1. Michelle Denise Beadle was born on October 23,1975 and is an American sports reporter and host who is part of the San Antonio Spurs broadcast team.
32 Facts About Michelle Beadle
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Michelle Beadle has had various hosting jobs on different networks prior to joining ESPN in 2009, including College Sports Television and the YES Network.
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Michelle Beadle was born in Italy to Bob Beadle, a former executive at Valero Energy, and Serenella Paladino, from Italy.
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Michelle Beadle spent the first half of her childhood in Roanoke, Texas, outside Dallas, and the second half in Boerne, a small town outside San Antonio.
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Michelle Beadle said that her mother was her best friend growing up because her mother did not speak English when she immigrated to America and they had to learn the language together.
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Michelle Beadle was admittedly a tomboy growing up and had all male friends.
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Michelle Beadle attended the University of Texas at Austin for political science as a pre-law student.
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Michelle Beadle later joined a law group, and worked at the capitol in Austin, which helped dissuade her from pursuing a legal career.
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Michelle Beadle spent time in Canada working odd jobs and eventually returned to Austin and waited tables while trying to decide what to do with her life.
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Michelle Beadle attended the University of Texas at San Antonio, graduating from the latter.
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Michelle Beadle started her career at Fox Sports Net hosting Big Game Hunters.
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In 2002, Michelle Beadle moved to TNN as a "behind-the-chutes" sideline reporter for the coverage of the Professional Bull Riders' Bud Light Cup Series.
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Michelle Beadle was originally meant to fill in for two weeks but was asked to stay full-time.
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Michelle Beadle then hosted a show for Major League Baseball Production's magazine show Cathedrals of the Game.
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Michelle Beadle later worked for the YES Network where she conducted interviews and did feature reporting for YES' regular season, preseason, and postseason New Jersey Nets telecasts.
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Michelle Beadle served as a sideline reporter for Nets basketball games, was co-host of Kids on Deck and Sportslife NYC, and was the host of YES' Ultimate Road Trip.
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Additionally, Michelle Beadle hosted College Sports Television's The 1 College Sports Show, and pre and postgame sports shows.
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Michelle Beadle was the reporter for the NFL Films syndicated program NFL Under the Helmet.
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Michelle Beadle hosted several other entertainment-themed and reality-based shows, including People.
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Michelle Beadle has been a Red Carpet reporter for the Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, SAG Awards, and the Tony Awards, and contributed for People Magazine on television, appearing on The Today Show, The Early Show, Extra, Access Hollywood, and Entertainment Tonight.
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Michelle Beadle joined ESPN on June 1,2009, as co-host with Colin Cowherd of SportsNation, which premiered on ESPN2 on July 6,2009.
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Michelle Beadle was one of the last people out of 142 to audition for SportsNation.
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Michelle Beadle was the New York SportsCenter anchor for ESPN Radio's The Michael Kay Show on 1050 ESPN New York.
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Michelle Beadle was later named the co-host of Winners Bracket along with Marcellus Wiley.
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Michelle Beadle hosted a weekly Podcast, "The Michelle Beadle Podcast", and has served as a guest host on Mike and Mike in the Morning.
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Michelle Beadle anchored NBC Sports Network's daily morning studio coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.
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Michelle Beadle returned to ESPN on March 3,2014, appearing as a co-host on SportsNation.
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Michelle Beadle was released from her NBC contract early as part of a deal between the two media companies that included Ryder Cup coverage and Olympics highlights rights.
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Michelle Beadle had another heated social media dialog on the same matter with MTV celebrity Christopher Boykin.
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Michelle Beadle then proceeded to enter a buyout with ESPN, which ended her time at the company.
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Michelle Beadle is an avid dog lover, as well as being a fan of professional wrestling, the Houston Astros, and the San Antonio Spurs.
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Michelle Beadle has two siblings: a younger brother, Robert, and a younger sister.