Menefee earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Coe College in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] At Coe, he was a member of the
Sigma Nu fraternity and inducted into the Sigma Nu Hall of Fame in 2016. He gave the commencement speech at Coe College in 2010 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in Journalism. In 2021, Menefee was attending
Northwestern University enrolled in the university's Master's in Public Policy & Administration program with plans to relocate to
Chicago full-time.[5]
Career
Prior to joining Fox Sports full-time, he was a sports reporter for
MSG Network's SportsDesk show. Prior to that, he was the sports anchor for
WNYW,
New York City's Fox flagship station. He also appeared on-air on
WTLV in
Jacksonville, Florida. He also hosted a radio show on the popular
Dallas, Texassports radio station
KTCK ("1310 The Ticket"). He worked at WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, Wisconsin as a sports anchor and reporter. He was also the sports anchor for Dallas-Fort Worth's then-independent station
and now CBS affiliate
KTVT.
Fox Sports
He began his career at Fox Sports in 1997 as a sideline reporter, then moved to play-by-play for Fox's
NFL Europe and Fox NFL coverage on FOX Sports and FSN.
On May 22, 2010, Menefee hosted Fox's coverage of the
UEFA Champions League Final between
Inter Milan and
Bayern Munich in the first broadcast of that tournament's championship game on over-the-air broadcast television in the United States.[6]
On November 12, 2011, Menefee became the host of the UFC on Fox with
Randy Couture and
Jon Jones.[2] He continued to serve as host until ESPN took the rights to broadcast UFC.[7]
In 2015, he hosted the inaugural coverage of FOX Sports coverage of the U.S. Open Championship in 2015.[2]
On January 7, 2024,
WNYW announced that Menefee will co-host
Good Day New York starting on January 16, 2024.[8] He will continue to host Fox NFL Sunday.
Menefee also provided ringside commentary for
Top Rank's coverage of the
Pacquiao-Hatton fight. He was also the play-by-play announcer for Showtime Championship Boxing.[15]
On January 7, 2012, Menefee announced he was leaving ShoBox.[16]