Malika Andrews Biography
Malika Rose Andrews, an American sportswriter and reporter, was born on January 27, 1995. She now hosts NBA Today, which has replaced The Jump. She joined ESPN as an online NBA writer in October 2018 and debuted as the network’s youngest sideline reporter on the 2020 NBA Bubble broadcast.
Malika Andrews Age
Malik was born Malika Rose Andrews on January 27, 1995, in Oakland, California, United States of America. She is 29 years old as of January 2924.
Malika Andrews Education
She earned a communications degree at the University of Portland and will graduate in 2017.
Malika Andrews Family- Parents
Andrews was born in Oakland, California, to personal trainer Mike and art teacher Caren. She grew up as a Golden State Warriors devotee. Andrews is of Jewish origin through her mother and celebrated her bat mitzvah in 2008. Her younger sister, Kendra Andrews, reported on the Golden State Warriors for NBC Sports Bay Area. In December 2021, ESPN hired Kendra to cover the Golden State Warriors.
Malika Andrews Career
Andrews spent a year working at her maternal grandfather’s civil rights law practice before pursuing a communications degree at the University of Portland, where she graduated in 2017. She worked as a sports journalist, sports editor, and editor-in-chief for The Beacon, the University of Portland’s student newspaper. While at school, she reported on a footballer who had a brain bleed after colliding with a wall. Following her tale in the newspaper, the school installed cushioning to prevent future injuries. Andrews introduced herself to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski at an NBA Summer League game in 2017, after he read her work at The Beacon. She interned at the Denver Post before becoming a James Reston Reporting Fellow in the sports section.
Andrews also spent a year as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune before joining ESPN.com, where he covered the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks before heading to New York to cover the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.[5] Giannis Antetokounmpo walked out of the press conference after the Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals, upset about an article written by Andrews in which he stated that he might leave Milwaukee if the Bucks did not make improvements to win the title before he became a free agent in 2021. She was one of the first reporters to arrive at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2020 to wrap up the 2019-20 NBA season in the Bubble.
Andrews was announced as ABC’s sideline reporter for the NBA Finals coverage on July 6, 2021, after Rachel Nichols, who was fired after audio of Nichols criticizing the network’s promotion of commentator Maria Taylor as the lead host of the Finals was leaked. Andrews participated in the short video Playoffs on NBA Lane, which promoted the 2022 NBA playoffs, alongside now-retired sportscaster Marv Albert. Andrews earned the Sports Emmy in May 2022 for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent. Andrews made history on June 23, 2022, as the first woman to host the NBA Draft.
Malika Andrews Awards
Andrews received an Emmy nomination for Emerging On-Air Talent in 2021. Andrews has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for her work as ESPN’s sole black female NBA reporter. She was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in the sports business in 2021. She appears on shows like SportsCenter, Get Up, NBA Countdown, Around the Horn, and The Jump.
Malika Andrews Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.