Table of Biography
Jeff Goodman is a talented sports analyst and journalist from the United States. Moreover, Jeff Goodman has been covering basketball for more than 20 years at all levels—NBA, College, and High School.
Early Life
Jeff Goodman was born on the 5th of September, 1971, in Newton, Massachusetts, the United States of America. According to his birth date, this journalist is 50 years old and holds American nationality. Moreover, Jeff has a birth sign of Virgo and his ethnic background is unknown at the moment.
In addition, he spent most of his childhood days in Framingham. However, there is no information regarding his parents, siblings, and childhood life. We may presume that this journalist might have been raised well as a child by his parents.
Education
Talking about his academic career, he enrolled at the University of Arizona and graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1994.
Professional Life
Jeff Goodman began his professional career as a senior writer at FOX Sports in April 2006. He followed basketball while he was there and reported on numerous basketball-related events at all three levels. Moreover, he worked with FOX Sports for five years and one month before leaving in April 2011.
He started working for CBS Sports as a senior writer at about the same time. His job description was nearly identical to that of FOX Sports. It was simple for him to perform his duties because he enjoyed basketball. He built relationships in the sports industry and gained a reputation as he covered the sport. In addition, he departed his position at CBS Sports in April 2013.
Caption: Jeff Goodman reporting a basketball game with his co-reporter (Source: CelticsBlog)
He was hired by ESPN as a reporter and analyst in June 2013, which was nearly two months later. Moreover, he spoke with a lot of NBA, college, and high school basketball players. He eventually quit his job at ESPN in June 2018 after more than five years there.
He was appointed as their Basketball Insider by the sports TV network Stadium in August 2018. Since that time, Jeff Goodman has carried on, as usual, not allowing anyone to criticize his methods of operation. He continues to be connected to the Stadium.
Awards
To this day, this journalist has not yet earned any major awards or recognition in his career. But, looking at his professional career success, we may assume that, this journalist might earn some of them in the following career.
Net Worth 2023
Working with some big TV networks such as FOX Sports and ESPN, this journalist has collected a decent sum of money in his career. However, this man has not yet shared his net worth, salary, and income. According to ziprecruiter.com, the average salary of a sports analyst/insider is $59,545 per year, with some top earners earning $103,000 per year.
Relationship Status
This journalist is married. He married his wife, Melissa. The husband-and-wife team celebrates their wedding anniversary on the 5th of November each year, even though the exact year of their marriage is unknown.
Caption: Jeff Goodman with his family (Source: Twitter)
With the marriage, the couple has a daughter who was born in 2004 and her name is Talia Goodman. This American journalist is not a part of the controversy nor got into rumors at the moment.
Jeff Goodman – Body Measurements
This American journalist has salt-pepper hair with grey eyes. Besides this, there is no other information regarding his height, weight, and other physical appearance.
Caption: Jeff Goodman walking around the street (Source: Brown Harris Stevens)
Jeff Goodman – Social Media
On his Instagram page, there are more than 3.1k followers. Likewise, there are more than 298.3k followers on Twitter and he is not active on Facebook.