Dan Le Batard Net Worth

What is Dan Le Batard’s net worth and salary?

Dan Le Batard, a prominent American sportswriter, radio host, and television personality, has a net worth of $25 million. He is most recognized for his former talk show on ESPN, from which he parted ways in December 2020.

Recently, it was disclosed that Dan has signed a lucrative 3-year, $50 million deal to host a podcast for Draftkings. He has also written for the Miami Herald for over 25 years.

Dan Le Batard’s Early Life and Career

Dan Le Batard was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in December 1968 to Cuban exiles. The family later settled in Miramar, Florida. Le Batard started his career as a columnist for the Miami Herald in 1990 and remained with the paper until 2016.

Dan Le Batard’s Career and Controversies

Dan Le Batard launched “The Dan Le Batard with Stugotz” radio show in 2004, which aired on local radio for nine years before being picked up by ESPN Radio in 2013. The show was later televised on the Fusion network and ESPNU. Le Batard was a frequent replacement host on the ESPN television series Pardon the Interruption and hosted the ESPN TV series Highly Questionable.

However, Le Batard has also been involved in controversies. In 2014, he gave his baseball Hall of Fame vote away to the sports news website Deadspin. The same year, he took out a billboard in Akron, Ohio reading “You’re Welcome, Lebron. Love, Miami”.

In July 2020, amid sweeping cost and other restructuring measures, the show was reduced from three hours per day to two starting in mid-August. In November 2020, ESPN and Dan announced they had ended their relationship on relatively amicable terms.

Dan Le Batard Co-Found Meadowlark Media, Raises $12.6 Million

Dan Le Batard, alongside former ESPN President John Skipper, co-founded Meadowlark Media to produce content beyond his podcast. The company raised $12.6 million in 2021, signaling its ambitions to become a major player in the media industry.

DraftKings to Pay Dan Le Batard $50 Million for Podcast Distribution

DraftKings has agreed to pay Dan Le Batard, creator of the popular sports talk show “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” $50 million over three years to distribute a revived version of the show as a podcast. The show had previously aired on ESPN radio and television, but Le Batard left the network in January 2021 to start his own media company, Dan/Meadowlark. At the time of the announcement, his podcast had 10-12 million monthly downloads.

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