Malika Andrews Biography –
Malika Rose Andrews was born on 27th January, 1995 (27 years as in 2022) at Oakland, California, United States. She an American journalist and reporter in the field of sports. She is one of the youngest reporters for the NBA conference finals telecast. She is also the host of NBA Today.
Physical appearance –
Andrews is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 58 kg. She is a successful black woman with curly brown hair and black eyes.
Education –
Andrews graduated in 2017 from the University of Portland with a communications degree. University of Portland provided her with many opportunities at being the sports writer, sports editor and editor in chief of The Beacon which was the school newspaper. Sports have always been one of her major areas of interest. She was also a fan of the Golden State Warrior.
Family –
Mike and Caren are parents of Malika Andrews. Mike is a personal trainer and Caren is an art teacher. She has a Jewish ancestry. She has a younger sister named Kendra Andrews who was also signed by ESPN in December 2021 to cover the Golden State Warriors.
Relationship –
She seems to be in a relationship with Dave McMenamin which is not confirmed yet but revealed by various sources. Malika revealed that she was staying with her boyfriend during the beginning of the pandemic in the New York City but has now moved to Los Angeles.
Career –
The American journalist has previously worked for many sports newspapers and outlets like “The Denver Post”, “The New York Times”, and “The Chicago Tribune”. Currently, she is a host for NBA Today on ESPN. In 2021, she moved from New York to Los Angeles for hosting NBA Today. In 2020, she was one of the first black reporters to enter the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the completion of 2019-2020 NBA Season. In 2021, she was nominated for an Emmy in the “Emerging on Air Talent” category. She has also been recognized for being ESPN’s only black female reporter so far by various societies such as “The Society of Professional Journalist”, “The National Association of Black Journalist”, and “The Columbia Scholastic Press Association”. She appeared in the Forbes list Under 30 for the sports industry in 2021. She actively appears on shows such as NBA Countdown, Sports center, Get up, around The Horn, The Jump etc. On 6th July, she was declared as ABC’s sideline reporter for the NBA finals association taking over Rachel Nicholas. In May 2022, she won the sports Emmy award for outstanding personality/emerging on air talent. On June 23, 2022 Andrews hosted the NBA Draft. She was the first female to do so.
Net worth –
Her net worth is approximately said to be around $800,000.
Social media handles –
Andrews is a famous international Instagram sports sensation with 451K followers. She also maintains her social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook and connects with people as well.
Malika Andrews is an aspiring, young woman empowering the entire black community to pursue their fields of interests.
She is a worldwide inspiration .We are watching her grow and reach heights living her dreams, interests thereby setting an example for people alike around the globe.
