Andrea Kremer

Andrea Kremer (born February 25, 1959) is an American television personality and the current sideline reporter for "NBC Sunday Night Football". She was previously a reporter for ESPN's "SportsCenter". She currently resides in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Background

Kremer has a degree in Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, triple-minoring in English, sociology, and anthropology. [ [http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0597/0597pro2.html The Pennsylvania Gazette: Andrea Kremer ] ]

Career

In 1982, Kremer began her sports journalism career as the sports editor of the "Main Line Chronicle" in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. In 1984, she joined NFL Films as a producer/director and on-air reporter for the show "This Is the NFL". Also, Kremer served as a contributing reporter to the Philadelphia Eagles pre-game show on WIP-AM in Philadelphia.

Kremer was then hired by ESPN in April 1989 as a correspondent in Chicago before moving to work in Los Angeles in 1994. At ESPN, Kremer contributed as a correspondent for "SportsCenter", "Sunday NFL Countdown", "Monday Night Countdown" and "Outside the Lines".

In April 2006, Kremer joined NBC Sports as a sideline and features reporter for "NBC Sunday Night Football", as well as a "Today" special correspondent. Kremer has been critical of efforts to minimize side line reporting during games [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-02-12-SportsonTV_N.htm?csp=34 NBC's Kremer: ESPN mistreating 'MNF' reporters - USATODAY.com ] ] . She also served as poolside reporter for NBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics swimming events. Beginning in May 2007 she became a contributing reporter to HBO's "Real Sports."

References

External links

* [http://www.hbo.com/realsports/correspondents/bios/andrea_kremer.html Biography]
* [http://mikeyshow.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=143262&article=2806390 Post Interview] Recent Post Interview with Kremer on The Mikey Show a radio station in San Diego, CA.