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Rachel Nichols (Sportscaster)

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The Resume

    (October 18, 1973- )
    Born in Potomac, Maryland
    Birth name was Rachel Alexander
    Reporter for ESPN
    Reporter for 'SportsCenter,' 'Outside the Lines' and on NFL and NBA shows
    Has also worked for the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel (1995-1996) and the Washington Post (1996-2004)
    Married to Max Nichols, the son of Mike Nichols

Why she might be annoying:

    She shares a name with the actress.
    It looks like she never blinks.
    She has an unusual way of pronouncing the N in ESPN when ending reports.
    She was pulled from ESPN's coverage of the 2021 NBA Finals due to comments on the network's 'crappy longtime record on diversity' and her frustration over her perception that a female African American colleague was being given more assignments for that reason.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She has a degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
    She was an option in Playboy's poll of sexiest sportscasters (2008).
    She was named one of Esquire's 'Women We Love' (November, 2005).

Credit: whiff boy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 26 Votes: 19.23% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 462 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2146 Votes: 53.54% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 378 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 98 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 43 Votes: 51.16% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 146 Votes: 80.82% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 53 Votes: 83.02% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 48 Votes: 60.42% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 51 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 785 Votes: 78.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 308 Votes: 69.81% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 53.57% Annoying