Chris Fowler graduated from the University of Colorado in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He was the first recipient of the Alan Berg Memorial Journalism Scholarship, awarded by the Denver Press Club.

Chris Fowler is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. Since 1989, Fowler has been the primary studio host for college football and men's college basketball on ESPN. He started anchoring College GameDay in 1990 and then expanded to ESPN's other Saturday college football segments in 1991. Fowler has also worked with ESPN's Summer X Games since 1995 and the Winter X Games since 1998 as well as occasional tennis and horse racing broadcasts on ESPN.