Jay Harris Biography
Jay Harris is a journalist from the United States who has been with ESPN since February 2003. Prior to joining ESPN, Harris was a weeknight news anchor at WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
How old is Jay Harris?- Age
He is 58 years old as of February 2023. Jay was born on 22 February 1965, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.
Jay Harris Education
Harris earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Old Dominion University. He received the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003.
Jay Harris Married-Wife
Harris is married to his wife Stephanie Prigmore together they have 2 children.
Jay Harris Career
Harris joined ESPN in February 2003 as a SportsCenter anchor, and she is most frequently seen hosting the Saturday and Sunday morning episodes of the show. During the NFL season, Harris also frequently anchors the Monday edition of SportsCenter at 12:00 ET. Harris joined ESPN from WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a news anchor/reporter. Harris has more than 30 years of experience in television and radio journalism, including morning news anchor at WAMO-FM in Pittsburgh and national news at American Urban Radio Networks in Norfolk, Va. Outside of sports, he worked on the trapped coal miners near Pittsburgh and the catastrophic USS Iowa battleship explosion while in Virginia.
Jay now considers late night his home, and can be seen largely on SportsCenter’s 11pm and midnight eastern episodes, as well as the west coast SportsCenter from Los Angeles. During his time at ESPN, Jay hosted Sportscenter, Outside The Lines, NFL Live, Baseball Tonight, Cold Pizza, First Take, Friday Night Fights, and ESPN Sports Saturday on ABC.He also has local morning radio news experience at WAMO-FM in Pittsburgh, as well as national news experience at American Urban Radio Networks. He also worked as a local radio newsreader for WOWI-FM in Norfolk, Virginia.
Harris Honor- Awards
He received the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003. He delivered the keynote address at Old Dominion’s 100th commencement ceremony in 2004. Harris was a member of SportsCenter’s Sports Emmy-winning team in 2004 and 2005, and he also received the Silver World Medal from the New York Festival Awards, the Robert L. Vann Award from the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, and an EXCEL Award from the Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals.
Jay Harris Net Worth
Harris has an estimated net worth of 800 thousand dollars.