspondent (1994).