Malika Andrews Biography
Malika Andrews is an American sports journalist and reporter. She joined ESPN in October 2018 as an online NBA writer and debuted as its youngest sideline reporter for a broadcast during the 2020 NBA Bubble. As the network’s only black female NBA reporter, Andrews was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the sports industry for 2021.
Malika Andrews Age
Andrews was born on January 27, 1995, in Oakland, California. She is 26 years old as of 2021. She celebrates her birthday every 27 of January every year.
Malika Andrews Height and Weight
She stands at an average height and in moderate weight. She has not shared any information about her weight and other body measurements. She has dark brown hair and black eyes.
Malika Andrews Parents and Siblings
Malika was born in Oakland, California. She is the daughter of Mike, who is a personal trainer, and Caren, who is an art teacher. She is of Jewish descent through her mother and had a Bat Mitzvah in 2008.
Malika Andrews Education
She attended Head-Royce School where she was kicked out and later attended a year-round therapeutic boarding school in Utah due to an eating disorder, graduating at 17. She then attended the University of Portland where she earned a bachelor of arts degree and graduated with honors in 2017.
Malika Andrews Career
Malika Andrews ESPN introduced herself to Adrian Wojnarowski who had read her work at The Beacon. As a result, she landed her first internship job at the Denver Post. Later, she started working as a James Reston Reporting Fellow at The New York Times sports department.
She worked for a year as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune before joining ESPN. She joined the channel as a reporter, covering the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. Later on, she moved to New York to cover the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
In 2020, she was one of the first reporters to join the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to complete the 2019-2020 NBA season. She led the 2020 NBA draft telecast with virtual interviews of the top draftees. She makes appearances on shows like SportsCenter, Gets Up, NBA Countdown, Around the Horn, and The Jump.
Malika Andrews Net Worth
Her net worth is under review. The information about her net worth will soon be updated.
