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Leadership Under Pressure: Lessons from the NFL Sidelines
From NFL locker rooms to championship moments on live TV, CURT MENEFEE has witnessed leadership under the most intense pressure. In this talk, he draws from decades of sports broadcasting to explore what elite athletes, coaches, and teams can teach us about performance, communication, and mental toughness. Audiences walk away with actionable strategies to lead with calm, clarity, and purpose on the field and in the boardroom.
What Sports Teach Us About Life
Whether it's an underdog story or a championship win, sports reflect our highest hopes and deepest values. CURT MENEFEE uses powerful anecdotes from his work in the NFL, UFC, and beyond to reveal the life lessons hidden in the games we love. Ideal for audiences across education, business, and nonprofits, this talk is a reminder of why sports continue to unite and inspire us.
Behind the Mic: Inside the World of Live Sports Broadcasting
Go behind the curtain with one of the most experienced voices in live sports broadcasting. CURT MENEFEE brings the audience into the control room, the sideline, and the studio to share how live television is made and what it takes to stay composed, informed, and impactful in real time. A dynamic and often humorous talk for anyone fascinated by media, broadcasting, or the art of performance.
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Curt Menefee is a well-established and respected sports anchor and reporter. During the NFL season, he serves as co-host of FOX NFL Sunday along with Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Strahan. The program has been the #1 pregame show for 21 consecutive years – with Menefee on board for 10 seasons. Menefee also provides prefight coverage during UFC main events, and hosts the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League final pregame show. In 2015, he will be part of the PGA U.S. Open commentary team.
Menefee’s career includes sideline-reporting for FOX Sports, calling plays in the game booth for NFL and NFL Europe League, broadcasting sporting events from Madison Square Garden with WNYW-TV, and working as the sports director and weeknight sports anchor for KTVT-TV in Dallas. He also hosted a daily two-hour show on The Ticket sports radio in Dallas, anchored sports for WTLV-TV (NBC) in Jacksonville, hosted a live two-hour daily sportscast on Sports News Network, and served as sports anchor and reporter at WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, Wisconsin and WOI-TV (ABC) in Des Moines, Iowa.
In 1996, Menefee received The Associated Press Award for ‘Best Sports Reporter in New York.’ And in 1993, 1994 and 1995, he won four Katie Awards (the Texas equivalent of an Emmy) – two were for ‘Best Sportscast’ and the other two were for ‘Best Sports Special.’
He co-hosts A&E Network’s Canine Competition Series America’s Top Dog, which showcases working dogs, K9s, and underdogs, facing off on huge obstacle courses to test their speed, agility, and more. He is also hosting the new series An Animal Saved My Life, which shows heroic acts made by animals, with stories from people who have been saved by these heroes.
Menefee earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, with minors in History and Physical Education, from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He currently serves on the school’s Board of Trustees, and dedicates as much time as possible to community work. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife.
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