
Mike Joy: NASCAR Announcer with a Net Worth of $14 Million
Mike Joy, born in Chicago in 1949, is a renowned American TV sports announcer who has a net worth of $14 million. His voice is synonymous with NASCAR coverage on Fox Sports, where he works alongside Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon. He has covered 40 Daytona 500s and is also an expert analyst for collector car auctions on Velocity and the Discovery Channel.
Joy’s career in sports announcing began when he worked as a public address announcer in Massachusetts at the Riverside Park Speedway. He then worked for NASCAR’s radio network MRN Radio for 15 years before joining ESPN and TNN as an anchor for Sprint Cup telecasts in 1981 and 1991, respectively. He also worked as a pit reporter for CBS before joining Fox Sports in 1998.
Aside from his work in sports announcing, Joy has also dabbled in acting, with appearances in the TV series North Woods Law and cameos in the movies Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Logan Lucky. He also provided voice work for the film Cars 3.
Despite his diversified career, Joy’s work as a NASCAR announcer remains his bread and butter, earning him a salary of $4 million per year.
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