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Erin Andrews has managed to do what only a handful of broadcasters have ever done — leave ESPN and became more popular than ever.
She's one of the faces of Fox Sports 1. She's on air during the biggest sporting events of the year. And she continues to expand her list of broadcasting duties beyond sideline reporting.
Everyone, ESPN especially, is trying to find the next Erin Andrews.
When you look back at her career arc, though, you see she had to put it a lot of hard work before she exploded in popularity.
Andrews majored in communications at the University of Florida, and was a member of the Dazzlers dance team.
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She started at the bottom of the journalism totem pole after graduating in 2000.
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The Sunshine Network hired her to report on the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2001. After a stint covering Atlanta sports for Turner, she was hired by ESPN as an NHL reporter in 2004.
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