Rachel Nichols Biography
Born in Potomac, Maryland, USA, Rachel Michele Nichols is a sports anchor and reporter. She is currently (2020) working with ESPN where she hosts a show called The Jump; weekdays. The Jump show holds a discussion on NBA, covering news and stories from around the league. The show features NBA analysts and players.
Rachel Nichols Age
Born on October 18, 1973, Nichols is 47 years old as of October 2020.
Rachel Nichols Height
Nichols has a height measurement of 5 feet and 5 inches.
Rachel Nichols Family
Nichols’s parents are Ronald Jacobs and Jane Jacobs.
She has an older and younger brother.
Her family is Jewish.
Rachel Nichols Husband
Nichols is married to Max Nichols. The duo married in 2001. Max Nichols is a video director.
Rachel Nichols Children
Nichols and her husband Max have two children, twin daughters.
Rachel Nichols Career
Nichols is attended and graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1995 and began her career as a sports journalist shortly after.
She wrote for the Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel sports page from 1995 to 1996.
The journalist also covered NHL’s Washington Capitals for Washington Post from 1996 to 2004.
ESPN
Nichols is the host of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC and the NBA Finals on ABC. She joined ESPN in 2004 as an anchor and reporter. Here, she was part of Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, and SportsCenter, NFL, and NBA coverage.
In 2013 she left ESPN and joined CNN where she hosted Unguarded with Rachel Nichols. The sports journalist covered Ray Rice’s case when he was accused of domestic violence and also confronted Floyd Mayweather when his domestic violence cases emerged. The reporter also worked for Monday Night Football broadcasts.
She returned to ESPN in 2016 as a co-host of The Jump, a show covering the NBA.
Pardon My Take Podcast
She is a recurring guest-host on the Pardon My Take Podcast from 2016 to date.
Her official Twitter handle is @Rachel_Nichols. The account has 1.1 million followers as of October.
On court with LeBron James after the Lakers go up 2-0 in these Finals. LeBron: “I’m looking forward to watching the film once again, seeing ways we can be better. Because we can be.” pic.twitter.com/Ho9qzgDW1C
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) October 3, 2020
Her Instagram handle is @rachel_nichols. She has over 700k followers.
https://www.facebook.com/RachelNicholsTV/
Rachel Nichols Net worth
Nichols has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
