Heather Cox
Heather Cox | |
|---|---|
 Cox reporting at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Born | Heather Schoeny June 3, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of the Pacific |
| Occupation | Sideline reporter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Employer | NBC Sports |
| Spouse | Bill Cox |
| Children | Will Cox, Ally Cox |
Heather Cox (born Heather Schoeny on June 3, 1970) is an American
sportscaster who is a sports reporter for NBC. As Heather Schoeny, she played college volleyball at University of the Pacific
.
Biography
High school
Cox attended
Mission Viejo, CA, and was a star player on both the basketball and volleyball teams there. Repeated injuries led her to choose volleyball as her collegiate sport.[1]
Volleyball career
Cox's collegiate athletic career included four years (1988 to 1991) on the University of the Pacific (Division I) women's volleyball team, serving as team captain on a team that was ranked in the top five nationally from 1988 to 1991, reached the
communications in 1992. She was a member of the United States National Volleyball Team
from 1987 to 1995 and competed at the United States Olympic Festival in 1990. Cox played professional volleyball in the National Volleyball Association as team captain of the Sacramento Stars.
Broadcasting career
ESPN
From 1994 to 2016, Cox served as a reporter for
NCAA basketball on ESPN, NCAA basketball on ABC, the WNBA and professional volleyball. Beginning in 1994, she also served as the analyst for ESPN's coverage of the men's and women's NCAA Volleyball Championships and women's NCAA basketball. In 2012, Cox was named as Erin Andrews's replacement on ABC's Saturday Night College Football Game of the Week.[2]
Other work
Cox began her broadcast career as a basketball analyst for
Pac-10 Conference
, writing a weekly national volleyball column in 2000. From 1999 to 2000, she served as a reporter on Running with the Pac magazine show.
Cox has also worked for
WNBA
. She also served as a reporter for Olympic qualifying volleyball on the Oxygen media network.
Cox is the recipient of the 2004 USA Volleyball E. Douglas Boyden Media Recognition Award.
NBC and NFL Network
From 2003 until its end, Cox served as a reporter on NBC's
2012. During the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cox served as a poolside reporter for American paralympic broadcaster NBCSN during the swimming competitions at the Paralympics.[3]
Cox currently works as a sideline reporter for
Olympic coverage. She previously worked the sidelines for Thursday Night Football broadcasts on NBC and NFL Network. She also worked alongside Michele Tafoya on NBC's two NFL playoff
broadcasts for the 2016 season.
References
- ^ Ludovise, Barbie (February 23, 1988). "Girls' Player of the Week". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ McIntyre, Jason (July 11, 2012). "Samantha Steele to Replace Erin Andrews as Host of Gameday on ESPNU; Heather Cox New Saturday Night Sideline Reporter". thebiglead.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ "NBC Olympics Announces Commentators For 2016 Rio Paralympic Games". Team USA. U.S. Paralympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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