ESPN’s Laura Rutledge

Episode 353 of the Sports Media Podcast features Laura Rutledge, the host of NFL Live and SEC Nation as well as a reporter for Monday Night Football and the NFL Draft. In this podcast, Rutledge discusses how she defines a good sports television host; morphing between NFL and SEC hosting and sideline reporting on Monday Night Football; her professional development at ESPN; living in the North after growing up in the South; women analyzing the NFL on television and how rare that is; the difference between being on the sidelines for college football versus the NFL; her upcoming contract; the competitiveness of working at ESPN, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.