Jade McCarthy | |
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Born | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 20, 1980
Education | Mount Holyoke College (BA) |
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Spouse | Gordon Stead (2008-present) |
Children | 3 |
Jade McCarthy (born July 20, 1980) is an American sportscaster who is a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter and former host of NESN Daily on NESN. [1]
McCarthy was born in Newton, Massachusetts. [2] As a child, she rode horses competitively for ten years. [3] She grew up near Boston and attended Mount Holyoke College. [4]
McCarthy started her career at WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts. She then moved to WAFF, the NBC affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama. She was a sports anchor at WCAU in Philadelphia, where she won numerous Sports Emmy Awards. [5] McCarthy joined NESN in early 2010; [6] she was a part-time host and reporter for SportsDesk . After SportsDesk was canceled, she became the host of the network's new show NESN Daily.
McCarthy left NESN in August 2011 after her husband, Gordon Stead, got a job in Philadelphia. [7] McCarthy returned to TV in September 2012, joining ESPN as an anchor for SportsCenter. [8] On April 26, 2017, it was announced that ESPN was laying off around 100 on-air personalities, with McCarthy being one of the victims. [9]
McCarthy joined NBC Sports Boston in September 2018 as host of the Opening Drive New England Patriots pregame show. [10] [11] In 2022 she began doing a podcast for Sports Spectrum, a podcast network that tells "stories where sports and faith connect". [12]
McCarthy is a Christian. [13] McCarthy and Stead had a son in October 2011. [14] They welcomed their second child, another boy, in August 2015. [15] Their third child, a daughter, was born in July 2017. [16]