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Charly Arnolt

b. 1987

American sports broadcaster and television personality

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About Charly Arnolt

Born 1987. Charly Arnolt is an American sports commentator, television personality and sportscaster.

WWE (2016–2021) Arnolt was invited by friend, NFL Jacksonville Jaguars and future All Elite Wrestling co-owner Tony Khan to a WWE SmackDown show in Indianapolis in 2016. At that show, Arnolt met WWE Senior Director of Talent Relations Mark Carrano, who connected her with WWE Monday Night Raw play-by-play commentator Michael Cole who is instrumental in hiring TV broadcasters and ring announcers for the company. Cole was very interested, but there were no openings. When Brandi Rhodes opted to leave WWE in May 2016, a door opened, and Arnolt joined WWE.

ESPN Charly joined ESPN in September 2018. She provided updates on SportsCenter and hosted SportsCenter show on Snapchat. A couple of months later, she hosted First Take for the first time after someone in the talent department asked her what she wanted to do at the network if she had her choice. After she made a favorable impression in late December 2018 she received more opportunities to First Take and cemented her role as the primary fill in host.

Arnolt was also part of the First Take, Her Take podcast on ESPN. The weekly show, which also featured Kimberley Martin and Elle Duncan, had the same format as the television show. The podcast allowed all three of them to discuss other topics about their lives and culture.

Arnolt additionally also regularly appeared on SportsNation on ESPN+ as well as other shows on the streaming service, although she acknowledged that it had been difficult to make sure there was no conflict between her WWE and ESPN schedules. She completed her move from the WWE to ESPN.

Arnolt debuted as a fight interviewer at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on July 9, 2022.

On April 27, 2024, she became the first female ring announcer in UFC history, temporarily replacing Joe Martínez, who was reportedly ill.

OutKick In April 2023, Arnolt left ESPN and joined Clay Travis founded sports, news, and right-wing politics multimedia platform OutKick, saying "Cancel culture doesn’t exist here. I speak freely".

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
North Central High School, American University
Employers
ESPN, OutKick
Also known as
Charly Jean Arnolt

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Charly Arnolt?

American sports broadcaster and television personality

When was Charly Arnolt born?

Charly Arnolt was born on 14 July 1987 in Indianapolis.

What is Charly Arnolt's occupation?

Charly Arnolt is a sports commentator, television personality and sportscaster.

What nationality is Charly Arnolt?

Charly Arnolt is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charly Arnolt

· Wikidata: Q107445058

· DBpedia: Charly Arnolt

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