Suzette Maria Taylor is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports. Taylor was born on May 12, 1987, to Steve and Suzette Taylor. While attending Centennial High School, she had a successful four-year basketball career in which she received many accolades. Prior to 2012, Taylor was a reporter and host for IMG College at the University of Georgia for three years.
She also appeared on various studio shows including Dawg Report, SEC Men’s Basketball Tonight, and SportsNite. She has worked for ESPN and the SEC Network. She has covered college football, college volleyball, National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and men’s and women’s college basketball.
What is Maria Taylor’s salary at NBC?
Maria Taylor reportedly garners over $5 million as an NBC Sports analyst. Similarly, an average sportscaster for a news broadcasting network usually earns $66.9 thousand, including a $4.8 thousand bonus.
In 2020, ESPN reportedly offered to increase Taylor’s $1 million annual salary to $5 million, which she turned down. Taylor left the network the day after the 2021 NBA Finals concluded on July 20.
Her departure came after a conference call between Rachel Nichols and LeBron James’ advisor Adam Mendelsohn from July 2020 that suggested that the network’s decision to choose Taylor to host the NBA Finals was due to her race was leaked earlier that month. Two days later, Taylor joined NBC Sports and made her on-air debut for the network during coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 23.