Aditi Kinkhabwala

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Aditi Kinkhabwala
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Born
Aditi Kinkhabwala

(1977-12-02) December 2, 1977 (age 47) [1]
Other namesAditi Kinkhabwala-Wirginis
EducationCornell University
Occupation Sports reporter
Years active1999-present
SpouseMatt Wirginis [2] (2013-present)

Aditi Kinkhabwala (born December 2, 1977) [1] is an American sports journalist and sports reporter for CBS Sports.

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Early life

Kinkhabwala was born in New York City. She was raised in New Jersey, and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in American Studies. [3] [4]

Career

Prior to joining the NFL Network, Kinkhabwala was a journalist at the San Antonio Express-News . [3] Kinkhabwala also was a writer for The Wall Street Journal , where she covered the New York Giants football team. [3]

Kinkhabwala just closed a 10-year tenure with NFL Network. She is a host on CBS Sports' We Need To Talk and on both Sirius XM and local Pittsburgh radio, Kinkhabwala started her journalism career in newspapers, first covering high school football at the San Antonio Express-News and college sports at  The Record in New Jersey before moving to the NFL beat at the Wall Street Journal. In April, Kinkhabwala supported Cleveland's 2021 NFL Draft coverage as a special contributor for TV, radio and website content. [5] In 2022, after 10 years at NFL Network, Kinkhabwala announced that she was leaving NFL Network. [6] Currently, Kinkhabwala is a contributor and reporter for NFL ON CBS and the NFL Playoffs on Westwood One. Her other contributions are being a co-host on radio for 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh and the Football Heaven podcast. [7]

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