Lindsay Ann Czarniak was born on the 7th November 1977, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA, and is a sports journalist, reporter and anchor, widely known as ESPN’s SportsCenter anchor. She is also known from her previous engagements such as TNT’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series studio host as well as for her coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China for WRC-TV.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this sports connoisseur has accumulated so far? How rich Lindsay Czarniak is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Lindsay Czarniak’s net worth, as of late 2016, is $3 million with an annual salary of $1.5 million, acquired through her career in sports journalism which is now spanning more than 15 years.
Lindsay Czarniak Net Worth $3 million
Lindsay is the only child of Terri and Chet Czarniak. As her father served in the sports department of the local newspapers for almost 17 years before becoming the managing editor of usatoday.com, it is no wonder that Lindsay Czarniak followed his footsteps and became a successful sports journalist herself. She attended Centerville High School where she actively played field hockey and lacrosse. One of her classmates was the famous rapper, Ludacris. Later she enrolled at James Madison University from which she graduated majoring in digital journalism in 2000.
Her first professional engagement came while she was still a student – she began her internship at CBS’ affiliate TV station WUSA, in Washington D.C. However, she later transferred to CNN where she served as a production assistant. Her next stop was Jacksonville, Florida where she debuted as on-air news reporter for WAWS. Prior to relocating to Washington D.C. again, Lindsay Czarniak also worked for WTEV-TV, Miami’s WTVJ and Speed Channel. All these engagements provided the necessary experience and also basis for Lindsay Czarniak’s net worth.
The breakthrough in Lindsay Czarniak’s career occurred in 2005 when she was called by George Michael to join NBC4, to become the co-host of The George Michael Sports Machine in 2006. Her first major coverage was the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, after which Lindsay was assigned as a pit reporter for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. It is certain that all these accomplishments have helped Lindsay Czarniak to establish herself in the world of sports journalism and earn a respectable net worth.
Prior to becoming the current anchor of ESPN’s SportsCenter in 2011, Lindsay Czarniak also served as a pit reporter for TNT’s Sprint Cup Series, as well as the leading reporter covering the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for NBC-owned TV station WRC-TV. While in China, she was also hosting Gymnastics on Oxygen, a 30-minuted TV show focused on women gymnasts in the Olympic village. In 2013, Lindsay Czarniak became the first woman ever to host the coverage of the famous Indianapolis 500. Doubtless all these ventures and achievements have dramatically increased Lindsay Czarniak’s fame as well as her overall net worth.
Apart from her professional career, Lindsay Czarniak has also tried her luck in the world of acting – in 2000 she starred in “Aquarius”, an independent action movie in which she played the role of Mist. In 2010, she made a cameo appearance in a psychological horror “Ghosts Don’t Exist”.
When it comes to her personal life, Lindsay Czarniak has been married since 2011 to her colleague, a former WRC-TV reporter and anchor Craig Melvin with whom she has two children.
Lindsay Czarniak is also very active on several social networks, where she has been followed by almost 150,000 people.
