Andy Adler is a bilingual sportscaster,

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, and

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who serves as a sports anchor at CBS 11 (

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) and co-host of the

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pre- and post-game shows for CBS. Adler was previously at

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in New York and hosted ''PIX 11 Sports Desk'', as well as the

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pre-game shows. She was previously a co-anchor of KNBC's ''Today in LA'' weekend edition and co-host of the Los Angeles Lakers pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows on

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. Prior to that, she was a sports anchor for Fox in New York,

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Career

Early work

Immediately following graduation from Stanford University, Adler knew she wanted to be a

, but did not know anyone in the

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. She applied to the NBC Page program in Burbank, California, and was admitted. She quickly moved up from giving tours of the

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Lot to working in the KNBC news room as an editors assistant. Two months later, Adler got her first job on-air as a reporter for the

affiliate in Monterey, California, for one year. While at NBC, Adler made an appearance on the NBC affiliate in

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at the age of 20. Following that, she co-hosted the entertainment show ''Eye On The Desert'' for the

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affiliate in Palm Springs. Simultaneously, she began hosting '' American Latino TV'', a nationally syndicated, weekly magazine program focusing on American and foreign-born

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making a positive impact in

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society.

Fox New York

Adler began working at

(Fox 5 New York) in 2007 as the weekend evening sports anchor and fill-in host of ''

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''. She was also the co-host of ''Sports Extra''. She served as the field reporter for the New York Giants' pre-game and post-game shows at the station. She covered the

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' remarkable run and subsequent win of Super Bowl 42, serving as the field reporter on location. Adler was also the traveling reporter for the New York Jets games airing on MY9 (sister station of WNYW). While at Fox, Adler covered the

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' 2009 World Series Championship, the

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, and served as the host for the New York City Triathlon in 2008 and 2009. She also made appearances on the

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. While in New York, Adler hosted

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in front of an audience surpassing one million people, stretching across

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and 42nd street to

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. She left Fox 5 in March 2010.

NBC LA (KNBC) and Los Angeles Lakers

In March 2010, it was announced that Adler was leaving

to join KNBC in

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as ''Today in LA'' weekend co-anchor and weekday news reporter. She also hosted the weekly sports segment for ''Prime Time News LA''. Adler also made appearances on

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. She also hosted the Lakers pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows for the 2012–2013 season on

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SportsNet LA. She hosted the shows with former NBA players

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, and

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. Adler also hosted ''Access SportsNet'', a nightly, live, hour show dedicated to sports in

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CW New York (WPIX, Pix11 News)

In March, 2014, it was announced that Adler was returning to New York as the sports anchor for

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News. She also served as host for ''PIX 11 Sports Desk''. During her time at

, Adler has landed exclusive interviews with Magic Johnson,

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, and Eli Manning. She also was host of the

pre-game shows airing on the network.

Personal life

Adler made her film debut with a cameo appearance in ''

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'' starring the Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. She is a native Spanish speaker and a member of Mensa. Adler works with The World of Children's Award. She served as host of their inaugural

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fundraiser honoring the New York Giants Steve Weatherford. Adler also works with the

Children's Health Fund Children's Health Fund (CHF) is a nonprofit organization that provides health care to children and families on mobile medical clinics throughout the United States. CHF was founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon and pediatrician/advocate ...

. She presented at the charity's annual fundraiser with actress

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and journalist

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References

External links

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