Rachel Nichols Biography and Wiki
Rachel Michele Nichols is an American sports broadcaster who currently works as a sports reporter/anchor and host for ESPN, a cable sports channel. Nichols hosts ‘The Jump’, a National Basketball Association (NBA) discussion show airing on weekdays.
Rachel Nichols Age and Birthday
Rachel was born on October 18, 1973, in Potomac, Maryland, United States of America. She is 47 years old as of 2021. Her birth sign is Libra. Nichols turns 48 years on October 18, 2021.
Rachel Nichols Height
Nichols stands at a height of 5 feet and 4 inches (Approx. 1.65 meters)tall.
Rachel Nichols Education
Rachel attended and graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland in 1991. Se later proceeded to Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University where she graduated in 1995. Further details regarding her academic credentials will be updated soon.
Rachel Nichols Family, Parents, Siblings
Nichols is the proud daughter of Ronald Jacobs(father) and Jane Jacobs(mother). It’s not clear whether if she has any siblings. However, she grew up in Potomac, Maryland. Further details regarding her family background will be updated soon when revealed.
Rachel Nichols Husband, Is She Married?
Moving on to her marital affairs, the famed news anchor is happily married to her loving husband, Max Nichols. Max is the son of film and stage director Mike Nichols. The romantic duo became espoused in 2001 at a Jewish party in Venice, Venetto, Italy. As a result of their union, the couple is blessed with two children, both twin daughters.
Rachel Nichols Salary
According to ESPN estimates, Nichols receives an average annual salary of $3 million as of 2021/22. ESPN offered the reporter and TV host a roughly $2 million increase over her existing yearly salary of $1 million.
Rachel Nichols Net Worth
Rachel Nichols has an estimated net worth of $10 million as of 2021. This amount is from her extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Rachel Nichols ESPN
ESPN is an American multinational basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications. Rachel kicked off her career as a sports journalist in the 1990s, first writing for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel sports page.
Nichols worked for the NHL’s Washington Capitals for the Washington Post since 1996. She later joined ESPN in 2004 working as a sports anchor and reporter appearing on SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Countdown, as well as a regular on the network’s NFL and NBA coverage.
Rachel later left and joined CNN in 2013 where she began hosting Unguarded with Rachel Nichols. After three years she made her return to ESPN in 2016, where co-hosted The Jump, a daily discussion show she created covering the NBA.