Laura Rutledge: Early life, Education. Laura Rutledge is now a sportscaster for ESPN, CNN International, and SEC. Laura Rutledge is the former Miss Florida 2012, and she’s been in the eyes of the media ever since. Through the 2018 season, she was a mainstay in ESPN’s extensive championship coverage surrounding the College Football Playoff, NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, and both the Women’s College World Series and College World Series.Host & Reporter, ESPN/SEC NetworkExecutive Vice President, Event and Studio Production & Executive Editor She is an American beauty pageant titleholder from St. Petersburg, Florida, who was named Miss Florida 2012. host Laura Rutledge announced some fantastic personal news recently. There are so many things like that happen in live television and I love that. Since joining the company in 2014 as a reporter on SEC Network and ESPN, Rutledge has consistently expanded her portfolio.She was named host of NFL Live in June 2020 and is preparing for her fourth year as SEC Nation host – her fifth year with the show … Rutledge’s chemistry with Greenberg and college football background has made her a natural fit on a show that focuses on football and basketball.“Almost non-verbal communication as we flew by the seats of our pants. I am constantly trying to find ways to incorporate personality and authenticity. I think people like that from where they are sitting at home.In the time since, the 31-year-old Rutledge has received two contract extensions from ESPN, with one this week giving her permanent status on “Get Up!” as the show has experienced audience growth over the past eight months. Rutledge has been off “Get Up!” since September as she went on maternity leave. We've received your submission.“Learning from Greeny is what’s allowed me to get to this point, and having those opportunities. Laura Rutledge experienced her early life in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. “I feel like I personally have a long way to go. She married baseball player Josh Rutledge, and she couldn’t be happier! The University of Florida alum has been with the company since 2014, having covered everything from college football, basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics, a sport where she served as both a reporter and play-by-play commentator. I was just grateful for any chance that I got.”“I got pregnant and I realized that I’d be having my baby right in the middle of football season. That’s the morning the word leaked out that Urban Meyer was abruptly leaving Ohio State, and … I am the first one to tell you that I don’t have all of this figured out. … I never thought I’d be anything more than a fill-in, [and] honestly there is something great about that, too.
120.4k Followers, 600 Following, 1,125 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Laura Rutledge (@lauramrutledge) If Laura Rutledge had any doubts she had found her place at ESPN, they were erased on Dec. 4. I thought, ‘Wow, I really did not plan this really well.’ It’s weird because now that she’s here and I know her, I am thinking how could I have ever been so selfish to think about my career at that time,” Rutledge said.“I will say during my time off I was very frustrated cause I wanted to be working and I never really had a time where I couldn’t work,” Rutledge said. Rutledge and her husband Josh … ESPN college football reporter and Get Up!
Her mother, Deborah is her best friend and the greatest adventure partner. Laura Rutledge is a reporter and host for CNN International, ESPN, and the SEC Network. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?“I learned how to host on the fly,” said Rutledge, who worked at CNN and HLN before coming to ESPN in 2014. What really matters is being as genuine as you possibly can be. Rutledge, who also is a host on the SEC Network, was among several anchors chosen to sit next to Greenberg and Jalen Rose after Michelle Beadle’s highly publicized exit.If Laura Rutledge had any doubts she had found her place at ESPN, they were erased on Dec. 4.Now, comes the next challenge. Laura Rutledge is the host of ESPN’s year-round weekday NFL news and information show NFL Live and SEC Network’s SEC Nation. ESPN has reached a multi-year contract extension with SEC Nation host Laura Rutledge to enhance her multifaceted profile across ESPN networks, becoming a permanent contributor to Get Up on ESPN. That’s the thrill that keeps me coming back for more every single day.”Thanks for contacting us. but also really good at the same time. She was born to Robert McKeeman and Deborah McKeeman. She gave birth to her daughter Reese in early October, returned to her hosting duties at “SEC Nation” several weeks after that and will be back to her role at “Get Up!” in the first week of December, just in time for bowl season and the lead up to the College Football Playoff. Today’s “Get Up” (the exclamation point is gone) usually centers on Greenberg and a rotating cast of analysts and co-hosts (Laura Rutledge often serves as a …
Rutledge is a prominent figure on the SEC Network and ESPN, and is involved with shows like “SEC Nation,” “Get Up,” “The Paul Finebaum Show,” and covers games as a sideline reporter.