![]() She networked, landed an internship for MTV Networks and Showtime Networks in New York and was a production assistant for Chicago Bears games that were broadcast on CBS.Īfter graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism and a kinesiology minor, Shae's sports broadcasting career took off. I can do this,'" she said.įrom there, Shae built contacts with industry leaders who would come to IU. Shae took her package and sent it to the network. The Big Ten Network was fairly new and didn't have the resources to send reporters to all the campuses when big news broke. She asked students what they thought about the coach's firing. Her senior year in 2008 when Kelvin Sampson was forced to resign due to NCAA violations, she went about campus to do man on the street interviews. At IU, she said, "that was a religion" and her love of sports only grew. Shae had season tickets for college basketball all four years. Maybe you should consider a career in broadcast journalism,'" said Shae. You seem to know how to speak about random things with ease. "Afterward, my professor said, 'You really have a gift of gab. public speaking class and to get things going, the teacher asked each student to go up front and talk about a random object in the room. But Shae never had an inclination to make a career covering sports - until her first college class at IU. There were dogs named Ernie Banks and Wrigley. Shae was born and raised in Chicago amid a family of sports nuts. "I saw this woman is the anchor of my life, the anchor of my family."īefore he died, Joel told his brother he really liked Shae. It means so much to Jordan that Joel got to meet his future wife. "I got to see what the depth of our relationship could be," he said. When Joel died, it crushed Jordan and turned his world upside down. "He just carried on in his own authentic way," said Jordan, "and people adored him." He was beloved by teammates and his family. The 6-10 Joel played forward and center for Butler and was credited with helping to put the Bulldogs on the national map, leading the team to its first Sweet 16 in nearly 40 years in 2003. Jordan, also ACC Network’s "The Huddle" host and college basketball analyst, joked that after IU's win against Penn State last weekend, Shae is suddenly all in on the Hoosiers football program. In the background, the one not on the phone would tease and make jabs. Kobe, the 9-month-old golden retriever born on the day Kobe Bryant died was romping about, wreaking havoc as Jordan, 37, and Shae, 34, passed the phone back and forth to answer questions. ![]() It's really the highlight of my week." Big brother Joey ![]() "I had reservations at first, I was like, 'We are going to kill each other,'" said Shae, an NFL radio host for Sirius XM. "GameDay" airs Sunday during football season from 1 to 5 p.m. Jordan and Shae Cornette - they said their wedding vows in June 2019 - are the first married couple to host a show on ESPN Radio. Those two facets of the couple's lives, work and home, recently collided in a major way, making history at ESPN. He 100% makes me better at work, at home." "It's still what draws me to him every single day," she said. Shae liked Jordan's big personality and how he made her laugh - all the time. How "she would talk to the pumpkin on the door step if it would talk back to her," Jordan said. He liked Shae's outgoing, gregarious personality. ![]()
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