User:FranDoe16/Erin Aldridge

Erin Marie Aldridge (born May 2, 1993) is an American sportscaster. She currently works for ESPN as a news anchor. She joined ESPN in 2019.

Early life and education
Aldridge attended Grace Preparatory Academy in Arlington, Texas. She is a graduate from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in communications, with an emphasis in sports management.

Career
Upon graduating in In 2015, Aldridge became a production assistant for the CBS Sports Radio affiliate in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a production assistant and then as a sports reporter, she covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the University of South Florida football team. In 2016, she accepted her first on-camera job as a news reporter for WFTV news team in Orlando, Florida, where she covered stories on local and collegiate sports, while also filling in as a sports and weather anchor. She first auditioned for ESPN in 2018 and again a year later wherein she was hired.

Personal life
Aldridge married National Football League quarterback Austin White in Kona, Hawaii on November 26, 2019. They have two sons.

Her older brother Dallas Aldridge played Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers.