Who Is ESPN Reporter Josina Anderson? Her Wiki and Age
Josina Anderson was born on 15 August 1978, in Washington D.C, USA, to Yasmin and Lloyd Anderson which means that she is 40 years old and her zodiac sign is Leo. Anderson is best known as a reporter who worked for “Sunday NFL Countdown”, and projects such as “SportsCenter”, “Get Up” and “Golic and Wingo”. Working at a rapid pace, she established her own place in a business dominated mostly by men.
Social Media, Private Life and Husband
Being in the entertainment field, Josina is naturally active on social media such as Twitter and Instagram, and is followed by over 130,000 on the former and almost 35,000 on the latter. She uses her social media accounts to promote her work and communicate with her fans, and often posts photos of herself and her friends. She also gives advice to her followers regarding topics such as skin care, as she has clear and glowing skin; some of Anderson’s latest posts include a video in which she spoke about the products she uses for her skin. When it comes to Josina’s relationship status and love life, she keeps that information to herself, but many suppose that she is single. In 2012, people believed that she was dating Keith Reed, her colleague from ESPN, when he made a tweet reading “@JosinaAnderson Happy Anniversary, babe! #1year”, but in the mentioned tweet, he actually congratulationed her on her one year anniversary on ESPN. Josina is also widely recognized for her stylish outfits.
So just how rich is Josina Anderson, as of mid-2018? According to authoritative sources, this reporter has net worth of over $2 million, accumulated from her career in the previously mentioned field. Although she hasn’t revealed any information about her salary, working for prominent companies has certainly allowed her to become stable financially. She hasn’t disclosed any information regarding her assets, such as houses and cars.
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When it comes to Josina’s ethnicity, she is black and has naturally dark hair, but sometimes dyes it lighter. Her eyes are brown, which compliments her skintone. Despite being 40, Anderson remains looking youthful. She developed an interest for sports at an early age, and went on to work as an announcer for her school basketball team. In addition, Anderson practiced track sprinting. Speaking about her education, she was a student of the University of North Carolina, and having graduated she had an internship with WTEM on ‘The Tony Kornheiser Show’, and ‘The Donnie Simpson Morning Show’ on WPGC-FM radio. Having graduated, Josina had her first job, serving as a sports news anchor/reporter at the CBS affiliate in Coos Bay, Oregon.
Well look what blew up with the dust…
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Early Career
Having spent some time working as a journalist in Coos Bay, Anderson was reportedly ready for a new chapter in her life, and sent out her resume, but after a year in Oregon working on the mentioned position, and without responses to her messages, she decided to move back to Washington D.C., and in the following period lived with her parents, and took work as a personal trainer.
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Latter Career
In 2015, Josina briefly worked on “Mike & Mike”, appearing in two episodes of the series. After that, she joined the cast of “SportsCenter” opposite Neil Everett, Jalen Rose and Jenn Brown. Having appeared in four episodes of the mentioned series, she began serving as a reporter for ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown”, collaborating with Jack Youngblood, Chris Berman, Randy Moss and Matt Hasselbeck. The series received generally positive response, and was rewarded with six awards such as CableACE. Her latest project is “Get Up”, a lively discussion program which features multiple points of view. Overall, this reporter has had five gigs and there are surely more to come for her. As the result of her hard work and efforts, she was conferred with a Salute to Excellence award for Radio – Feature for Outside the Lines and The Sporting Life: “Chamique Holdsclaw”.
Controversy and Bald
In mid 2014, Anderson met criticism as the result of her report on Michael Sam’s showering habits. Reportedly, she stated that Michael, who is openly gay, refused to take a shower before his teammates. This resulted in a backlash from the media and the LGBT community, who bashed both her and the ESPN. Jeff Fisher, the coach of the team went on to call her reports “manufactured”, and ultimately accused her of being “unethical” and “unprofessional”. At the end of the day, ESPN apologized for the remarks Josina made. In 2016, Anderson made a bet regarding Mark Sanchez which required her to shave her head if she lost. Josina did lose, shaved her head, and made a TV appearance with her bald cap and her wig off.
