Rachel Nichols Biography
Rachel Nichols is a sportscaster and journalist from the United States. She has covered the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Baseball (MLB), professional tennis, college sports, and the Olympics, and is best known for her work with the NBA (NBA).
Rachel Nichols CNN News
Nichols left ESPN in January 2013 to join CNN/Turner Sports as the network’s first sports-related program in twelve years. She was described as a “respected player in the space” and a “big get” for CNN. Unguarded with Rachel Nichols debuted in October of that year and transitioned from a regular series to an occasional special by October of the following year. During this time, Nichols also worked the NBA on TNT sidelines in both regular season and playoff games, as well as making regular appearances on Inside the NBA. She was a CBS and TBS sideline reporter during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, working alongside Verne Lundquist and Bill Rafferty, and a TBS dugout reporter during MLB playoff games.
Rachel Nichols Age
Rachel Nichols Education
She earned her bachelor’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University,
Rachel Nichols Parents
Michele Alexander was born and raised in Potomac, Maryland, United States of America the daughter of Jane and Ronald Jacobs. She has one older brother and one younger brother.
Rachel Nichols Husband- Mike Nichols-Children
Nichols is married to film and music video director Max Nichols, son of film and stage director Mike Nichols, since 2001. The two are parents to adorable twin daughters.
Rachel Nichols Career
She interned at USA Today, the Chicago Sun-Times, and The Washington Post during her time at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post’s lead sports columnist at the time, met Nichols when she was an 18-year-old intern and said, “she had supreme confidence.” As a freelance newspaper reporter, one of Nichols’ first assignments was to attend Chicago Bulls practices during the team’s first three-peat. Michael Jordan called her out to speak after a few media sessions in which she took notes but did not ask questions. Following the exchange, the two began to communicate on a regular basis, and Nichols credited the experience with helping her grow as a journalist.
Nichols’ first job was as a sportswriter for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, where he covered the Miami Dolphins and the University of Miami football team. Nichols began covering the NHL’s Washington Capitals for The Washington Post in 1996. She went on to play professional tennis, the Olympics, the National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball. Nichols covered Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Venus and Serena Williams in their early careers. [ When ESPN hired her as a reporter in 2004, she made the transition to broadcasting. Nichols appeared frequently on SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, and as a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football and NBA broadcasts. She was also a correspondent for E:60 and quickly became a familiar face on the network.
Rachel Nichols’s Net Worth
Rachel has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.