Sara Walsh
{{Short description|American sportscaster}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{for-multi|the member of the Missouri House of Representatives|Sara Walsh (politician)|the Australian soccer player|Sarah Walsh}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Sara Walsh
|image = Sarah Walsh 2020.jpg
|imagesize = 220
|caption = Walsh at State Farm Stadium in September 2020
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|4|12}}
|birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|alma_mater = University of North Florida
|occupation = Sportscaster
|years active = 2000–present
|spouse = {{marriage|Matt Buschmann|January 18, 2014}}
|children = 2
}}
Sara Elizabeth Walsh (born April 12, 1978) is an American sportscaster who currently works for NFL Network. She worked for ESPN from 2010 to 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/from-gulf-high-sports-to-sportscenter-sara-walsh-revels/2193986 |title=Walsh takes sports passion from Gulf High to ESPN |last1=Campbell |first1=Steven |date=April 12, 2012 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=September 20, 2018}} Walsh came to ESPN from WUSA in Washington, D.C., where she served as the station's weekend sports anchor and Redskins beat reporter from 2006 to 2010.
Early life and education
Walsh grew up in the Tampa Bay area, graduating from Gulf High School in New Port Richey, Florida. Walsh was a four-year starter as a forward on the University of North Florida soccer team,{{cite web |url=http://www.unf.edu/sports/soccer_w/99roster.html |title=1999 Women's Soccer Roster |publisher=North Florida Ospreys |year=1999 |access-date=February 26, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000614014040/http://www.unf.edu/sports/soccer_w/99roster.html |archive-date=June 14, 2000}} where she holds the school record for goals and points in a game.
Career
Prior to WUSA, Walsh worked at WKRN in Nashville from 2003 to 2006, winning four regional Emmys in three years. She co-hosted the weekly Monday Night Live with Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, and hosted a weekly radio show with then Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. Walsh also served as sports director at WPGA in Macon, Georgia from 2001 to 2003, and began her career as a sports writer for the Beaches Leader newspaper in Jacksonville Beach.
She was an anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter until May 4, 2017, when she was released by the network.{{cite news |last1=Bieler |first1=Des |title=Sara Walsh says she had on-air miscarriage while hosting ESPN's 'SportsCenter' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/05/15/sara-walsh-says-she-had-on-air-miscarriage-while-hosting-espns-sportscenter/ |access-date=September 20, 2018 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=May 15, 2017}} She was hired as a reporter for the 2018–2019 NFL season by Fox Sports.{{cite web |title=FOX Sports Unveils 2018 NFL Season Broadcast Teams |work=Fox Sports PressPass |url=http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latest-news/2018/07/30/fox-sports-unveils-2018-nfl-season-broadcast-teams |access-date=September 20, 2018 |date=July 30, 2018}} She will also serve as a studio host for their NASCAR coverage.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latest-news/2019/02/05/fox-nascar-rounds-out-2019-studio-roster-with-addition-of-hosts-lindsay-czarniak-and-sara-walsh|title=FOX NASCAR Rounds Out 2019 Studio Roster with Addition of Hosts Lindsay Czarniak and Sara Walsh|website=FOX Sports|author=Press Release|date=February 5, 2019}}
Personal life
In 2014, Walsh married former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Matt Buschmann.{{cite web|url=http://thebiglead.com/2014/02/20/david-price-played-matchmaker-between-espns-sara-walsh-and-minor-league-pitcher/|title=David Price Played Matchmaker Between ESPN's Sara Walsh and Minor League Pitcher |publisher=The Big Lead|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=September 20, 2018}}
On February 3, 2017, Walsh announced she had given birth to twins, Hutton and Brees, a few days earlier.{{cite web|title=Instagram (sarawalsh10)|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BQD74ExAvo3/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/sarawalsh10/1442259643840789047 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|publisher=Instagram|access-date=February 3, 2017}}{{cbignore}}
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Category:American television sports announcers
Category:People from New Port Richey, Florida
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:North Florida Ospreys women's soccer players
Category:University of North Florida alumni
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:American sports announcers
Category:Soccer players from Florida
Category:Sportspeople from the Tampa Bay area
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