Rachel Nichols (reporter)

Rachel Nichols (née Alexander) is an ESPN reporter, who covers breaking news and events for SportsCenter and also contributes investigative pieces and human-interest features for "SportsCenter" and "Outside the Lines". Nichols is a regular part of ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" and "Monday Night Countdown" shows, as well as a regular on ESPN's NBA coverage. She has previously worked for the "Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel" and "Washington Post" [cite web
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Nichols is a 1991 graduate of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland [cite web
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She was named one of "Esquire"'s "Women We Love" in 2005 [cite web
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Nichols is married to music executive Max Nichols, is the daughter-in-law of film director Mike Nichols, and the stepdaughter-in-law of television journalist Diane Sawyer. [cite web
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