Curt Menefee (born July 22, 1965) is an American broadcaster who hosts the Fox Network's NFL pregame show ''

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''. He is also the co-anchor of '' Good Day New York'' on Fox's

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flagship station,

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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

While at Coe, Menefee worked at

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in Cedar Rapids, and from 1987 to 1988, Menefee worked at

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. He left Ames to work at WISC-TV in

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, departing that job for a position at Sports News Network in

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. After that folded, Menefee became a weekend anchor at

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, in 1991. In 1992, Menefee was hired as the new sports director for KTVT, then an

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, in

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. He added a radio show when KTCK "1310 The Ticket", an all-sports radio station, signed on in

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in 1994; Menefee hosted in the 9–11 a.m. slot. KTVT did not renew his contract in 1995, and he departed for

, the Fox station in New York City.

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 ''

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

''. On May 24, 2008, Menefee made an appearance on ''

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''. 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

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between

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and Bayern Munich in the first broadcast of that tournament's championship game on over-the-air broadcast television in the United States. On November 12, 2011, Menefee became the host of the ''

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'' with

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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. In 2023, Menefee hosted Fox's inaugural coverage of the

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. Beginning in 2022, Menefee and Joel Klatt have served as the head play by play and

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of the ''USFL on Fox'' and the ''UFL on Fox''.

WNYW

On January 7, 2024,

announced that Menefee will co-host Good Day New York starting on January 16, 2024. He will continue to host Fox NFL Sunday.

NFL Preseason Football

Menefee called the NFL preseason for the Jaguars TV network from 2005 to 2007. He formerly called play-by-play for

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preseason games from 2008 through the 2022 season, with Michael Robinson, Dave Wyman, and Matt Devlin doing color commentary on

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and

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(replay).

Boxing

Menefee also provided ringside commentary for Top Rank'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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