Lauren Shehadi

Lauren Shehadi

Shehadi at the 2009 BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2009
Born Julia Lauren Shehadi
(1983-05-23) May 23, 1983
McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Education University of Florida
Occupation Sportscaster
Years active 2007–present

Julia Lauren Shehadi, known professionally as Lauren Shehadi (born May 23, 1983), is an American sportscaster for the MLB Network. She previously worked for CBSSports.com and CBS College Sports Network.[1] In addition to serving as the host for many of the videos on CBSSports.com, Shehadi was the co-host of the SEC Tailgate show and the ALT Games with Jonny Mosely on the CBS College Sports Network. In 2010 she was a candidate for Playboy’s "Sexiest Sportscaster" contest.[2][3]

Early career

Shehadi attended Langley High School in McLean, Virginia, graduating in 2001. In college at the University of Florida she served as the host of Gatorzone. She also worked as an intern for The Best Damn Sports Show Period and as a sports anchor for KXMC-TV in Minot, North Dakota.[4][5] She joined the MLB Network in 2012. She previously hosted The Rundown on MLB Network alongside Matt Yallof and currently hosts MLB Central alongside Mark DeRosa and Matt Vasgersian.

Charity

Shehadi works with the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

References

  1. Matt Snyder %BloggerTitle% (2009-01-21). "reference". Backporch.fanhouse.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  2. Royal, John (2009-01-28). "Houston Press reference". Blogs.houstonpress.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  3. "Another finalist reference". Deadspin.com. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  4. KXNX Archived October 17, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Picture of Shehadi while working for KXMC-TV

External links

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