It takes a village to put on a sporting event. And we mean a village of people, including reporters, analysts, coaches, trainers, fans and more. Sportscasters have an important role to play to ensure that fans get the most out of the experience. They are also employed to get the fans watching on TV as excited as the people who are lucky enough to attend in person. Some sportscasters are so well known and revered that they get paid millions of dollars to cover their respective topics of expertise. Although not an easy job, they essentially get to earn multi-figure salaries from talking about something that they’re passionate about. So how much do these popular sportscasters earn for helping fans get excited about every game?
Molly Qerim ($500 000)
It’s been a couple of years since Molly Querim first rose to fame as one of the promising young moderators on ESPN. She loves working with big teams, and digging her heels into game analysis, strategies, theories and much more. The public took to her right away, and pretty soon First Take became one of the most popular sports talk programs on television. Molly has had a bunch of hosting gigs in her life, but none that pay her the cool $500 000 she earns these days.