Taylor Rooks is an American sports journalist and broadcaster. Rooks attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia, from which she graduated in 2010.
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She currently appears on Bleacher Report and Turner Sports. Before joining the Turner networks, she was a host, reporter, and correspondent at SportsNet New York.
Prior to the New York Market, she worked for the Big Ten Network. She appeared on BTN Live, BTN Football Pregame, and Women’s Sports Report.
Prior to SNY, CBS, and BTN, Rooks was a football and basketball recruiting reporter for scout.com. She has an on-air presence for major events, such as the Big Ten Football Championship.
Rooks became the newest host, reporter, and anchor for SportsNet New York. Rooks is also a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network for the 2016-2017 college football season.
She has established a large following on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Instagram.
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Taylor Rooks Parents: Meet Stephanie Rooks, Thomas Rooks
The young Journalist and broadcaster Taylor Lynn Rooks was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the United States of America.
Raised in a family of athletes, Rooks is the daughter of Thomas Rooks and Stephanie Rooks. Her father is a top-rushing leader for the Illinois Fighting Illini. From the looks of it, Rooks seems to be the only child.
Likewise, Taylor is the niece of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock and the niece of Marv Woodson. Marv is the former Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints NFL player. As for her education, Taylor attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia.
Rooks decided to follow in her parent’s footsteps by attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she majored in broadcast journalism.
During her time at the University of Illinois, Rooks covered and broke national football/basketball recruiting stories while working with Scout.com. She appeared on CBS Sports Network reporting on the WBB Pre-NIT Championship at 19 years old.
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