Michelle Beadle

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stars  In March 2014, she resumed her duty as a co-host on SportsNation. Her early release from her contract with NBC was facilitated by a deal between NBC and ESPN, which also included Olympics highlights rights and Ryder Cup coverage.

stars  In May 2012, she left SportsNation as she joined NBC networks, where she worked on sports shows and events and was also asked to work as a correspondent on Access Hollywood.

stars  In 2009, Michelle auditioned for a prestigious ESPN hosting job and was one of the last few selected ones out of a total of 142 candidates. When ESPN called her back and asked her to write a feature on how she would make the show better, she thought that it was a joke and decided to submit a sarcastic list of 10 stupid things. Ironically, that list helped her get the gig.

stars  In 2002, she scored her big breakthrough as she was hired to work as a co-host on the ESPN show, SportsNation, which later premiered on ESPN 2.