Joy Taylor

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Joy Taylor
Born
Joy Allison Taylor

(1987-01-17) January 17, 1987 (age 37)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Education Barry University
Occupation(s)Television, radio and podcast host, news update anchor of The Herd

Joy Allison Taylor (born January 17, 1987) [1] is an American media personality and television host for Fox Sports 1. She co-hosts the ESPN sports show "Speak" with LeSean McCoy and Emmanuel Acho. Taylor was the news update anchor on Fox Sports 1's The Herd with Colin Cowherd and the host of The Joy Taylor Show Saturdays on Fox Sports Radio.

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Taylor was previously moderator of Fox Sports 1's studio show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with commentators Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe. [2]

Early years

Taylor attended Barry University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast communications in 2009. [3] [4] Taylor was the host of radio show The Noise and serving as the manager for her alma mater's radio station WBRY 1640 AM while finishing her degree. [4] [5]

Career

Taylor previously worked three years at 790 AM The Ticket in Miami, where she began as the executive producer, then eventually became the co-host for the station's top-rated morning-drive sports radio show, Zaslow and Joy Show. Taylor also served as the host of Fantasy Football Today and Thursday Night Live on CBSSports.com. [6] Taylor joined FOX Sports in March 2016, playing pinch-hitter in several different FS1 roles, including filling in for Kristine Leahy on The Herd with Colin Cowherd . [7] On August 15, 2016, it was announced by Fox Sports that Taylor would be the moderator for Fox Sports 1's upcoming sports debate show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with commentators Skip Bayless and former NFL tight end and former CBS sports analyst Shannon Sharpe. She also hosts The Hang on Facebook Live and her Podcast “Maybe I’m Crazy.” [8] In 2018, Fox announced that starting June 18, Taylor would be moving from Undisputed to The Herd with Colin Cowherd, also airing on FS1 along with Fox Sports Radio. [9]

On September 9, 2021, it was announced that Taylor would be the host of her own Saturday program, The Joy Taylor Show on Fox Sports Radio.

Taylor began cohosting "Speak" on FS1 on September 6, 2022.

Personal life

Taylor's brother is former NFL defensive end Jason Taylor, who played 15 seasons in the National Football League and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. [6]

Joy Taylor said she was a victim of domestic abuse during an episode of "Undisputed" in 2017. [10] In September 2018, news broke that Taylor was engaged to former NBA point guard and head coach Earl Watson [11] but the couple split in November 2019.

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References

  1. ↑ Joy Taylor [@JoyTaylorTalks] (January 17, 2015). "Getting my #Golf on for my #Birthday!!! Even got my #CharlesBarkley #golfswing in at the end" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2016– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Michael (August 15, 2016). "Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe find new partner for FS1 debate show". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Joy Taylor's Bio". joytaylormedia.co. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Rising Star Award Recipients". barry.edu.
  5. ↑ "JOY TAYLOR Bio & Career Accomplishments". FOX Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Joy Taylor's Fox Sports Profile". foxsports.com.
  7. ↑ "Joy Taylor Makes FS1 Debut on Thursday's THE HERD WITH COLIN COWHERD". Fox Sports PressPass. March 17, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Joy Taylor Completes New FS1 Opinion and Debate Show Starting Lineup". FoxSports.com. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Maglio, Tony; Maas, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "Joy Taylor Leaves Fox Sports' 'Skip and Shannon' for 'The Herd'; Jenny Taft Named New 'Undisputed' Moderator". TheWrap . Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Joy Taylor recounts her experience with domestic violence to add context to the Ezekiel Elliott investigation". FOX Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  11. ↑ "FS1's Joy Taylor is Engaged to Earl Watson". thebiglead.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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