Latest Update: Brent Musburger - Is the Star a Billionaire? Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

As one of the most talked-about figures, Brent Musburger has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Brent Musburger's Net Worth and Salary?

Brent Musburger is an American sportscaster who has a net worth of $14 million and annual salary of $4 million. Brent Musburger has worked for CBS Sports, ABC Sports, and ESPN. On the former network, he was one of the original members of "The NFL Today" and covered such major sporting events as the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, World Series, and the Masters. Musburger has covered numerous other tournaments during his decades-long sportscasting career, including the Indianapolis 500, the FIFA World Cup, and the Belmont Stakes, and for a while served as the play-by-play announcer for the NFL's Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders. He is a member of the Montana Broadcaster's Association Hall of Fame.

Musburger began his career as a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago American newspaper. In 1968, he wrote a column regarding Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest of racial injustice in the United States with a Black Power salute on the medal stand during the 1968 Summer Olympics. In it he stated "Smith and Carlos looked like a couple of black-skinned storm troopers" who were "ignoble," "juvenile," and "unimaginative." In a subsequent article in 1999 in the New York Times, Musburger stated that comparing the two to the Nazis was "harsh", but he stood by his criticism of the pair's actions. In 1968, Musburger began a 22-year association with CBS, first as a sports anchor for WBBM radio and later for WBBM-TV. In the mid-1970s Musburger moved to Los Angeles and anchored news and sports for KNXT (now KCBS-TV); there he worked alongsideConnie Chungas a co-anchor on KNXT's evening newscasts from 1978 until 1980, when he joined CBS Sports full-time. In March of 2014, it was announced that Brent Musburger would be pulled off of ABC's college football game of the week (withKirk Herbstreit) and that Musburger would be shifting to ESPN's upcoming SEC Network to call weekly games. He departed ESPN in 2017. In 2018 he became the play-by-play announced for the Raiders.

Early Life and Education

Brent Musburger was born on May 26, 1939 in Portland, Oregon to Beryl and Cec, and was raised in Billings, Montana. He has a brother named Todd who went on to become a high-profile media attorney and sports agent. As a youth, Musburger occasionally got himself into trouble; at the age of 12, he and his brother stole a car belonging to their mother's cleaning lady. To instill in him some discipline, his parents sent him to Shattuck-St. Mary's boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota. For his higher education, Musburger attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, from which he earned his degree in journalism.

Career Beginnings

Musburger started his professional career as a sportswriter for the Chicago American newspaper, where he worked with renowned sportswriterWarren Brown. He courted substantial controversy in 1968 when he wrote a column calling Olympic athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos "black-skinned stormtroopers," in reference to their protest against racial inequity while receiving their medals at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.

In the late 60s, Musburger began working for CBS, initially as a sports anchor on WBBM radio. He eventually joined WBBM-TV. Moving to Los Angeles in the mid-70s, Musburger became a news and sports anchor on KNXT, working alongside Connie Chung on evening newscasts until 1980.

Ultimately, Brent Musburger's financial journey is a testament to their success.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.