STATING HER MIND
Erin Andrews set for major career venture as Fox NFL sideline reporter heads to Mississippi State during offseason
TV broadcaster to open up about her life and career
ERIN Andrews is keeping as busy as ever during the NFL offseason.
The Fox NFL star is taking part in Mississippi State's Global Lecture Series on March 4 to help commemorate Women’s History Month.
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In a question-and-answer session, Erin will discuss the impact of college on her life, her experiences while working in the sports and entertainment industry, and the obstacles she has overcome along the way.
The event takes place at Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium and is free for students, employees and the public.
It is hosted by the MSU Student Association.
Erin graduated with a degree in telecommunications from the University of Florida, where she was also a member of the Gators Dazzlers dance team.
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She began her career as a freelance reporter for Fox Sports Florida in 2000 and a Tampa Bay Lightning reporter for the Sunshine Network.
After joining Turner Sports in 2002, her big break came in 2004 when she joined ESPN, initially as an NHL reporter before expanding her role to cover college basketball and college football.
When she extended her contract, she hosted the first hour of ESPN’s College GameDay and was a features reporter for the full three-hour program.
In 2012, Erin – who had been named America's sexiest sportscaster by Playboy magazine in 2007 and 2008 – left ESPN for Fox Sports, who had actively sought her services.
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In the past decade at Fox, Erin has become an integral part of some of the network's biggest events, including three Super Bowls and two World Series.
In addition, she has covered numerous Thursday Night Football and Sunday afternoon NFL games and served as the host of Fox's college football pregame show.
In 2022, Erin became the first female recipient of the Pat Summerall Award, and she has also been awarded the Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence and a Gracie Award.
A versatile broadcaster, after taking part in Dancing With The Stars in 2010, Erin co-hosted the ABC celebrity talent contest alongside Tom Bergeron from 2014 until 2019.
Erin also had a cameo in the 2012 Adam Sandler comedy That's My Boy and since 2021 she has hosted the Calm Down podcast with fellow Fox host Charissa Thompson.
Last summer, Erin and her husband, former NHL player Jarret Stoll, had welcomed a baby son with help from a surrogate mother.
It came after a "time-consuming" and "emotionally draining" 10-year fertility battle, which included seven rounds of IVF treatment.
Erin was only able to have a child of her own after deciding to freeze her embryos at a young age as she was later diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016.
That cancer diagnosis came shortly after she settled a $55million lawsuit against a Nashville hotel and a stalker, after she was secretly videotaped naked several times in 2008.
Erin suffered years of private turmoil as her broadcasting career went from strength to strength, moving from ESPN to Fox Sports and hosting Dancing with the Stars on ABC.
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Last month, Erin made a rare venture into golf by helping Tiger Woods launch his new lifestyle brand.
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The broadcaster joined the golf icon on stage as he unveiled his new lifestyle brand and clothing line, called Sun Day Red.
Erin previously worked with Woods when he launched the new TGL golf league with Rory McIlroy last year.