Laura Rutledge is an American journalist, reporter, and television host best known for her appearances on CNN International , ESPN , and Fox Network First as a sideline journalist for Fox Sports in 2012 and later as a post-game show host for the ESPN channel in 2014. In 2013, after working for Fox Sports San Diego , she began hosting a TV show called Chargers Insider , dedicated to the San Diego Chargers , an American football team, and later began producing and hosting another dedicated to them Show called SDLive. After being picked up and hired by the SEC Network in the summer of 2014, Laura began field research to cover as many football events as possible, but the SEC Network offered her the opportunity to cover collegiate sports, and she eagerly accepted.

In early 2019, she began hosting a sports-entertainment program titled Tell My SEC Story, which encourages her viewers and fans of the network to broadcast personal stories that would later be recorded and aired on the SEC channel. Aside from being a successful journalist and presenter, she was recognized for her good looks by winning the Miss Florida beauty pageant in 2012 and then managing to achieve a top 16 finish at the Miss America2013 competition. Thanks to a combination of stunning looks and captivating reporting skills, Laura has amassed over 100,000 followers on Instagram and over 200,000 followers on her Twitter page.

Born name

Laura McKeeman

nickname

truck, Laurie

Sun sign

scale

Place of birth

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Residence

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

nationality

training

Laura attended Celebration High School in Celebration, Florida, USA.

After graduating, she enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA and majored in broadcast journalism in 2011.

occupation

TV presenter, reporter

family

• Father – Robert McKeeman
• Mutter – Deborah McKeeman
• Siblings – Alyssa McKeeman (Sister) (Psychiatric Counselor)
• Others – Emmie McKeeman (grandmother)

Manager

Laura Rutledge is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (Talent Agent) in Los Angeles, California, USA and New York, New York, USA.

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm

weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

friend/spouse

Laura Rutledge dated –

1. Josh Rutledge (2011-Present) – Laura met the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox baseball players in 2011 through a mutual friend, but she never gave the exact date or month. They married on December 7, 2013. As of January 2019, they live together in Birmingham, Alabama, USA and are successfully surviving the separation due to work circumstances by giving each other time as often as possible.

race/ethnicity

White

Laura Rutledge has American ancestry.

hair colour

blonde (natural)

She often dyes her hair roots in light brown or ombre.

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Tall, lean physique
• Blonde Hair
• Thin Lips

brand promotion

Laura Rutledge endorsed brands like:

• Blue Delta Jean Co. (2017)
• Wandering Coast Boutique (2017)
• Tamara Mellon Shoes (2018)
• Pilot Flying J (2018)
• Jordans (2018)
• FabFitFun (2018)

Laura Rutledge supported charities such as:

• Live Lokai (2017)
• Tim Tebow Foundation (2018)
• American Heart Association (2019)

Known for

• Host and reporter for CNN International , SEC Network , and ESPN television shows and events
• Starring SDLive , an original show she produced and hosted on Fox Sports San Diego
• As a beauty pageant winner for Miss Florida title 2012
• Entering the top 16 finish at the Miss America 2013 beauty pageant for Florida
• As a reporter for various games on Fox Sports and America’s Cup football channel

First TV show

Laura Rutledge first appeared as herself telecasting the Tampa Bay Rays game on the Fox Sports channel in early 2012.

Personal trainer

Laura is unable to find a consistent workout routine due to problems to a very strict and busy schedule with her job as a presenter and reporter. She wakes up every morning at 5 a.m. and drinks a Nespresso. At 11:00 a.m., she goes to a Brazilian coffee shop to have a cortado and eat cheese sandwich for breakfast to fuel her body.

She occasionally takes a 20-minute nap. In the afternoon, around 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., she goes to an Italian restaurant or orders sushi to get enough protein for the day to avoid muscle wasting and her weight to keep in check.

Laura Rutledge favorite things

• Activity – horseback riding, dancing, traveling, dressing up, ballet, writing
• Place – beach, farm
• Farm – Chattooga Belle Farm in Long Creek, South Carolina, United States
• animal – dog
• Quote – “Teaching is learning twice.”

Laura Rutledge The fact

1. Both parents were college football fans, which contributed to their love of the sport. Although she didn’t do much sport when she was young, she loved watching sport on TV.
2. She went to the University of Florida instead of Florida State University because she had a much better communications program as she wanted to be a sportswriter after high school.
3. During her freshman year, she was hired as a radio jockey for the college campus’s main station, WRUF .
4. Dick Enberg, a well-known sports broadcaster, was her mentor when she was new to the world of reporting at the age of 24. He passed away in late December 2017, and Laura sent him a heartfelt message, accompanied by a picture of the two together.
5. She was interviewed by both Fox Sports and ESPN during her senior year, however, she was unable to intern.
6. When she finally got an internship, she was disappointed to learn that instead of reporting or hosting, she would simply copy DVDs of sports shows.
7. Laura had her first chance to appear on screen due to a completely random set of circumstances. One of the on-air presenters had a conflict with the broadcast unit and Laura was asked to step in. The people who were there recognized her potential and praised her performance.
8. On July 30, 2018, she became a co-host of the TV show Get Up! that changed the format of the traditional morning show to feature multiple co-hosts and sports analysts for a much more entertaining format.
9. On November 18, 2018, Laura suffered two mishaps at the UMass vs. Georgia Bulldogs college football game in Athens, Georgia, USA. First she was pulled by the bulldog mascot Uga X while holding the leash, a little later she was knocked out by two soccer players who attacked each other. Everything ended in good spirits, and she later joked about the incident on Twitter.
10. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.