Cari Champion
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Cari Champion (born June 1, 1978) is an American Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade She has worked as an Premium Link Upgrade and reporter for the Premium Link Upgrade and as the host of Premium Link Upgrade 's Premium Link Upgrade . In July 2014, Champion became an anchor for Premium Link Upgrade 's flagship program Premium Link Upgrade . After almost six years at the network, she left ESPN in February 2020. She now co-hosts Premium Link Upgrade with Premium Link Upgrade on the Premium Link Upgrade network.
In November 2007, while working as an anchor for Premium Link Upgrade in Atlanta, Champion was fired for allegedly uttering a profanity over the air. She appealed the firing and said in an interview for the Premium Link Upgrade that the Premium Link Upgrade had not cued her and her co-anchor following a commercial break, and that the microphone picked up a conversation they were having about an unhandy mechanical screenwriter: "I called the screenwriter a 'mothersucka' not the Premium Link Upgrade ." Premium Link Upgrade She was rehired in January 2008, but left shortly after in March for a broadcasting job outside of Atlanta. Premium Link Upgrade
After moving to Florida, Champion covered news such as Premium Link Upgrade and devastating hurricanes in the state. Premium Link Upgrade While working as a reporter there, she developed an affinity for tennis after covering players such as Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade : "They made me love the sport even more. They opened the door to tennis for so many different people." Premium Link Upgrade She subsequently auditioned for the Premium Link Upgrade 's burgeoning news department and was one of three women selected from a pool of more than fifty candidates. Premium Link Upgrade She joined the network in 2009. Premium Link Upgrade Champion worked as a courtside reporter, Premium Link Upgrade and anchored the channel's Court Report news segment. Premium Link Upgrade She also worked as an entertainment reporter for the Premium Link Upgrade network and shows such as Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade Cari is now a cohost of the Titan Games created by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
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Cari Champion (born June 1, 1978) is an American Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade She has worked as an Premium Link Upgrade and reporter for the Premium Link Upgrade and as the host of Premium Link Upgrade 's Premium Link Upgrade . In July 2014, Champion became an anchor for Premium Link Upgrade 's flagship program Premium Link Upgrade . After almost six years at the network, she left ESPN in February 2020. She now co-hosts Premium Link Upgrade with Premium Link Upgrade on the Premium Link Upgrade network.
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Champion was born in June 1978 and raised in Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade Champion attended the Premium Link Upgrade (UCLA), where she majored in Premium Link Upgrade and minored in Premium Link Upgrade . She wrote for the Premium Link Upgrade and was inspired to pursue a career in Premium Link Upgrade by UCLA alumni, including Matea Gold of the Premium Link Upgrade , who was the editor in chief of the student newspaper. Premium Link Upgrade Premium Link Upgrade Champion was drawn to journalism with goals of transforming negative stereotypes of Premium Link Upgrade : "I wanted to give people a voice that didn't have a voice. I'm always fighting for the underdog. I don't know where I got it from, but I've been like that all my life. That's why I love journalism." Premium Link Upgrade In her junior year, she studied in Premium Link Upgrade and earned an internship at Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade Champion graduated from UCLA in 1998, Premium Link Upgrade with an English degree. Premium Link UpgradeCareer[ Premium Link Upgrade ]
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Champion began her broadcasting career at several television stations. Premium Link Upgrade She moved to West Virginia for her first reporting job. Premium Link Upgrade She later said of working there: "I was a one-man-band carrying a camera and a tripod and that was God-awful. But I loved it because I wanted to do it. I always wanted to be a reporter." Premium Link Upgrade She was a reporter at the Premium Link Upgrade in Premium Link Upgrade before joining Premium Link Upgrade in Premium Link Upgrade in the same capacity in 2002. Premium Link UpgradeIn November 2007, while working as an anchor for Premium Link Upgrade in Atlanta, Champion was fired for allegedly uttering a profanity over the air. She appealed the firing and said in an interview for the Premium Link Upgrade that the Premium Link Upgrade had not cued her and her co-anchor following a commercial break, and that the microphone picked up a conversation they were having about an unhandy mechanical screenwriter: "I called the screenwriter a 'mothersucka' not the Premium Link Upgrade ." Premium Link Upgrade She was rehired in January 2008, but left shortly after in March for a broadcasting job outside of Atlanta. Premium Link Upgrade
After moving to Florida, Champion covered news such as Premium Link Upgrade and devastating hurricanes in the state. Premium Link Upgrade While working as a reporter there, she developed an affinity for tennis after covering players such as Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade : "They made me love the sport even more. They opened the door to tennis for so many different people." Premium Link Upgrade She subsequently auditioned for the Premium Link Upgrade 's burgeoning news department and was one of three women selected from a pool of more than fifty candidates. Premium Link Upgrade She joined the network in 2009. Premium Link Upgrade Champion worked as a courtside reporter, Premium Link Upgrade and anchored the channel's Court Report news segment. Premium Link Upgrade She also worked as an entertainment reporter for the Premium Link Upgrade network and shows such as Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade Cari is now a cohost of the Titan Games created by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
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On October 1, 2012, Champion joined Premium Link Upgrade as the new host of Premium Link Upgrade 's live debate show Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade She was hired over Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade for the job. Premium Link Upgrade As the show's host, she Premium Link Upgrade debates between sports pundits Premium Link Upgrade and Premium Link Upgrade , whom she said had "the biggest, strongest personalities in the building". Premium Link Upgrade After proposing ideas for stories to ESPN, Champion made her journalistic debut for the network on November 4, 2014 when she profiled and interviewed American football quarterback Premium Link Upgrade in a segment for Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade That same day, she was the target of racist and sexist Premium Link Upgrade from comedian Premium Link Upgrade , who jokingly portrayed himself and Champion in a sexual fantasy set during Premium Link Upgrade . Lange tweeted an apology to Champion the following day and ESPN issued a statement to Premium Link Upgrade that rebuked Lange's tweets, while Champion did not respond publicly. Premium Link UpgradeAfter petitioning ESPN for six months to become an anchor on Premium Link Upgrade , Champion was promoted to the position in June 2015. She hosted her last episode of First Take on June 19 and began anchoring morning editions of SportsCenter in July. Premium Link Upgrade
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Champion grew up as an avid basketball fan. She is a fan of the Premium Link Upgrade and the Premium Link Upgrade . Premium Link Upgrade According to her, she is 6 feet 1 inch tall. Premium Link Upgrade Before working on the show, Champion was an avid watcher of First Take: "I love the barbershop debates that make First Take feel different than other programs". Premium Link Upgrade| Born | June 1, 1978 (age 42) Premium Link Upgrade , U.S. |
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