Charissa Thompson

Charissa Thompson (born May 4, 1982) is an American television host and sportscaster, currently for ESPN. Thompson grew up in Seattle, Washington. She is a 2004 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she interned at ABC affiliate KEYT-TV. Thompson began her TV career with FSN Rocky Mountain (in Denver, Colorado) in the Human Resources Department. Thompson's first on-screen job was covering the Colorado Rockies for FSN Rocky Mountain in the weekly news magazine show Rockies All Access. She also hosted WNBA Weekly and covered sports for the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Baseball programs she has appeared on include The 2007 MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade and The Baseball...