Ed Werder Biography
Ed Werder is an American sports reporter. He reports for ESPN’s NFL coverage and contributes to shows like SportsCenter, NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Countdown from his Dallas bureau.
Ed Werder Age
He was born on May 3, 1960, in Longmont, Colorado
Ed Werder Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Ed Werder Parents
Information about his father or mother is not yet disclosed to the public.
Ed Werder Wife
He is happily married to his beautiful wife Jill Werder. The duo got married in 1998 and have been together since. Jill is a hairstylist by profession. They reside in Flower Mound, Texas.
Ed Werder’s Daughter – Christie Werder
Christie exhibited strange symptoms such as an ‘insatiable thirst’ and had stopped growing when she was about 12 years old. Christie’s pituitary gland, the master gland at the base of the brain that distributes hormones to control growth and numerous bodily functions, had a pea-sized tumor. Their daughter was given radiotherapy and made a full recovery till she reached 28 in 2012. She had to have brain surgery to remove an angioma the same year she was planning her wedding. Her husband Trey Bomar passed away on the morning of March 12, 2016, with Christie by his side.
Ed Werder Kids
He is a devoted father of two, Christie Werder and son, Brian Werder who is a police officer.
Ed Werder ESPN
Werder returned to ESPN in August 2019 as a Dallas-based bureau reporter for SportsCenter. Werder is in his second term with ESPN he primarily covered the NFL, notably the Dallas Cowboys, for the network. He has been covering the NFL for nearly 40 years and was awarded the prestigious Dick McCann Award by the Professional Football Writers of America in 2017. (PFWA). Ed began his career at ESPN in September 1998 as a Dallas bureau correspondent.
Additionally, Werder’s broad expertise in print journalism includes periods covering the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Live, and SportsCenter all featured his great reporting. He previously worked for CNNSI, CNN’s Sports Tonight, and CNN’s Sunday NFL Preview. He covered weekly NFL games as well as the NFC Championship games in 1997 and 1998, and Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII. Ed also covered 1998 Final Four and the 1996 National League Championship Series in Major League Baseball.
Along with that, in 1991, he worked as an NFL beat reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. From 1984 to 1989, he covered the Denver Broncos for the Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera. Werder has also worked as an NFL reporter for The National (1990-91) and a Sports Illustrated journalist. He received an award from the Dallas Morning News for a series of stories about the worsening relationship between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and then-head coach Jimmy Johnson.
Ed Werder Salary
His salary is estimated at $87 thousand annually.
Ed Werder Networth
He has garnered a networth of approximately $ 2 Million