Quick facts
Birth date 23 Jul, 1976
Age 43 yrs
Occupations Sports commentator
Citizenship United States of America
Education Florida Atlantic University
Gender Female
Description American NASCAR announcer


Shannon Spake is a sportscaster and sports reporter. She was born on July 23, 1976. She did her early schooling at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her father was an air pilot with Air Florida. Both father and daughter shared a unique bond through their love of sports. She was an avid football fan, having watched Michael Irving as well as the Blades Brothers, while still at school. She was a capable athlete and a competitive swimmer in her own right. On completing her schooling from Piper High School, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications from the Florida Atlantic University.

Career:

She started her career as an intern for the Miami-based radio talk show host, Neil Rogers. Before starting her career as a full-blown reporter, she worked as a production assistant for MTV, Nickelodeon, and CBS. She started her career as an on-air NASCAR pit reporter with the Speed Channel. She hosted the second version of the NASCAR Nation in 2005. She was also a co-host for “Back Seat Drivers,” a talk show with online columnist Marty Smith. She had previous experience with the WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as the Carolina Sports and Entertainment Television.

She later on switched over to ESPN in 2006. She contributes to the sports program, SportsCenter. From the year 2014, she is working with SEC Network.

Other interests:

Right from her school days, she has been an athlete with special love towards football and swimming. She has a great love towards athletics. She takes part in triathlons, which includes running, biking, as well as swimming.

She trains avidly for these races and hence is extremely fit. She makes frequent appearances at various such events in the town.

Net worth:

She has had a successful career as a sports reporter for racing events, football, as well as basketball. She has a decent net worth by earning sufficiently from her online reporting activities.

Personal Life:

She is renowned for her impeccable manners as well as her attractive appearance. She has a well-toned body. Her sexy figure and glamorous baby looks have attracted several fans all over the world. She has been in a steady relationship with Jerry McSorley, now her husband. They got married on April 14, 2008 at Augustinian Priory in Ireland. They have a pair of twins, born on January 1, 2010. They have named the boys as Brady and Liam.

You must appreciate, that in spite of such a high profile career, she has managed to steer away from all kinds of controversies. That is her true test of character. She has the tremendous ability to carry her personality in the most professional manner.

Social media:

Nowadays, everyone is active on social media. Shannon Spake is no exception. She is very active on Face Book, Twitter and so on. In fact, her twitter profile is full of pictures of her children. This is one way of staying connected with the family.

Her motto in life:

She considers herself as blessed with a highly paid job as well as a beautiful family including two lovely children. She says that she picks up toys and talks about sports for a living.

Last Modified: Feb 13, 2020




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