American television journalist Jim Lampley has an estimated net worth of $16 million. Born on April 8, 1949 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, he is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a degree in English in 1971. In 1974, he also finished his Masters in Mass Communication at the university but never wrote his thesis as his career already took off.

Lampley is one of the most renowned and respected broadcasters with 30 years of experience in network television. He is best known as a boxing commentator for HBO’s World Championship Boxing for twenty years. He has covered 14 Olympics Games for NBC Sports. His recent was the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also did regional NFL and college football telecasts for the network. Aside from broadcasting, he also blogs on Huffington Post blog site of Arianna Huffington.

Jim Lampley owns the movie production company, Crystal Springs Production, which produced movies such as Welcome to Hollywood. In 2006, he appeared in the movie Rocky Balboa as himself and an action figure was made to coincide with the movie’s release. He also appeared in Blades of Glory starring Will Ferrell and John Heder, and Balls of Fury with Christopher Walken.