Laura Rutledge ESPN, Bio, Age, Height, Family, Husband, Baby, Salary and Net Worth

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Laura Rutledge Biography

Laura Rutledge is an American journalist and television personality who serves as a reporter and host for ESPN and the SEC Network since summer 2014. Laura is an American beauty pageant titleholder from St Petersburg, Florida. She was crowned Miss Florida in 2012. She is also a former ballet dancer.

Laura Rutledge Age

Laura is 33 years old as of the year 2021, she was born Laura McKeeman on October 2, 1988, in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America. Her birthday is on October 2nd every year. Laura is an American by nationality and she belongs to white ethnicity.

Laura Rutledge Height

Laura stands at a tall height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m). 

Laura Rutledge Weight and Body Measurements

She has blonde hair and a pair of green eyes in color. She weighs 59 kg (129 lbs). Her body measures 35-24-36 inches (89-61-91 cm).

Laura Rutledge Education

Laura attended Celebration High School in Celebration, Florida. She then joined The University of Florida in Gainesville and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. While at the university, she also won the 2011 Red Barber Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.

Laura Rutledge Family, Parents

She was born and raised by her parents Deborah McKeeman (mother) and her father Robert McKeeman in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America. She grew up alongside her sister Alyssa McKeeman who is a Mental Health Counselor.

Her passion for sports was influenced by the fact that both of her parents were college football fans. Laura enjoyed watching sports on TV even though she didn’t participate in playing a lot of sports while growing up. Laura’s mother is her best friend and her greatest adventure companion.

Laura Rutledge Husband

Laura is married to Josh Rutledge, who is a retired American professional baseball player. The duo met for the first time in 2011 through a mutual friend at the Alabama baseball tailgate. At that time, Josh Rutledge had been drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the third round of the 2010 MLB Draft and was having a training session while Laura with her producer decided that they stop by. They had a second meeting which resulted in their love affair.
The couple married on December 7, 2013, in a spectacular wedding attended by a few guests and family members. After his retirement, Josh went back to school to earn his degree from Alabama in 2019. He now works as a financial professional. Together the duo shares one adorable daughter. Laura and her family reside in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Laura Rutledge Husband Age

Josh Rutledge is 32 years old as of the year 2021. He was born Joshua Alan Rutledge on April 21, 1989, in Cullman, Alabama, United States of America. Josh is an American by nationality and he belongs to white ethnicity. His parents are; Cheryl Rutledge and Tony Rutledge. He also has a brother by the name of Michael Rutledge.
Josh Rutledge is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox between 2012 and 2017.

Laura Rutledge Baby

Laura together with her husband shares one adorable daughter known as Reese Katherine Rutledge who was born on October 2, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama. However, the most interesting thing is Laura shares the same birthday with her daughter and that’s on October 2nd every year.

Laura Rutledge Salary

Laura earns an average annual salary of $41,000. This is according to ESPN Sports Reporter salaries. However, their salaries vary mainly according to the level of seniority of the journalist in question. We will keep tabs and update her exact salary once it is available.

Laura Rutledge Net Worth

Laura’s net worth is estimated to be about $1 Million as of 2021. Laura has accumulated her fortunes through her primary source of income as a sports reporter and in the other businesses she has invested in.

Laura Rutledge ESPN

Laura serves as a reporter and host for ESPN and the SEC Network since summer 2014. She appears on several shows, including “SEC Nation,” the SEC Network’s college football pregame show, and NFL Live.

Laura is the host of SEC Network’s SEC Nation and ESPN’s weekday NFL news and information show NFL Live. Rutledge has steadily grown her career since joining the station in 2014 as a reporter for the SEC Network and ESPN. On August 17, 2020, she was appointed host of NFL Live, and she also presents SEC Nation; in 2021, she was in her fifth year as host and sixth year with the show altogether.

Rutledge was a sports anchor for CNN’s New Day and Early Start before joining ESPN. She also worked alongside Robin Meade on HLN’s Morning Express and for Fox Sports.

Rutledge Body measurements and Facts

  • Full Names: Laura Rutledge
  • Career / Profession: Sports Broadcaster
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight
  • Age: 33 years old as of the year 2021
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra
  • Date of Birth: 33 years old as of the year 2021
  • Birthday: October 2, 1988
  • Height: 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m)
  • Weight: 59 kg (129 lbs)
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Husband/Spouse: Josh Rutledge
  • Children: Reese Katherine Rutledge
  • Net Worth:$1 Million as of 2021
  • Salary: Average annual salary of $41,000

Rutledge House

Laura resides in Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America. However, we are keeping tabs and will update you with pictures of her house as soon as we have them.

How did Josh and Laura Rutledge meet?

Laura and Josh met in 2011 at a random tailgate before a Crimson Tide football game. Five years later, the two returned to the same tent where Cupid had fired his arrow. “Sometimes you walk up to a random tailgate and meet your future husband.”

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