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==Early life==
==Early life==
Andrews was born in [[Lewiston, Maine]]. She moved to [[Tampa, Florida]] as a young girl when her father, Steve Andrews, a six-time Emmy Award&ndash;winner, took a job as an investigative journalist for [[WFLA-TV]].<ref>http://www.wfla.com/personalities/andrews.htm</ref> After attending [[Bloomingdale High School]] near Tampa,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/27/me-erin-andrews-minding-your-ps-qs-and-a-lot-more/entertainment-tv/|title=Erin Andrews: Minding Your P's & Q's And A Lot More}}</ref> Andrews graduated in 2000 from the [[University of Florida]] with a degree in [[telecommunications]]. While there, she was a member of the [[Zeta Tau Alpha]] [[fraternity]].<ref>[http://www.zetataualpha.org/content/about/famous.asp Erin Andrews Profile], zetataualpha.org, Retrieved on [[August 7]], [[2007]]</ref> Andrews was also a member of the [[Florida Gators dazzlers|Dazzlers]], the Gator basketball dance team, from 1997&ndash;2000.<ref name="ESPN Bio"/>
Andrews was born in [[Lewiston, Maine]]. She moved to [[Tampa, Florida]] as a young girl when her father, Steve Andrews, a six-time Emmy Award&ndash;winner, took a job as an investigative journalist for [[WFLA-TV]].<ref>http://www.wfla.com/personalities/andrews.htm</ref> After attending [[Bloomingdale High School]] near Tampa,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/27/me-erin-andrews-minding-your-ps-qs-and-a-lot-more/entertainment-tv/|title=Erin Andrews: Minding Your P's & Q's And A Lot More}}</ref> Andrews graduated in 2000 from the [[University of Florida]] with a degree in [[telecommunications]]. While there, she was a member of the [[Zeta Tau Alpha]] [[sorority]].<ref>[http://www.zetataualpha.org/content/about/famous.asp Erin Andrews Profile], zetataualpha.org, Retrieved on [[August 7]], [[2007]]</ref> Andrews was also a member of the [[Florida Gators dazzlers|Dazzlers]], the Gator basketball dance team, from 1997&ndash;2000.<ref name="ESPN Bio"/>


==Sportscasting career==
==Sportscasting career==

Revision as of 11:46, 23 September 2009

Erin Andrews
Andrews at a 2007 college football game
Born (1978-05-04) May 4, 1978 (age 46)
Lewiston, Maine
EducationUniversity of Florida
OccupationTelevision sports reporter for ESPN
AgentIMG
Notable creditNational sideline reporter
TitleSideline Reporter
Websitehttp://www.espnmediazone.com/bios/Talent/Andrews_Erin.htm Erin Andrews ESPN

Erin Andrews (born May 4, 1978, in Lewiston, Maine) is an American sportscaster.[1] She currently works for ESPN as a sideline reporter at sporting events.

Andrews has become an Internet sensation,[2] as she is popular among male sports fans for her physical appearance and knowledge of sports.[3][4] In 2007 and 2008, she was voted "America's Sexiest Sportscaster" by Playboy magazine.[5]

Early life

Andrews was born in Lewiston, Maine. She moved to Tampa, Florida as a young girl when her father, Steve Andrews, a six-time Emmy Award–winner, took a job as an investigative journalist for WFLA-TV.[6] After attending Bloomingdale High School near Tampa,[7] Andrews graduated in 2000 from the University of Florida with a degree in telecommunications. While there, she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.[8] Andrews was also a member of the Dazzlers, the Gator basketball dance team, from 1997–2000.[1]

Sportscasting career

Erin Andrews covering a Milwaukee Brewers game at Miller Park.

Early career

Andrews began her career with 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] She then worked as a studio host for Turner Sports from 2002–04, covering the Atlanta Braves and college football for TBS and Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks for Turner South.[1]

ESPN

Andrews joined ESPN in May 2004 as a reporter for the network's National Hockey League coverage.[1] Since the 2004 season, she 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, covers Men's college baseball, and is a familiar sight during the College World Series. On July 8, 2009, Andrews was struck on the chin by a foul ball hit by Alex Cora of the New York Mets.[9] She was rushed to the hospital, but she only suffered bruises.

Personal life

Invasion of privacy incident

On July 16, 2009, a video posted on the site "NSFW POA" hinted that a naked blonde woman videotaped through a hotel peephole was a popular sports personality.[10] The next day, Andrews authorized her attorney to issue a statement via PRNewswire verifying that the woman in the video was her and that the video was made without her knowledge or consent.[11] It was determined that the video was originally uploaded to the video site Dailymotion on February 17, 2009, and had been available via Google Search for months.[12] Legal counsel for Andrews and ESPN acted quickly to both remove the video from sites that had posted it and work with authorities in an attempt to locate and prosecute the perpetrators of the privacy invasion.[13]. This incident was also heavily reported in the international media. [14]

On September 11, 2009, Andrews appeared on the The Oprah Winfrey Show in what Andrews called her "first and last interview" about the situation. Andrews described the situation as a "nightmare", and stated that at the time she discovered the video, she believed that her career would end.[15]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erin Andrews.
  1. ^ a b c d e f Bio on Andrews, ESPN.com, Retrieved on August 7, 2007
  2. ^ Eaton-Robb, Pat (2009-07-21). "ESPN reporter secretly videotaped nude in hotel". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  3. ^ Doyel, Gregg (2009-07-21). "You call yourself a man? Not while Erin out your fantasies online". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  4. ^ Hendricks, Maggie (2009-07-20). "Assault on Erin Andrews' privacy scary for all female journalists". Yahoo! Sports Blogs. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  5. ^ Playboy.com - Playboy.com - America's Sexiest Sportscaster 2008
  6. ^ http://www.wfla.com/personalities/andrews.htm
  7. ^ "Erin Andrews: Minding Your P's & Q's And A Lot More".
  8. ^ Erin Andrews Profile, zetataualpha.org, Retrieved on August 7, 2007
  9. ^ Casey, Mike (2009-07-10). "Erin Andrews hit by foul ball; panic at Newsday". Newsday. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  10. ^ "ESPN Lawyers Try to Smoke Out Creepy Amateur Peephole Videographer".
  11. ^ "Statement on Behalf of Erin Andrews".
  12. ^ "What You Don't Know About the Naked Erin Andrews Hotel Videos".
  13. ^ "Erin Andrews Nude Video for Sale to Highest Bidder".
  14. ^ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/07/22/television/1248287021.html
  15. ^ "Andrews on Oprah: She thought her career was over".
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