Deb Carson
American sports anchor

Deb Carson is an American radio and television personality and national sports anchor for Fox Sports Radio. She currently anchors the network's National Sports Reports weekdays during The Dan Patrick Show, The Rich Eisen Show, and The Herd with Colin Cowherd . She was previously Co-Host of FSR's nationally syndicated morning drive show, "The Stephen A. Smith Show." Carson has been a frequent sports contributor to a variety of media outlets, including KFI's "The Bill Handel Show" and Premiere Networks' “America Now with Meghan McCain” and “America Now with Andy Dean,” for which she was named Outstanding Reporter/Correspondent at the 2012 Gracie Awards.
Biography
Early life
Carson attended Baylor University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. As a sophomore at Baylor, she became the first female student-sportscaster to broadcast a Southwest Conference game as part of the Baylor Baseball Broadcast Crew. She was also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Early career
After graduating from Baylor, Carson moved from Texas to Los Angeles, CA after accepting an offer from Merv Griffin Enterprises to join the producing staff of the hit game show Wheel of Fortune. In addition to her behind-the-scenes and contestant coordinator duties, she also served as Vanna White's stand-in. Carson was later chosen to Co-Host with Bob Eubanks on Wheel of Fortune Live, the live, touring version of the hit TV show.
Carson made a name for herself as a TV Host, Anchor and Reporter, working on a variety of News and Entertainment projects.
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