Jim Rome Biography
Jim Rome is a sports radio host in the United States. He is currently the host of The Jim Rome Show, a syndicated CBS Sports Radio talk show. Jim hosted the radio show from a studio near Los Angeles, California. He presented another television show called Jim Rome Is Burning (previously Rome Is Burning) for several years. The show was broadcast on ESPN in the United States and TSN2 in Canada.
He parted up with ESPN in 2011 and proceeded to work for the CBS network. There, he began presenting his own show as well as an interview-format show on Showtime. He has previously hosted The Last Word (Fox Sports Net), The FX Sports Show (FX), and sports debate television shows Talk2 (ESPN2).
Jim Rome Age
Jim Rome was born in Los Angeles, California, United States of America on October 14, 1964. He is 57 years old.
Jim Rome Height
Jim stands at an average height of 5 ft 9 in/1.75m tall.
Jim Rome Family
On October 14, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Jim was born to parents Jay and Jan Rome. Jim and his father had several traditional father-son squabbles. According to the journalist, his father had more than his fair share of opinions about his work. Jim witnessed his father build and operate a family manufacturing business.
Jim Rome Wife
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) graduate is married to Janet Rome, his true love. Jake and Logan, the couple’s two kids, were born. Jim and his family currently reside in Irvine, California, United States of America.
Jim Rome Education
In 1982, Jim graduated from Calabasas High School in Los Angeles, California. He then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1987.
Jim Rome Salary
Jim Rome earns an annual salary of $68,664.
Jim Rome Net Worth
Jim has an accumulated net worth of $2 million.
Jim Rome Career
While still a student at UCSB, he began his radio career at college radio station KCSB-FM. Jim worked as a sports director at KTMS in Santa Barbara for a quarter of his time there. The journalsit eventually relocated to XTRA Sports 690 in San Diego. While there, he founded The Jim Rome Show, also known as “The Jungle.” The program is distinctive soundtrack was a loop of the instrumental intros of Iggy Pop’s song “Lust for Life” and Guns N’ Roses’ song “Welcome to the Jungle.” The show was syndicated in 1996.
When Jim Everett, an NFL quarterback, was a guest on his ESPN2 show Talk2 in 1994, there occurred an incident that catapulted him to fame. Jim had previously referred to Everett as “Chris” (after the female tennis star, Chris Evert), implying that Everett was less than a man whenever he avoided being hit. Everett appeared on the show as a guest and advised Jim not to repeat the insult.
Jim, on the other hand, continued to refer to Everett as “Chris.” While still on the radio, Everett overturned the table between them and slammed Jim to the floor. Although no legal action was taken as a result of their confrontation, Jim publicly apologized to Everett and still considers that incident to be one of his early career mistakes.
He spoke with Mark Shapiro, ESPN’s executive producer of programming and production, on his radio show in the beginning of 2003. The journalist’s potential return to ESPN was surprisingly discussed between the two, and a few months later, he was formally hired again to host a program called Rome Is Burning. He openly attributes his return to television to that interview.
Jim declared in July 2006 that his nationally syndicated radio show would continue on terrestrial radio rather than moving to satellite radio. The radio show is currently broadcast on over 200 stations in the United States and Canada. In addition, the same show has an estimated 2.5 million viewers.
According to Talkers Magazine, Jim is tied for the #29 most influential talk radio personality and his current show is tied for the #21 most listened to talk radio show in the United States. He was the anchor of the CBS Sports Network program Rome from April 2012 until March 2015. He also presented the monthly TV sports and entertainment conversation show Jim Rome on Showtime.
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