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What happened to Joy Taylor on Fox Sports? ›

Joy Taylor's star has risen at FOX Sports. He has gone from moderator, to co-host and now is on a show 'Speak,' where she voices her thoughts five days a week.

The Barry Alum received an Honorary Doctorate from the University and graced the stage to deliver the commencement speech for the Spring 2022 graduating class. She noted that a personal goal of hers is to foster diversity in the industry. Joy also proudly founded the Joy Taylor Foundation in 2021.

A Pittsburgh native and the younger sister of former Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor, she attended Barry University and earned her bachelor's degree in broadcasting. While at Barry, she hosted her own radio show, The Noise, and served as station manager for WBRY Radio.

After her marriage to Giannotti, news broke that Taylor was engaged to former NBA point guard and head coach Earl Watson in September 2018, but the couple ended up parting ways in November 2019.

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Cowherd's final broadcast aired on July 24, 2015. Although his contract was originally scheduled to end a week later on July 31, Cowherd was released earlier following controversial remarks he made regarding Dominican baseball players during the previous day's edition of The Herd.

Taylor's brother is former NFL defensive end Jason Taylor, who played 15 seasons in the National Football League and was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Joy Taylor said she was a victim of domestic abuse during an episode of "Undisputed" in 2017.

Along with the long list of achievements Taylor Swift has (you know, all of the Grammys, records broken, Joe Alwyn, etc...), she can now add the title of NYU Commencement speaker and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa degree to her resume.

Joy Taylor co-hosts SPEAK, which airs weekdays on FS1.

Dr. McGraw earned a Doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of North Texas, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology from the Wilmington Institute.

A native of Grayland, Wash., Cowherd graduated in 1985 from Eastern Washington University, where he got his broadcasting start. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Ann, and has two children.

What is Taylor Swift's degree? ›

Even though the highly decorated singer and songwriter never received her college diploma, New York University honored her with a doctorate in fine arts just last year. Chloe Appleby is an associate writer for BestColleges.

Richard Giannotti

Joy Taylor / Ex-spouse

It is not clear that Joy, whose brother is NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor, is currently dating anyone. Since her split from Richard, she dated NBA point guard Earl Watson and even got engaged to him in 2018. The pair called off their engagement a year later for unspecified reasons.

Joy Taylor's media rise

Taylor, 37, also worked on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" and had her own self-titled radio show. The presenter was announced as host of "Speak" in September 2022, where she currently works alongside the likes of LeSean McCoy and Emmanuel Acho.

Following the 2005 NFL season, Brown left Fox in order to rejoin CBS Sports, citing a desire to remain closer to his home in Washington, D.C.

Fox Sports is shaking things up a bit. “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” moderator Joy Taylor is leaving the morning debate show to serve as news anchor for “The Herd With Colin Cowherd.” Jenny Taft will replace her as the moderator on Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe's version of ESPN's “First Take.”