Enjoying the prime of an improbable career that began as an assistant in the FOX Sports human resources department in 2006, Charissa Thompson is the host FOX NFL KICKOFF. The lone female host of a Sunday NFL pregame shows across all national networks, Thompson serves as the show’s versatile ringmaster – conducting interviews, leading segments and deftly moderating discussions among studio analysts Colin Cowherd, Charles Tillman and Dave Wannstedt. In addition, she recently added the duty of serving as the Sunday game-break anchor for the NFL on FOX, voicing highlight packages that cut into FOX Sports’ presentation of regular season NFL games every Sunday. Read Charissa’s full bio here

Catch Charissa and the rest of the Fox NFL Kickoff cast every Sunday morning starting at 11am ET