Erin Andrews
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Andrews at a Wake Forest Football game
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Born | May 4, 1978 Lewiston, Maine |
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Education | University of Florida |
Occupation | Television sports reporter for ESPN |
Erin Andrews (born on May 4, 1978 in Lewiston, Maine) is a television sports reporter.
Andrews joined ESPN in May 2004 as a reporter for the network's National Hockey League coverage.[1] Since the 2004 season, Andrews has served as sideline reporter for the ESPN College Football Saturday telecast, the Saturday Primetime college basketball game and Big Ten college basketball coverage.[1] In 2005, she added Major League Baseball sideline reporting to her duties. She also provides reports and features on Great Outdoor Games coverage.
In 2007, she was voted "America's Sexiest Sportscaster" by Playboy Magazine. [2]
Andrews graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in telecommunications in 2000. She is represented by the sports agency Career Sports & Entertainment in Atlanta, GA. [1] While there she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.[3] Andrews was also a member of the Dazzlers, the Gator basketball dance team, from 1997–2000.[1]
She began her career with her FSN Florida as a freelance reporter from 2000–01 before serving as a Tampa Bay Lightning reporter for the Sunshine Network from 2001–02.[1] Andrews then worked as a studio host for Turner Sports from 2002–2004, covering the Atlanta Braves and college football for TBS and Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks for Turner South.[1]Erin has also become a You tube sensation with alot of videos of her at various events being posted by her fans.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Bio on Andrews, ESPN.com, Retrieved on August 7, 2007
- ^ Playboy.com - Playboy.com - America's Sexiest Sportscaster 2008
- ^ Erin Andrews Profile, zetataualpha.org, Retrieved on August 7, 2007