After a brief stint on the court and a career start in the broadcasting world, Lisa Salters built herself over the last 20 years to become one of the most respected voices in sports reporting. With 33 years of total experience as a journalist, she has also deservedly earned her worth. Let's dig into Lisa Salters' net worth in 2022.
Lisa Salters' net worth in 2022 (Estimate): $2 million
Lisa Salters' net worth in 2022 is $2 million. This is according to numerous outlets, including Celebrity Net Worth.
Salters is an American sports reporter for ESPN, who started her career in broadcast journalism. Since joining the network in 2000, the 56-year-old reporter has proven herself to be one of the best in the business.
The 56-year-old was born on March 6, 1966, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. It was there where she grew up, becoming an alumnus of Upper Merion Area High School.
She later enrolled at Penn State University, where she was a student-athlete. While she pursued her studies, she played guard from 1986 to 1987 for the university's Lady Lions basketball team. For this, Salters made school history as the shortest player ever at 5-foot-2. A year later in 1988, she graduated with a hard-earned degree in broadcast journalism.
The Pennyslvania native put that degree to use, starting out her career as a broadcast journalist. From 1995-2000, Salters hosted several major events for ABC News. In fact, among the numerous notable stories she covered include the O.J. Simpson trial, the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the crash of TWA flight 800. With her diverse showcase of talent, ESPN took notice and offered a general assignment position in 2000. From then on, the rest is history.
She took ESPN's offer, and there Salters transitioned to sports journalism. She ended up spending the last 20 years devoting herself to the field and became one of the leading and recognizable names in sportscasting.
Since 2005, Salters has also joined both ESPN and ABC as part of NBA coverage. Even more impressive is that her assignments include the high-profile Saturday Primetime and Sunday Showcase matches, as well as numerous playoff games and the NBA Finals.
Due to her background and expertise, Salters has reported on many major global events for ESPN. Aside from others previously mentioned, she also hosted the network's coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy. Salters' diverse resume also consists of her involvement in several acclaimed projects.
One such filed feature by the 56-year-old sportscasting veteran was “Life as Matt,” a 2017 Sports Emmy Awardee which featured transgender high school track and field athlete Matt Dawkins. Moreover, Salters was finally promoted in 2019 from correspondent to co-host lauded series E:60 alongside Jeremy Schaap, 12 years after helping launch it back in 2007. Most recently, she and Schaap also hosted the Emmy-winning “Heroes, History and Hope,” a SportsCenter special about the tumultuous year of 2020.
For all her tremendous hard work and passion, Salters was inducted in October 2017 into the Sports Hall of Fame under the Montgomery County Chapter of her home state. Her ESPN Press Room bio page also boasts her Excellence in Media Award, awarded by Sports Power Brunch in 2018 during Super Bowl LIII week.
As opposed to her widely known reporting career, Salters' personal life is generally a mystery for the public. One known fact is that she is a cousin of Tony Dorsett, who was a former NFL running back and an inductee of the Dallas Cowboys' Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Meanwhile, she has not been reported to be in any romantic relationships as of late. On the other hand, she previously revealed in May 2013 that she had adopted a son named Samuel. According to ESPN Front Row, the 56-year-old was apprehensive because she knew the challenge of being considered a potential candidate for adopting as a single parent. Fortunately, Salters got the fateful call in mid-February 2013, and was in the hospital when her son was born a month later. In her own words, she described the first few weeks of parenthood as “the most content I've ever been.”
With decades worth of work under her belt, she is now worth $2 million.
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