Samantha Ponder Bio
Samantha Ponder is an American sportscaster who is the host of Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN. Prior to hosting Sunday NFL Countdown, Ponder worked as a reporter/host for ESPN college football and as a basketball sideline reporter. Ponder replaced Erin Andrews on College GameDay Saturdays at 10 AM ET on ESPN, as well as co-host of the Saturday 9 AM ET edition on ESPNU.
In addition to her duties on College Gameday, Ponder had been the regular sideline reporter for ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football with Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, and David Pollack from August 2012 until 2014. Ponder also appeared on the ESPN-owned Texas-oriented regional network Longhorn Network.
After graduating in 2009, she worked for Fox Sports Net and Fox College Sports as a sideline reporter for Pac-10 and Big 12 college basketball and football games. On July 7, 2011, ESPN’s Longhorn Network announced that it had hired Ponder as a sideline reporter. Ponder, along with Kevin Dunn and Lowell Galindo, were the newly created network’s first three talent hires. After accepting her position with the Longhorn Network, Ponder relocated to Austin, Texas.
Samantha Ponder Age
Ponder is 37 years old as of 2022. She was born on December 11, 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States of America. In addition, Ponder celebrates her birthday on 11 December every year and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Samantha Ponder Height
Ponder stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and she weighs 56 kg. In addition she has an attractive complexion with hazel eyes and blonde hair.
Samantha Ponder Family
Ponder was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States of America. However, she has not revealed any information about her family and if she has any siblings. Hence, details about her parents and if she has any siblings remains unknown.
Samantha Ponder Education
Ponder attended Central High School in Phoenix. After high school she first attended The King’s College in New York City . Later, she transferred to Liberty University after Liberty’s Sr. Sports Producer Bruce Carey offered her a job as sideline reporter for the Liberty Flames sports television network.
Samantha Ponder Husband
Ponder married then-Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder on December 17, 2012, in Hudson, Wisconsin after a brief courtship. She began appearing on ESPN/ABC broadcasts by her married name, starting with the January 1, 2013 broadcast of the CapitalOne Bowl. Moreover, in July 2014, the couple had their first daughter, Bowden Sainte-Claire “Scout”. They also have a son, Robinson True, born in June 2017, and a daughter, Price Anne-Drew, born in July 2018. Ponder is a Christian.
Samantha Ponder Salary
Ponder earns an annual salary of $4.9 Million from her current position as the host of Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN.
Samantha Ponder Net worth
Ponder has an estimated net worth of $15 Million as of 2023. His main source of income is her successful career as a sportscaster.