Skip Bayless
Skip Bayless | |
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Bayless in 2014 | |
| Born | John Edward Bayless II December 4, 1951 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Education | Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation(s) | Sportswriter, television sports commentator |
| Notable credit(s) | FS1 (Skip and Shannon: Undisputed) 2016–2024 ESPN (Cold Pizza, First Take) 2004–2016 San Jose Mercury News Chicago Tribune Dallas Times Herald Dallas Morning News Los Angeles Times Miami Herald |
| Spouse |
Ernestine Sclafani (m. 2016) |
| Family | Rick Bayless (brother) |
Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II; born December 4, 1951) is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is well-known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show First Take with Stephen A. Smith, a show which he left in June 2016. Bayless debuted his show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 in September 2016, which he led for eight years until he left in August 2024.