Michelle Denise Beadle is an Italian-American reporter and anchor currently affiliated with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN). Earning $3 million a year, she is one of the highest-paid female sportscasters in the business today. After finishing her education, she landed her first job as an intern for the San Antonio Spurs with the help of her father, a former oil executive. She rose through the ranks, later becoming a reporter. In the ensuing years, Beadle worked for several news outlets, expanding her resume and garnering experience. She has served as a “behind-the-chutes” side-line reporter at TNN, a freelancer for CBS Sports, and a host on a Travel Channel show just to name a few. In June 2009, she joined ESPN to co-host ‘SportsNation’ with Colin Cowherd. The first episode aired on ESPN2 in July. Briefly leaving ESPN for NBC in 2012, she anchored the daily morning studio coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics and also hosted ‘The Crossover with Beadle and Briggs’ alongside Dave Briggs. She returned to ‘SportsNation’ in 2014, after NBC released her from their contract due to a deal between the two media companies.
