Rachel Nichols

Birth Name:

Rachel Michele Alexander

Birth Place:

Potomac, Maryland, United States

Profession

Writer, Actress, Producer

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․"

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