Erin Jill Andrews was born on May 4,1978 and is an American sportscaster, television personality, and actress.
35 Facts About Erin Andrews
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Erin Andrews rose to prominence as a correspondent on the American cable sports channel ESPN after joining the network in 2004.
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Erin Andrews later joined Fox Sports in 2012 and has since become the lead sideline reporter for the network's NFL broadcasting team.
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Erin Andrews's family moved to San Antonio, Texas when she was 5 years old, and then to Valrico, Florida 18 months later, when her father, a six-time Emmy Award winner, began working as an investigative reporter for NBC affiliate WFLA-TV.
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Erin Andrews describes herself as a tomboy as a youth, living a life that always revolved around sports, watching NBA games with her father growing up, particularly Boston Celtics games.
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Erin Andrews cited Hannah Storm, Melissa Stark, Lesley Visser, and Suzy Kolber as female sportscasters she looked up to who ultimately inspired her to become a sportscaster herself.
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Erin Andrews attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, where she was a member of the dance team, student government, and the National Honor Society.
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Erin Andrews has stated that being a tomboy, she did not have a lot of female friends in high school, opting to hang out with the boys, finding it more enjoyable to discuss sports with them.
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In 2000, Erin Andrews was employed by Fox Sports Florida as a freelance reporter.
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From 2002 to 2004, Erin Andrews covered the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Thrashers, and Atlanta Hawks for the Turner South network as a studio host and reporter.
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Erin Andrews began working for ESPN in April 2004 as a reporter for ESPN National Hockey Night.
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Erin Andrews has reported for the College World Series, Little League World Series, and Great Outdoor Games.
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Erin Andrews began serving as a sideline reporter for ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime and Big Ten college basketball games, and in 2005, her job expanded to include ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime and Major League Baseball sideline reporting.
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In 2010, Erin Andrews competed on the tenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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In January 2011 Erin Andrews signed an endorsement deal with Reebok to promote its ZigTech brand.
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Two weeks prior, as a sideline reporter during the 2011 Rose Bowl, Erin Andrews noted that Texas Christian University Horned Frogs football players were slipping on the turf because of the new Nike shoes they were wearing.
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Erin Andrews was reported to have disclosed the incident to a number of people but chose not to pursue the matter with ESPN's HR department because she was still shaken by public disclosure of her stalking experiences.
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On June 29,2012, it was announced that Erin Andrews was leaving ESPN to join Fox Sports.
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Erin Andrews was the first host of Fox College Footballs studio show and was joined by analysts Eddie George and Joey Harrington.
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Erin Andrews became a contributor on Fox NFL Sunday and served as a field reporter for most major sporting events aired on Fox, such as the MLB All-Star Game, the World Series, the NFL Playoffs, and Daytona 500.
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Erin Andrews contributed to the daily studio show Fox Football Daily.
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Erin Andrews later re-signed with Fox Sports in 2016 to report exclusively with the network's NFL crew.
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In March 2014, Erin Andrews replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host of Dancing with the Stars, joining Tom Bergeron for the show's 18th season.
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Erin Andrews has co-hosted the CMT Music Awards twice, having hosted the 2015 ceremony with actress Brittany Snow on June 10 and the 2016 ceremony with NFL player JJ Watt on June 8.
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Erin Andrews became a spokesperson for the Kraft Foods Huddle to Fight Hunger campaign in 2010, which raised $2.86 million for Feeding America.
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In October 2011, Erin Andrews teamed up with StubHub, the world's largest online ticket marketplace, to launch a new national campaign called Girls Night Out.
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Erin Andrews previously lived in Atlanta, Georgia, but now lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Erin Andrews began a relationship with professional hockey player Jarret Stoll in December 2012.
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In January 2017, Erin Andrews announced that she had been diagnosed with cervical cancer in September 2016 for which she received treatment.
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On July 16,2009, one of these videos, in which Erin Andrews appeared totally nude, was posted online and quickly went viral.
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Erin Andrews served his sentence at the Seattle Community Correctional Center and was released on July 3,2012.
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Erin Andrews sued Barrett, Marriott International, Radisson Hotels, and five other entities for negligence and invasion of privacy in connection with the videotaping.
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In 2011, Erin Andrews worked with US Senator Amy Klobuchar to enact a new federal anti-stalking law.
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Erin Andrews was still trying to have the video removed from the Internet in July 2011.
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In October 2015, Erin Andrews filed a suit against the Nashville Marriott and Barrett for $75 million.