Now: Headliners with Rachel Nichols & What's Burnin' on Showtime, CBS HQ. Then: ESPN/CNN/TNT/Washington Post.
She will be producing, creating and hosting new sports programmes, working with Hall of Famers, guys with championship rings and a creative behind-the-camera team.
Nichols is based in New York. Nichols is also a reporter for Turner Sports, handling a wide variety of assignments across the division's vast sports properties including the NBA, the NCAA Tournament and Major League Baseball. Additionally, Nichols covers all major sporting events for CNN.
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.
More Stories By Dade. 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.
And later that night Pierce posted a tweet, reading “I can't lose even when I lose I'm winning”. The caption included several emojis, with two thinking faces, a red-cheeked embarrassed face, and two smiley faces.
ESPN, one of the most reputable sports networks, has fired Marly Rivera, a well-known national baseball reporter, after a heated argument with a female colleague. Despite her attempts to apologize, Gaete rejected Rivera's remorse.
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.
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.
Nichols and ESPN parted ways last year after comments surfaced of her criticizing the network's diversity history. Nichols had been reassigned to sideline reporter in favor of Maria Taylor as NBA Finals host in 2020.
Rachel Nichols is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Nicole.
ESPN baseball reporter Marly Rivera fired after hurling expletive at another reporter. ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera has been fired from the network after hurling an expletive at a fellow female reporter following a disagreement.
Courtney Cole joined WBZ-TV in 2022 as a weekend morning anchor and weekday reporter.
Gayle Gardner (born ca. 1950) is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN and NBC Sports beginning in 1987 until 1993. Gardner is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting, having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a major network.
Pierce, 45, was dismissed from ESPN after footage from his Instagram Live showed he was smoking, drinking and partying with dancers. Since then, Pierce has commented on the firing, saying that it “wasn't a great fit” with ESPN. During the recent podcast, he offered a few more details as he recalled the incident.
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are allies in a way the sport of basketball has seldom seen. They won the only championship of their career together in 2008 for the Boston Celtics and the pair have had an unbreakable bond since.
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.
Maria Taylor replacing Mike Tirico as host of NBC's 'Football Night in America'
Malika Andrews, despite being the face of a multitude of shows across ESPN, reportedly earns anywhere between $50,000 and $78,000 annually, according to sportsbrief. Her net worth has also floated around the $100,000-200,000 range, depending on the source.