Rachel Nichols Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, graduating in 1995
• From 1996 to 2004, she wrote for the "Washington Post․"
• Worked for the "Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel" from 1995 to 1996
• Quote: "People love the word 'catfight; they love to pit women against each other․ One of the things I love about women in sports broadcasting is that you actually don't see that․ You really see incredible support․""
• Quote: "I couldn't be more excited to join the CNN and Turner Sports family․"
• As CNN expanded into sports coverage, she joined the network as a sports reporter and the host of a sports show geared toward general sports fans called "Unguarded with Rachel Nichols․"
• During her time at ESPN, she covered NFL games, NBA games, and worked as a correspondent and reporter for many of the network's programs
• Graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md․, in 1991
• In 2005, "Esquire" named her one of its "Women We Love․"
• Was included in the "Twitter 100" list in a 2013 issue of "Sports Illustrated․"