Malika Andrews Bio
Malika Andrews is an American sports journalist and reporter. Currently she is the host of NBA Today, which replaced The Jump. Andrews joined ESPN in October 2018 as an online NBA writer and debuted as its youngest sideline reporter for a broadcast during the 2020 NBA Bubble. Andrews was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the sports industry for 2021.
Moreover, Malika’s work has appeared across several ESPN platforms including ESPN.com, SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. She made her debut as a sideline reporter during the 2019-20 season at the ESPN World of Sports Complex in Florida. She served as a sideline reporter throughout the NBA Playoffs. During that time Malika was one of the youngest sideline reporters ever for a Conference Finals telecast.
Prior to joining ESPN Andrews worked for one year as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Before that Andrews worked for one year as a James Reston Reporting Fellow in the sports department at The New York Times.
Moreover, Andrews was nominated for an Emmy in the Emerging On-Air Talent category in 2021. Additionally she has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for her work as ESPN’s only black female NBA reporter. In May 2022, Andrews won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent. On June 23, 2022, Andrews made history by being the first woman to host the NBA Draft.
Malika Andrews Age
Andrews is 28 years old as of 2023. She was born on January 27, 1995 in Oakland, California, in the United States of America. In addition, Malika celebrates her birthday on 27 January every year and her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Malika Andrews Height
Andrews stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7m) and she weighs 126 pounds or 57 kilograms. However, she has an attractive with black eyes and blonde hair.
Malika Andrews Family
Andrews was born in Oakland, California in the United States. She is the daughter to Mike, a personal trainer, and Caren, an art teacher. She grew up as a fan of the Golden State Warriors. Andrews is of Jewish descent through her mother and had a bat mitzvah in 2008. She has one sibling her younger sister known as Kendra Andrews who covered the Golden State Warriors for NBC Sports Bay Area. Additionally, her younger sister covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.
Malika Andrews Education
During eighth grade, she began the year at Head-Royce School and later attended a year-round therapeutic boarding school in Utah, graduating at 17 in 2012. She went on and studied for a communications degree at the University of Portland and graduating in 2017.
Malika Andrews Husband
Andrews is currently single. However she has a boyfriend known as Dave McMenamin his fellow ESPN journalist. Andrews confirmed she was living with her boyfriend in New York City during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In 2021, she moved from New York City to Los Angeles where she hosts NBA Today on ESPN.
Malika Andrews Salary
Andrews earns an annual salary ranging between $50,000 and $78,000 from her current position as the the host of NBA Today, which replaced The Jump.
Malika Andrews Net worth
Andrews has an estimated net worth of between $800,000 to $1,million as of 2023. Her main source of income is her successful career as a sports journalist and reporter.