Laura Rutledge

Laura Rutledge (née McKeeman; born October 2, 1988) is a reporter and host for ESPN and the SEC Network. She is an American beauty pageant titleholder from St. Petersburg, Florida, who was named Miss Florida 2012.[1]

Laura Rutledge
Rutledge in July 2018
Born
Laura McKeeman

(1988-10-02) October 2, 1988
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Florida 2012
Years active2012–unknown
Major
competition(s)		Miss America 2013

Biography

She won the title of Miss Florida on July 7, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Kristina Janolo. Her competition talent was ballet.[2] Rutledge is a graduate of the University of Florida, having majored in broadcast journalism.[3][4] She was also a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She is currently working for ESPN and is featured in multiple shows, including the SEC Network's college football pre-game show, SEC Nation and NFL Live.

Sports journalist

Rutledge worked for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter, previously covering Fox broadcasts of Tampa Bay Rays games[5] and then San Diego Padres games. She also provided on-field reporting for the Fox College Sports coverage of the NCPA's 2012 National Paintball Championship in Lakeland, Florida. She joined ESPN and the SEC Network in summer 2014.[6]

In 2014, Rutledge hosted the Coors Light PostGame show on Fox College Football and hosted halftime programming for FSN college football games.

Rutledge also hosted Chargers Insider for the San Diego Chargers in 2013 and SD Live. She is the producer and host of SDLive, an original show she started at Fox Sports San Diego.

On May 16, 2017 she was named host of SEC Nation on the SEC Network.[7] On August 17, 2020, she became the host of ESPN's premier NFL show, "NFL Live."

Personal life

She attended Celebration High School in Celebration, Florida. She married Josh Rutledge, a professional baseball player, in 2013. On October 2, 2019, Rutledge gave birth to a daughter, Reese Katherine Rutledge. On May 25, 2023, Rutledge gave birth to their second child and first son, Jack Alexander. They live in a log cabin in suburban Connecticut that was purchased for $1.1M in 2021.

References
  1. "Rays sideline reporter wins Miss Florida pageant". The Suncoast News. Tampa, FL: Tampa Media Group. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. Sowers, Lloyd (October 2, 2012). "Ballet, baseball, and beauty: Meet Laura McKeeman". Tampa, FL: WTVT. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  3. "Laura McKeeman". Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fox Sports Florida. February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  4. DeGregory, Lane (July 20, 2012). "New Miss Florida Laura McKeeman hopes to blaze trails for women in sports broadcast". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa, FL: Times Publishing Company. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  5. "Rays sideline reporter McKeeman wins Miss Florida pageant". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL: Tampa Media Group. July 8, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  6. Dodson, Chris (July 31, 2014). "ESPN's College Football Commentator Pairings Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  7. "Laura Rutledge named SEC Nation host". SECsports.com.
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