Curt Menefee (born July 22, 1965) is an American sportscaster who is currently the play-by-play commentator for

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preseason football, play-by-play commentator of the 2020 XFL on Fox, the 2022 return of the USFL on Fox and is the host of the

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show ''

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''. His co-host is

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, with analysts Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long,

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, and formerly

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Early life and education

Menefee was born and raised in

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. Menefee earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe College in

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. At Coe, he was a member of the

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fraternity and inducted into the Sigma Nu Hall of Fame in 2016. He gave the commencement speech at Coe College in 2010 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in Journalism. In 2021, Menefee was attending

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enrolled in the university's Master's in Public Policy & Administration program with plans to relocate to

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full-time.

Career

Prior to joining Fox Sports full-time, he was a sports reporter for MSG Network's '' SportsDesk'' show. Prior to that, he was the sports anchor for

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's Fox flagship station. He also appeared on-air on

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. He also hosted a radio show on the popular

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station KTCK ("1310 The Ticket"). He worked at WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, Wisconsin as a sports anchor and reporter. He was also the sports anchor for Dallas-Fort Worth's then-independent station and now CBS affiliate

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Fox Sports

He began his career at Fox Sports in 1997 as a sideline reporter, then moved to play-by-play for Fox's

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and '' Fox NFL'' coverage on FOX Sports and FSN. In 2007, Menefee became the host of ''

''. On May 24, 2008, Menefee made an appearance on '' MLB on Fox''. He held play-by-play duties alongside José Mota during a game between the

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and the

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. On May 22, 2010, Menefee hosted Fox's coverage of the 2010

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Final between

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and

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in the first broadcast of that tournament's final on over-the-air broadcast television in the United States. On November 12, 2011, Menefee became the host of the '' UFC on Fox'' with Randy Couture and

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. He continued to serve as host until ESPN took the rights to broadcast UFC. In 2015, he hosted the inaugural coverage of FOX Sports coverage of the U.S. Open Championship in 2015. On February 8, 2020, Menefee called an XFL game between the LA Wildcats and the Houston Roughnecks.

NFL Preseason Football

Menefee called the

preseason for the Jaguars TV network from 2005 to 2007. He currently does play-by-play for Seattle Seahawks preseason games with Michael Robinson, Dave Wyman, and Matt Devlin doing color commentary on KCPQ and KZJO (replay).

Boxing

Menefee also provided ringside commentary for

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's coverage of the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. He was also the play-by-play announcer for ''

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''. On January 7, 2012, Menefee announced he was leaving ''ShoBox''.

Personal life

Menefee resides in

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References

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