Joy Allison Taylor (born January 17, 1987) is an American

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and television host for

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. She is currently the co-host of Speak with

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and

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. Taylor was the news update anchor on Fox Sports 1's ''

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'', and the host of ''The Joy Taylor Show'' Saturdays on Fox Sports Radio. Taylor previously served as the moderator for Fox Sports 1's studio show '' Skip and Shannon: Undisputed'' with commentators

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and

Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe (born June 26, 1968) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he ranks th ...

Early years

Taylor attended

Barry University Barry University is a private Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida. Founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, it is one of the largest Catholic universities in the Southeast and is within the territory of the Archdiocese of Mia ...

, where she graduated with a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...

in broadcast communications in 2009. Taylor was the host of radio show ''The Noise'' and serving as the manager for her alma mater's radio station WBRY 1640 AM while finishing her degree.

Career

Taylor previously worked three years at 790 AM The Ticket in Miami, where she began as the executive producer, then eventually became the co-host for the station's top-rated morning-drive sports radio show, ''Zaslow and Joy Show''. Taylor also served as the host of ''Fantasy Football Today'' and ''Thursday Night Live'' on CBSSports.com. Taylor joined FOX Sports in March 2016, playing pinch-hitter in several different FS1 roles, including filling in for Kristine Leahy on ''

''. On August 15, 2016, it was announced by Fox Sports that Taylor would be the moderator for Fox Sports 1's upcoming sports debate show '' Skip and Shannon: Undisputed'' with commentators

and former NFL tight end and former CBS sports analyst

. She also hosts ''The Hang'' on Facebook Live and her Podcast “Maybe I’m Crazy.” In 2018, Fox announced that starting June 18, Taylor would be moving from ''Undisputed'' to ''The Herd with Colin Cowherd'', also airing on FS1 along with Fox Sports Radio. On September 9, 2021, it was announced that Taylor would be the host of her own Saturday program, ''The Joy Taylor Show'' on Fox Sports Radio. Taylor began cohosting "Speak" on FS1 on September 6, 2022.

Personal life

Taylor's brother is former NFL defensive end Jason Taylor, who played 15 seasons in the National Football League and was voted into the

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in 2017. Joy Taylor revealed that she had been a victim of domestic abuse during an episode of Undisputed in 2017. In September 2018, it was announced that Taylor was engaged to former NBA point guard and head coach

Earl Watson Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA ...

but the couple split in November 2019.

References

External links

Fox Sports 1 Profile
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