Ashley Brewer

Ashley Brewer (born December 13, 1991) is a Sports Anchor/Reporter for ESPN. She was hired to be one of the hosts of The Replay on Quibi and a part of the rotation of Sportscenter[1]

Ashley Brewer
Born (1991-12-13) December 13, 1991
Phoenix, Arizona
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationSports journalist
EmployerESPN

Early life and high school

Brewer was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She went to Chaparral High School (Arizona) in Phoenix, Arizona where she was a 12-time prep All-American as a swimmer and the 2009 Arizona 4A state champion in the 100m backstroke. She helped Chaparral to a pair of state titles and was named her school's 2010 Female Athlete of the Year.[2]

College

She spent her first two years swimming for University of Texas before transferring to University of Southern California where she graduated in 2014. During her time in Texas, she competed in the 2012 US Olympics trials for the 100m Backstroke. She finished tied at 83rd.[2]

Career

After graduating from USC, Brewer became a college football sideline reporter for Cox 7 Arizona. She then became the weekend sports anchor at KGUN-TV, in Tucson, Arizona.[3] She was the weekend sports anchor and reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she started as an intern in college. [4] She was hired by ESPN in 2020. She made her Sportscenter debut on September 28th, 2020.[5] She also has worked on pre- and post-game shows and co-hosted ESPN Radio shows.[6] Before joining ESPN, she was a part of the broadcast team on The Bachelor Winter Games show on the American Broadcasting Company.[7]

Family

Her oldest brother, Charles Brewer was a right-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Her brother Chase played baseball at UCLA, and her younger brother Connor is a quarterback at the University of Virginia. Her younger sister, Abby, played sand volleyball at USC. Ashley's mother, Deborah Pyburn Brewer, was a news anchor for the CBS station in Phoenix for almost 10 years.[3]

References
  1. Bobby Burack. "Ashley Brewer Signs with ESPN, Will Host Upcoming Quibi Show". thebiglead.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Ashley Brewer's USC profile". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Ashley Brewer's ABC7 Profile". abc7.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. Torrey Hart. "USC Swimming Alum Ashley Brewer Debuts as ESPN Host on New Platform Quibi". swimswam.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. Braden Keith. "FORMER USC SWIMMER ASHLEY BREWER MAKES HER ESPN SPORTSCENTER DEBUT". swimswam.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. Rick Porter. "ESPN's Ashley Brewer Signs With WME Sports (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. Kristie Adler. "ESPN's New Digital Show 'The Replay' Available Exclusively on Quibi at Launch". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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