Woodrow Wilson Paige, Jr. was born on the 27th June 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee USA, and is a sports writer and panelist, best known to the world for working for ESPN on the talk program “Around the Horn”. His career was active from the ‘70s until 2016, when he decided to step down.
Have you ever wondered how rich Woody Paige is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Woody`s net worth is as high as $800,000, earned through his successful career as a journalist an author. Apart from working on ESPN, Woody is also a writer for the Denver Post, and has been working there since 1981, with a short break from 2004 until 2005.
Woody Paige Net Worth $800,000
Woody went to Tennessee High School, and after matriculation enrolled at the prestigious University of Tennessee. From his teen years Woody was interested in sports writing, and even in high school, he wrote for the Whitehaven Press. As he got older, his ambitions and achievements progressed, and soon after college graduation, he joined the Knoxville Journal. He kept adding work to his portfolio, and wrote for The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, Rocky Mountain News of Denver, and in 1981 he finally joined the Denver Post. Since then, Woody has covered numerous sporting events, including Winter and Summer Olympics, Kentucky Derby Races, the World Cup Finals, Wimbledon, numerous Masters golf tournaments, NBA Finals and All-Star games, NFL Super Bowls, UFC bouts, and many others, which has made him a legend when it comes to sports reporting, and has steadily enhanced his net worth.
Thanks to his achievements, Woody has received honors and awards that have made his career fully successful. Some of the awards and honors include the Distinguished Alumni Award, Colorado Sportswriter of the Year, Lifesavers Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and several APSE national sports writing awards. Furthermore, he was selected to become a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, and he is also a Baseball Hall of Fame voter, among other rewards.
Apart from the Denver Post, Woodie has also contributed to such magazines as Time, Sport magazine, Newsweek, and The Gazette among others, which have also contributed to his net worth.
Woodie is also a regular on ESPN; so far he has contributed to such programs as “Cold Pizza”, “First and Ten”, “Dream Job”, and of course “Around The Horn”, all of which have added a substantial amount to his net worth.
Regarding his personal life, Woodie tends to keep his life as mysterious as he can. Quite few details are available, such as that he is married, but the name of his wife is unknown, as is their wedding date, and number of children, if any. He is quite active on the social networks however, such as Facebook and Twitter, on which he has a great number of followers.
