{"id":1447937,"date":"2021-11-28T09:43:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1447937"},"modified":"2021-11-28T09:43:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:43:20","slug":"charissa-thompson-credits-routine-jobs-for-reaching-nfl-with-fox-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/charissa-thompson-credits-routine-jobs-for-reaching-nfl-with-fox-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Charissa Thompson Credits Lessons From Routine Jobs for Reaching the NFL With Fox Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Article Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Charissa Thompson hosts \u2018Fox NFL Kickoff\u2019 during the pro football season<\/li><li>The veteran of Fox Sports and ESPN credits jobs like waitressing for her ability to elicit revealing answers in interviews<\/li><li>Thompson admits she lied to land a human resources job, starting her Fox career<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports broadcasting is a rigged game. An overwhelming number of color analyst positions go to former players, and play-by-play and studio jobs come and go on a whim as networks acquire or lose league contracts. <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/foxs-charissa-thompson-still-gets-asked-sexist-questions-despite-working-in-sports-for-years\/\">Charissa Thompson<\/a> had to be resourceful to land her first job in the business, and then she relied upon experiences in everyday life to ascend the ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, she\u2019s a mainstay at <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/fox-sports-curt-menefee-and-howie-long-call-bs-on-nfls-response-after-dez-bryants-last-minute-positive-test\/\">Fox Sports<\/a>, making Thompson one of the best-known women in <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/sports-media\/\">sports media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-charissa-thompson-broke-into-the-business-through-an-hr-job\"><strong>Charissa Thompson broke into the business through an HR job<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"Charissa Thompson Credits Lessons From Routine Jobs for Reaching the NFL With Fox Sports\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=675&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1447944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=198 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg?w=768&amp;h=506 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=675 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=791 1200w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Charissa-Thompson-Fox-Sports-1.jpg?w=91&amp;h=60 91w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption>Charissa Thompson presents the award for best on-air talent in sports at the Gracie Awards on Oct. 5, 2021. | Alliance for Women in Media Foundation\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most college students, Charissa Thompson stood a long way from her dream job after graduation. With a degree from Cal-Santa Barbara in hand and broadcasting on her mind, she took a job in human resources at Fox Sports. Thompson admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jets\/news\/charissa-thompson-fox-nfl-kickoff-dream-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> that she lied in the job interview by saying she looked forward to that career path. She fessed up to it and landed the job anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe ended up giving me the job because I was honest and a big part of the job was honesty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That gave Thompson the break that she needed, and she took advantage by spending her free time in the Fox Sports production room to learn how to edit game highlights for <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/football\/\">football<\/a> and everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thompson landed an off-camera job in 2007 at Fox\u2019s regional sports network in Colorado, and that turned into fill-in assignments as a studio host. It didn\u2019t take Fox executives long to bring her to Los Angeles, where she hosted <em>Best Damn Sports Show Period<\/em> during the week and filled in occasionally as a college football and NFL sideline reporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Charissa Thompson credits lessons from everyday life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charissa Thompson CRUSHES NFL Players at golf\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMVdQIN4oT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s Stephen A. Smith arguing with the co-host <em>du jour<\/em> on ESPN or Curt Menefee hosting the NFL pregame show on Fox, studio shows are less spontaneous than viewers realize. While responses may be of the shoot-from-the-hip variety and trigger genuine debates, the day\u2019s topics are plotted out before the show begins. Even guests in one-on-one interviews typically know what\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where Charissa Thompson does some of her best work is in keeping the conversations flowing. She succeeds by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Listening to responses rather than preparing to ask the next question on her list, resulting in follow-up questions that reveal more.<\/li><li>Picking up on non-verbal communication that tips her off as to what the interviewee is feeling.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1BkgzjSSU3sa1E9hNwDBKt?si=bf3ae3629c8b4cd3&amp;nd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Questions With Kyle Brandt Podcast<\/a><\/em>, Thompson credited the jobs she held before getting into broadcasting, including working retail at a department store, waitressing at Cheesecake Factory, and running her own coffee stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFor me, it all comes down to greeting a table that you are waiting. I have to establish a connection where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hi, I\u2019m Charissa. I\u2019ll be taking care of you.\u2019 For me, it\u2019s sort of reading people. If the interview subject is standoffish, I immediately go, \u2018You don\u2019t like interviews, do you?\u2019 I\u2019m already going to say what that person is thinking. For me, it\u2019s about reading people and what they want.\u201d<\/p><cite> Charissa Thompson <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She also credited red-carpet interviews before awards shows and movie premieres for sharpening her interview skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got the publicist saying, \u2018You\u2019ve got two questions, let\u2019s go,\u2019\u201d Thompson said. \u201cYou have to immediately try to establish rapport with someone and do it authentically. I like to believe that\u2019s a gift I have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Fox Sports personality continues to branch out<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fox Sports&#039; Erin Andrews, Charissa Thompson Cut Loose\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xw8o8UFDsVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Charissa Thompson capitalized on her early success at Fox Sports by moving on to brief gigs with Versus and Yahoo Sports, followed by joining ESPN in 2011 to host <em>Numbers Never Lie<\/em> and <em>SportsNation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Fox launched two full-time sports networks in 2013, Thompson returned to her roots to handle a variety of show assignments. She now hosts <em>Fox<\/em> <em>NFL Kickoff<\/em> on Sundays and recently began a role as the Las Vegas correspondent for <em>Extra<\/em>, where she was a host from 2014-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Thompson and Fox colleague Erin Andrews launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/calm-down-with-erin-and-charissa\/id1548527210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Calm Down with Erin and Charissa <\/em>podcast<\/a>, described as \u201cconversations you would have with your friends when you think others aren't listening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like Sports7 on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Sports7dotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. Follow us on Twitter <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sports719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>@sports719<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/charissa-thompson-surprises-podcast-co-host-erin-andrews-when-revealing-the-time-mike-mccarthy-had-her-kicked-out-of-lambeau-before-nfc-championship-game-for-inappropriate-behavior\/\">Charissa Thompson Surprises Podcast Co-Host Erin Andrews When Revealing the Time Mike McCarthy Had Her Kicked Out of Lambeau Before NFC Championship Game for Inappropriate Behavior<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Fox NFL Kickoff' host Charissa Thompson says she honed her interview skills through jobs like waitressing and retail sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":1447938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4898],"tags":[4923,236608],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - 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