Alex Chappell ( Corddry) (born October 10, 1988) is an American journalist for

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(MASN) covering the

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. She also works as a sideline reporter for

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and for

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for college football coverage.

Early life and education

Chappell grew up in Bethesda,

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. Her father, Phillip Corddry, was a left-handed pitcher for the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the Flagship un ...

and spent the

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through

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

seasons with the

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organization. She graduated from Walt Whitman High School and the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publi ...

, and while in college she interned at

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Chappell became a Washington Nationals fan in

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, when the team moved to Washington, D.C., from

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– where they had played as the

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from

through

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

– and she admired former MASN field reporters

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and

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(now Kristina Fitzpatrick) during

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and Washington Nationals broadcasts, respectively.

Career

After graduation from the University of Alabama, Chappell worked as a sports reporter for a CBS affiliate in

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. From there she worked briefly as a reporter on ''Redskins Nation'' on

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, as a sports reporter for WHDH in

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, and as a sideline reporter for

for College Football. She worked for TBS during the

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postseason, and was the pre- and post-game reporter for Bally Sports Florida covering the

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during the

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season. She became MASN's on-field reporter for broadcasts of Washington Nationals games in

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and

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

. When MASN dropped the field reporter position from its coverage of Nationals games beginning in

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, the Nationals hired her as a substitute anchor for their pregame and postgame shows.

Personal life

Chappell married Scott Chappell, an attorney, in January 2019. Actors and former Daily Show Correspondents

Rob Corddry Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He ...

and

Nate Corddry Nathan Harris Corddry (born September 8, 1977) is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as Adam Branch on '' Harry's Law'' and for his role as Gabriel in the first two seasons of ''Mom''. He has also guest starred on series suc ...

are her cousins. On May 31, 2022, Chappell announced via

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that she is expecting a baby girl due in November.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chappell, Alex American women television journalists 1988 births Living people University of Alabama alumni People from Bethesda, Maryland Major League Baseball broadcasters College football announcers 21st-century American women