I like to think that Fang’s Bites was one of the first blogs to jump on the Charissa Thompson bandwagon back in 2007 when she started getting national exposure on Fox Sports Net and Big Ten Network.
Since then, she’s worked on Fox Sports’ NFL coverage on the sidelines, been a co-host on the Best Damn Sports Show Period as well as Versus’ NHL coverage until NBC Sports took over the cable network this year.
Now SportsbyBrooks is reporting that Charissa has been hired by ESPN to host a new show, Numbers Don’t Lie that will premiere in the fall. This show along with a new Dan LeBatard-led program are part of ESPN2’s new fall afternoon lineup. Based on the description of Numbers Don’t Lie, I thought sometimes SportsNation substitute co-host Sara Walsh would be perfect for the show, but instead, the producers went with Charissa, not that I’m complaining.
I’m sure Charissa will do a great job as host. And I’m sure the fanboys will love watching her show.
