ESPN Sportscaster Sean McDonough Bio: Age, Family & Net Worth

By LRU Writer | On: February 26, 2020

Sean McDonough is a sports broadcaster known for his play-by-play commentary...has worked for CBS Sports and ESPN...is the son of Will McDonough, legendary sports broadcaster...grew up alongside four siblings...has a net worth of around $2 million...his bio is...underwent surgery in 2012...

Quick Information

Relationship Status Single
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Black
Hair Bald
Height/ How Tall? 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m)
College Syracuse University
High School S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications
Net Worth $2 million
Dating/Affair N/A
Gay No
Date of Birth May 13, 1962
Age 62 Years, 7 Months
Sister/s Erin McDonough, Cara McDonough
Brother/s Ryan McDonough, Terry McDonough
Mother Wilma McDonough
Father Will McDonough
Ethnicity/Race White
Religion Christianity
Profession Sportscaster
Nationality American

Sean McDonough is famous for his play-by-play style of commentary. He commentates on college football and is a broadcaster for ESPN.

Before he was employed by ESPN, Sean worked for various other broadcasting companies such as CBS Sports in 1990, and ABC since 2000. He has commented, not only on football, but also basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, and baseball.

Sean’s Family Life: Parents & Siblings

Sean is one of the five kids of his parents, father Will McDonough, a legendary sports commentator known for his work at the Boston Globe, and mother Wilma; Will passed away in 2003.

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Sean and his siblings all followed the path that his father had been successful in – sports journalism. His siblings are brothers Ryan and Terry, and sisters Erin and Cara.

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A family picture of Sean McDonough with his parents and siblings (Photo: gannett-cdn.com)

Ryan, his eldest brother, is the general manager of the Suns. Terry is his elder brother and the vice resident of player personnel for the Arizona Cardinals.

His sister, Erin, is a hospital senior vice president who took to the communications field after watching her father work in journalism. And finally, his youngest sibling, sister Cara, is an Under Armour executive who achieved her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Harvard.

Net Worth

Sean, through his long career in sports broadcasting, has been able to gather an estimated net worth of $2 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Bio Of Sean McDonough

Sean is a Boston native, born on the 13th of May 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States. He decided to pursue sports broadcasting from a very young age.

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His first broadcasting job was for the Syracuse Chiefs Radio of Syracuse University, where he started his play-by-play commentary journey.

Then, in 1989, he was employed by ESPN and has been with them ever since with one off-period from 1996 to 1999. During this time, he worked exclusively for CBS.

Facts About Sean McDonough: Surgery, Honor

Sean underwent surgery to fix his superior canal dehiscence syndrome on the 7th of August 2012. He had a small hole in the bone that separates his left inner ear from his brain, which needed to be fixed.
He received an honor in the form of his alma mater from Syracuse University in September 2019.