Popular as a sports reporter and columnist, ESPN star journalist Chris Mortensen chose journalism cause he realized that he could no longer compete in football, basketball, and baseball beyond high school. It proved a very fruitful career because it let him stay close to the thing which he loved the most. He is responsible for providing reports for ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, Sunday NFL Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN.com, and ESPN Radio.

Besides the professional career, Chris Mortensen married life is a favorite subject for people to speculate. So, who is Chris Mortensen wife? Also, what would be the figure of Chris Mortensen net worth? Without any delay, let’s unfold the facts of Chris Mortensen wiki, bio, wife, children, net worth, age, height, family, and parents.

Chris Mortensen Married Life: Wife and Children

The entire experience of Chris has been full of achievements and progress. Chris Mortensen married his girlfriend turned wife in the year 1984. The couple first met each other in the year 1983 when she was working part-time for the Braves. The duo dated each other over a year and walked down the aisle together. But who is Chris Mortensen wife?

Chris is married to a woman named Micki Mortensen. She is a very supportive wife who has been with his husband in thick and thin. When Chris had throat cancer in early 2016, his wife, Micki helped him in his battle with the disease.

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Caption: Chris Mortensen with his wife, Micki Mortensen. Photo Credit: Zimbio.com

Chris is happily married to his wife and has already celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary. They have a son named Alex, who was born in 1985 after one year of their marriage.

Chris Mortensen Wiki-Bio: Parents, Age, Height, Ethnicity

The American Sports Journalist who worked for ESPN franchise, Chris Mortensen was born in the year 1951 to white parents in Torrance, California, US. His birthday falls on 7th November, which makes his age 65. His birth sign is Capricorn and belongs to white ethnicity.

Chris attended North Torrance High School and served for two years in an Army during Vietnam war. He is decently tall as his body height is 6ft 1in.

The famous journalist is cured of a life-threatening disease, went through some weight loss but he is healthy at the time.

Chris Mortensen Net worth and Career Facts

Chris began his career as a soldier as he served in the army during the Vietnam war. After this, he realized he could professionalize in football, basketball or baseball which he played in high school day due to which his career as a journalist began officially.

Chris worked in Atlanta Journal-Constitution and also covered NFL for The National. He joined ESPN and appeared for many programs like NFL Insiders, NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown and other programs. He even contributed to ESPN annual Super Bowl Week and NFL Draft Coverage and on ESPN.com.

Chris was also awarded numerous times for his hard work and dedication. But on January 2016, he was out of ESPN as he got diagnosed with 4th stage of throat cancer. In August, it was announced he would be back for the NFL’s regular season.

The decision of Chris to enter into the world of reporting and journalism has provided him a secured career with a handsome salary. He bagged almost 18 awards in his career with a major one being National Headliner Award for Investigative Reporting in all categories. But what’s the figure of Chris Mortensen net worth?

As of 2018, Chris Mortensen net worth is estimated to be $6 million.