Shannon Spake
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Shannon Spake (born 1976) is a NASCAR correspondent for ESPN. Spake contributes to both NASCAR Countdown and NASCAR Now, and occasionally appears on SportsCenter to give pre and post-race reports.
Before coming to ESPN, Spake worked at SPEED Channel, where she co-hosted NASCAR Nation in its second version (June through November 2005) and was a reporter in its first (February through June 2005). She also co-hosted Back Seat Drivers, a talk show, with online columnist Marty Smith. Her previous on-air jobs included those at WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina and Carolina Sports and Entertainment Television.
For the 2008 season, Spake will be a full-time pit reporter for Nationwide and Sprint Cup races aired on ESPN.
Before becoming an on-air reporter, she worked for Nickelodeon, CBS (on The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel), and MTV as a production assistant.
Spake grew up in Florida. She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and Piper High School.
