Who is reporter Marty Smith from ESPN? His Wiki: Height, Salary, Wife, Net Worth, Bio, Facts, Family, Married

• Marty Smith was born on April 15th, 1976 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia
• He is a sports journalist, best known for his work with ESPN
• He has worked for Fox Sports Net, NASCAR.com, and SPEED Channel
• He has a net worth of $2 million and an annual salary of $250,000
• He is married and has three children

 

Who is Marty Smith?

Marty Smith was born on the 15th April 1976, in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia USA, and is a sports journalist, best known to the world for his extensive work with ESPN, reporting on NASCAR through several shows. In addition to ESPN, Marty has also worked for Fox Sports Net, NASCAR.com, and SPEED Channel, among other accomplishments.

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Long way from the hayfield…

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Early Life, Family, and Education

Marty’s parents’ identity and details of any siblings remains unknown to the public, but he grew up loving football, and his interest in sports in general transferred into his adulthood. Following matriculation from Giles High School, Marty enrolled at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City but later transferred to Radford University, as he wanted a chance to showcase his basketball skills.

Career Beginnings

Even before finishing his education, Marty started gaining experience as a sports journalist by covering the football games for the newspapers in Roanoke and Lynchburg. This experience was enough to earn him a spot with NASCAR. com. He ultimately became a senior writer for the online publication, covering NASCAR events, but as his career progressed so did his ambitions, and he announced that he would leave NASCAR.com.

Rise to Prominence

Leaving NASCAR.com was a rather smart career move for Marty, as he was soon hired by Fox Sports Net as a sports analyst. For several years he served in the position, honing his skills until ESPN came knocking on his door. It was in 2006 that he first became a part of ESPN, reporting on NASCAR of course – from 2007 until 2014, Smith was the lead NASCAR reporter for “SportsCenter”, and “NASCAR Now” shows, although his role changed once ESPN chose not to extend their collaboration with NASCAR. During those years, Marty became a star reporter and one of the most popular ESPN sports journalists; since 2014 he has reported on other sports, including college football, NFL, NBA, college basketball and NASCAR, but only as a reporter for “SportsCenter”, while the pre-race show was canceled. His hard work and dedication paid off in the recent years, when he was given his own show “Marty Smith’s America”, which started in August 2017 and is aired on ESPN2.

Continual Success

His own show became rather popular, as he interviewed a number of sports stars, such as Christiano Ronaldo, Paul George, Rory McIlroy, Tim Tebow and Cam Newton among many others. Furthermore, he traveled throughout the world to compile reports on various sporting events, but that is not all to Marty’s involvement with ESPN, as he can also be heard on ESPN Radio, in the show “Marty and McGee”. Marty has made a contribution to a number of other ESPN shows too, including “NASCAR Nation”, “30 for 30”, “The Dan Le Batard Show”, “The Will Cain Show”, and “Golic and Wingo”, among others, while he was also a part of the documentary “I Am Dale Earnhardt”, which tells the life story about the great “The Intimidator”, the legendary NASCAR racer.

Do You Know How Rich Prominent Sports Journalist Marty Smith Is?

Having been dedicated to sports journalism for so long, Marty has earned a decent amount of wealth for himself. Since launching his career with a small newspaper in Roanoke, he has moved forward and ultimately joined ESPN, with which he has most recently signed a new multi-year contract. However, it wasn’t always an easy journey but it has certainly paid off. So, have you ever wondered how rich Marty Smith is, as of mid- 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Marty Smith’s net worth is as high as $2 million, while his annual salary is now around $250,000. Pretty impressive, don’t you think?

18 years with this beauty.
She makes me a better man every single day.
Happy Anniversary, @la1nster. pic.twitter.com/56lB4Tr5JO

— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) May 20, 2018

Do You Know if Marty Smith is Married, Who is His Wife?

If you ever posted a question to yourself wondering if Marty is married, then we will give you an answer. Yes, Marty Smith is married to Lainie Smith; they have been together for 18 years now, but the exact date of their wedding is unknown to the media. The couple has three children together, and he has often shared pictures of his happy family on his social media profiles.

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Amazing day with my sweet family, thrashing at the skating rink. #MartyBirthdayParty

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Marty Smith Body Measurements, Height and Weight

Unfortunately, personal information like height, weight, and vital statistics remain unknown in the media for the time being. I guess we can only wait for such details to surface in the near future when Marty’s name becomes even more popular than now, and info such as this and identity of his parents and siblings appear in the media. Anyway, he has hazel eyes, and light brown hair.

Is Marty Smith on Social Media?

Since launching his professional career, Marty has managed to expand his popularity to social media platforms, especially Twitter and Instagram, which he uses to promote his work, but has also shared some details from his personal life. On his official Twitter account, Marty has almost 250,000 followers, with whom he has shared some of his most recent work, but also important events from his life. Many of his tweets have gone viral, such as his report about coach Nick Saban

This is the funniest damn story on Nick Saban ever. I don’t care who you are. https://t.co/j2HSU2rxBs

— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) June 13, 2018

and his story about the coach Scott Frost, among many other posts, all of which you can see on his official page.
He is also a heavy Instagram user, and his official page has over 35,000 followers, who are able to enjoy Marty’s posts from his work and his family home. He has shared pictures from various destinations, such as Paris and even CMA Awards.

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Appreciate my boys @AltonLane for getting me #CMAAwards red carpet ready. Go Chief.

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Marty is also no stranger to Facebook, on which he has over 20,000 followers. He has promoted his work, primarily his interview with the soccer player Christiano Ronaldo, among many other stories that he has shared on his official Facebook page.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia