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<a href="/biography/colin-cowherd">Colin Murray Cowherd</a> (born January 6, 1964) is an American <a href="/biography/colin-cowherd">sports journalist</a>. Before joining ESPN in 2003, Cowherd worked as the sports director of KVBC in Las Vegas and as a sports anchor on a number of other stations. He also served as one of the original hosts of ESPN's television program SportsNation and as the host of Colin's New Football Show, which aired on the ESPN Radio network. Cowherd is the host of the Fox Sports Radio show The Herd with Colin Cowherd as well as the Fox Sports 1 show The Herd with Colin Cowherd. The Herd is the most-watched studio program on FS1. He also served as the host of the FS1 show Speak For Yourself. Cowherd created and launched his own podcast network, "The Volume," in 2021, which is still in operation today.

<h2>Background and Early Life</h2>

Cowherd was born in the city of Aberdeen in the state of Washington. His father worked as an optician, and his mother, Patricia, a homemaker, was born in the United Kingdom and immigrated to the United States when he was 14 years old. He has a sister named Marlene, who is a year or two older than he is. Cowherd was born and reared in Grayland, Washington, a small fishing village about 130 miles south of Seattle that is known for its salmon fishing. Sadly, because of his father's drinking, his parents separated when he was pretty young. He and his sister were raised almost exclusively by their mother. Cowherd recalls himself as a loner during his childhood, spending a lot of time on his roof listening to baseball games broadcast on the radio. Ocosta High School in Westport, Connecticut, is where he received his diploma in 1982. He was an All-Far West Conference <a href="/biography/colin-cowherd">guard</a> for the basketball team in high school and a quarterback for the football team in junior high and senior high. When Cowherd was at Eastern Washington, he shared a room with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McElwain">Jim McElwain</a>, who is now the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McElwain">head coach</a> of the Central Michigan University football team.

Cowherd began his broadcasting career as the play-by-play announcer for the Las Vegas Stars, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. He subsequently went on to work for KVBC in Las Vegas, where he was named Nevada Sportscaster of the Year on five different occasions. During his time at WTVT in Tampa, Florida, from 1993 to 1995, he worked as a weekend sports anchor. In 1996, he moved to Portland, Oregon, to work as a sports anchorman for KGW-TV, a local television station. In 2001, the Herd moved from an afternoon drive time position on all-sports radio station KFXX to a morning drive time slot.

<h2>Personal Life</h2>

His first wife was Kim Cowherd, and they were married for about 11 years. His personal life is almost a secret to the ears of the media.

The reason for this first divorce was not revealed publicly. All he said about the separation was that he gets to see his kids when he is free from his job. In 2007, he separated from his partner from an 11 years marriage. In 2010, he married Amy again with his closest friends and relatives in an elegant but straightforward wedding soon after they announced an engagement. He just indicated that the separation from Kim was amicable, and he refused to give a reason for it. He just told it through his radio program.

When he talked about his childhood, he said that his parents separated when he was young, and he was not very close to his sister. His father had married five times, and his mother was divorced three times, and he said that he is a child of divorces. He is now a father of six children (two of his own and four stepchildren).

People tend to bring up various rumors about why his marital life ended. Earlier, after his second marriage, he told the press that he would host a show about relationships, his ex-wife and Amy. He once commented that Kim is an independent woman. This is all that he had talked about in his personal life. He never mentioned how he met Kim and when he proposed to her or about their life together. His life with Amy Cowherd is also a secret to date.

<h2>Controversies</h2>

Maybe because of the numerous controversies he has about his working style, he wanted to keep his personal life out of the spotlight. He has been criticized for his every action and even for the divorce; though the exact reason remains a mystery, people tend to blame him that he is controversial to himself, and it is hard to lead a life with him. Apart from all these criticisms, many fans like how he takes the show. Both Kim and Amy did not comment on any of the above-said things, and neither were they exposed to the media. Maybe, all of them want to keep it that way.

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<h2>Career</h2>

Cowherd began his career as the commentary voice for the San Diego Padres versus Las Vegas Stars. Then, he became a sports director at KVBC, five times "Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year" winner.

He then worked as a weekend sports anchor in Tampa. In 1996, he worked as a sports anchorman in Oregon. In 2001, his program, The Herd, was shifted earlier to the slot of morning drive instead of n The Herd moved from an afternoon time slot.

Cowherd announced his departure from the ESPN network on July 24, 2015. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Skipper">network president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Skipper">John Skipper</a>, Cowherd's presence on the network was planned, and "the connection is mutually beneficial," adding that "he grew to national recognition on ESPN because of his unusual outlook on sports and society." The conclusion of one period marks the start of another for ESPN and Colin, and we convey our gratitude and best wishes to him." According to various sources, Cowherd was in talks with Fox Sports. Jamie Horowitz, a Fox Sports executive, previously worked for ESPN as a producer for Cowherd. On July 24, 2015, Cowherd's farewell program aired, and it was his final appearance on the show. Although his contract was supposed to end a week later, Cowherd was fired sooner than expected on July 31, following controversial remarks he made regarding Dominican baseball players on The Herd the day before.

On August 12, 2015, it was officially announced that Cowherd would be joining Fox Sports for a four-year deal. The Herd debuted on Premiere Networks and Fox Sports Radio on September 8, 2015, with the television simulcast relocating to Fox Sports 1. Fox Sports 1 previously broadcasted The Herd. The show's co-host and news anchor was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristine_Leahy">Kristine Leahy</a>. In 2018, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Taylor">Joy Taylor</a> took over as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristine_Leahy">Leahy</a>'s replacement. Aside from that, Cowherd is a regular <a href="/biography/colin-cowherd">contributor</a> to Fox's NFL Kickoff. Cowherd was a <a href="/biography/colin-cowherd">co-host</a> on Fox Sports 1's daily sports discussion show. Cowherd & Whitlock, which aired with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Whitlock">Jason Whitlock</a>, and Speak for Yourself.

The Herd is a unique program in which Colin takes you on a journey through what has happened throughout the day in sports, and he tells his thoughts which are funny, thought-provoking, and informative; it entertains a lot of audience across the country; he has an exceptional storytelling ability that makes the audience react at once.

As famous and established Colin is, he is known for his sarcastic, point, and nonapologetic sports newscasting

The show features commentary on sports news, perspective on other news stories, and interviews with popular analysts and sports figures.

Despite being a sports broadcast, he focuses on the players' personal lives, business, and gossips related to the sports world. He usually discusses (NFL), college football, and (NBA). From 2004 till 2015, it was transmitted throughout the United States and online.

<h2>Publications</h2>

He has published one previous title, You Herd Me! I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will, an instant New York Times bestseller. Another book he wrote was RAW, in which he gives his thoughts on every aspect there is in sports, including behind-the-scenes, rivalries between different teams and between players, and players' lives on and off the field., he never felt shy to talk about scandals and players' personal lives. There's a lot of stuff behind the scenes that the expected audience doesn't see or hear, but Colin brings that to their attention. He can get you what happens in hotel after or pre-game parties, the road, and on-bus gossips, and what happens behind the scenes; he offers the audience an exclusive look into this crazy sports world. You can refuse how he discusses some points unrelated to the game but the player's personal life; however, he keeps his secret and imagines what they feel now.

In 2015, Cowherd published Raw: My 100 percent, Grade-A, Unfiltered, Inside Look at Sports, which was his second book.

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