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For the Australian soccer player, see Sarah Walsh.
Sara Elizabeth Walsh (born April 12, 1978) is an American sportscaster who joined ESPN in May 2010. Walsh came to ESPN, from WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., where she served as the station’s weekend sports anchor and Redskins beat reporter. Prior to WUSA, Walsh worked at WKRN in Nashville, winning four Regional Emmys in three years. She also co-hosted the weekly “Monday Night Live” with Titans Coach Jeff Fisher, and hosted a weekly radio show with then Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Walsh also served as Sports Director at WPGA in Macon, Georgia, and began her career as a sports writer for the Beaches Leader Newspaper in Jacksonville Beach. She is currently a Sportscenter anchor, and hosts SportsNation on ESPN when Michelle Beadle is absent.
Personal
Walsh grew up in the Tampa Bay area, graduating from Gulf High School[1] in New Port Richey, Florida. She was a four-year starter on the University of North Florida soccer team, where she holds the school record for goals and points in a game.
References
- ^ Gulf High Alum Heads to ESPN
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Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- American television sports announcers
- People from Pasco County, Florida
- American women's soccer players
- University of North Florida alumni
- College women's soccer players in the United States
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