Former ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols has been hired at Showtime Basketball, the network said Friday, where she will work on content as a producer and a host.
Rachel Nichols, former ESPN reporter, has been hired at Showtime Basketball, where she will work as a producer and a host. Rachel Nichols, who previously worked for ESPN, has now been hired by Showtime Basketball.
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Nichols is looking to provide some “quiet time” for both basketball stars and viewers with her new Showtime series, Headliners. The host known for her past stints at ESPN and Turner is channeling her basketball knowledge and Rolodex for the new series.
Sports media personality Rachel Nichols and ESPN have mutually agreed to part ways amid fallout over comments she made about diversity at the network. Sources told The New York Post on Wednesday that both sides reached a settlement agreement for Nichols to pursue other opportunities.
One year after the high-profile canceling of her television show, Rachel Nichols is back. Showtime Sports announced Friday that Nichols would be joining the premium television network to contribute to its basketball coverage, with her first appearance coming on the “All the Smoke” podcast Friday.
Nichols and ESPN reached a settlement on Tuesday to officially end her deal after private comments she made about diversity and Maria Taylor at the network were made public last year. Nichols had one year left on her contract. According to the New York Post, Nichols is free to pursue other opportunities immediately.
ESPN has cut ties with national baseball reporter Marly Rivera after she used obscene language during a tense exchange with a female colleague. According to the New York Post, the incident took place on April 18 ahead of the New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels game in the Bronx.
ESPN Reporter Rachel Nichols Has Been Removed After Her Phone Conversation Leak ESPN finds itself as part of the media story during this year's NBA Finals. The network replaced sideline reporter Rachel Nichols when critical comments she made about a Black colleague came to light.
External information. Rachel Nichols (born January 8, 1980 in Augusta, Maine) is an American film and television actress who portrays Jamie Killian on the NBA drama Chicago Fire.
Like her character, Hewitt left Criminal Minds for maternity reasons, as she was actually pregnant with her second child and wanted to leave to spend time with her growing family.
ESPN personality Charly Arnolt is leaving the network after five years to host a morning show at OutKick. “I'm extremely excited to join OutKick and work alongside Clay [Travis, the founder] and a great stable of talent,” Arnolt said, via Barrett Media.
Maria Taylor replacing Mike Tirico as host of NBC's 'Football Night in America'
Smith,” within two years. But he wasn't a great colleague, and ESPN dropped his show in 2007 — then dropped him after a contract dispute in 2009.
Stephen A. Smith: face of ESPN and its most-polarizing figure.
She presently works for NBC Sports. She is of African-American ancestry, making waves in reporting and pursuing the path paved by those who came before her. According to reports, Maria Taylor made a stunning $5 million as a pundit for NBC Sports.
She is 6'2" in height.
How tall is Maria Taylor? Maria Taylor is 6-foot-2, which makes it little surprise that she was a volleyball star and basketball player at the University of Georgia from 2005 to 2009. After leaving UGA, Taylor went into broadcasting (more on that below) and joined ESPN.
In 2004, Nichols moved on to ESPN for a nine-year run in which she earned two Emmy Awards and appeared on some of the network's most watched programs, like SportsCenter and NFL Countdown.
Personal life. Ward has been married to Bryan Brown since 1983.