Shelby Coppedge Biography
If you want to excel in a sport by all means pay the price of consistently showing up and giving your best behind the scenes but if you want to see all the actions in all sports I advise you to become a sports journalist. Shelby Coppedge knows the joy of working as a sports journalist. She started with a love for volleyball then it switched to doing interviews, analyzing and predicting the future performances of teams, players, and coaches. Currently, she is an analyst and sideline reporter at ESPN and Bally Sports Southwest.
Personal Details
Shelby Coppedge was born on 27th January 1993 in Austin. Shelby and her sister Julia are the daughters of the late Mike and Gilda Coppedge. Shelby started her pursuit for sports at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park where she was playing Volleyball. She later joined Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she was studying criminal justice. As she excels in her career life, the same has been reflected in her personal life. We found that she is in a relationship.
Shelby Coppedge as a sports journalist
Although she was studying criminal justice, she began showing an interest in journalism while in college. She helped in producing a pre-game live called Craig and Shelby Show where she interviewed players and analyzed games. Shelby also did social media coverage for events hosted by the Houston Rockets. She later joined KRIS Communications as a reporter and anchor for close to a year before becoming a digital correspondent for Corpus Christi Hooks.
Although her passion for sports journalism was clear, she tried to do public relations and sales only to return to her person where she became a sideline reporter for Sun Belt Conference, Bally Sports Southwest, Oklahoma, New Orleans, and ESPN.
Her work mainly revolves around covering sports news across all leagues. She attends volleyball, football, basketball, hockey, and baseball matches. She digs into various players and their history of performance to familiarise them with it and give correct analysis and prediction. Her tag as a sideline reporter gives her the privilege to interview coaches and players.
She has had a chat with Lil Wayne on one of his match attendance, Logan Eggleston, Kyler Edwards, and Marcus Sasser. She has covered the NCAA Women’s Volleyball finals had an attendance of 19,727 and an online viewership of 1.7 million, making it the most watched college volleyball match in history.
Shelby is popular for her energetic personality and her depth of knowledge of sports regardless of the niche. She is a go-to person for the latest interviews, sports analysis, and reviews of players. While she is not working, she is thriving in her personal life by traveling and spending time with her loved ones. As a sports journalist, she rubs should with other female sports journalists like Kylen Mills and Katie Engleson.
Summary of Personal Details
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Religion: Christian
Age: 31
Marital Status: in a relationship
Children: 0
Occupation: Journalist
Height: approx 5 feet and 7 inches
Salary: approx $60,000
