Ashley Brewer (born December 13, 1991) is best known for being a sports anchor/reporter for

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, a sports channel in the

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. She was hired to be one of the hosts of ''The Replay'' on

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and a part of the rotation of ''

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''. In 2021, she became a co-host on '' SportsNation'' on

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Early life and education

Brewer was born and raised in

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. She went to Chaparral High School in Phoenix, where she was a 12-time prep All-American as a swimmer and the 2009 Arizona 4A state champion in the 100m backstroke. She helped Chaparral to a pair of state titles and was named her school's 2010 Female Athlete of the Year. Brewer spent her first two years swimming for the

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before transferring to the

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, where she graduated in 2014. During her time in Texas, she competed in the 2012 US Olympics trials for the 100m backstroke. She finished tied at 83rd.

Career

After graduating from USC, Brewer became a college football sideline reporter for Cox 7 Arizona. She then became the weekend sports anchor at

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. She was the weekend sports anchor and reporter at

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in Los Angeles, where she started as an intern in college. She was hired by

in 2020. She made her ''

'' debut on September 28, 2020. She also has worked on pre- and post-game shows and co-hosted

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shows. Before joining ESPN, she was a part of the broadcast team on ''

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'' show on

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. Her duties included covering

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and being a presenter for the 2022

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Awards. On August 17, 2021, ESPN transferred Brewer back to Los Angeles, where she co-anchored the 1:00 a.m. ET (10:00 p.m. PT) edition of ''SportsCenter''. On June 30, 2023, Brewer was laid off by ESPN in a round of cost cuts of its public-facing commentators.

Personal life

Brewer's oldest brother

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was a right-handed pitcher for the

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. Her brother Chase played baseball at

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and her younger brother Connor is a former

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for the

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. Her younger sister Abby played sand volleyball at

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. Ashley's mother Deborah Pyburn Brewer was a news anchor for the

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station in Phoenix for almost ten years. In July 2023, Ashley Brewer married

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player

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. The couple had dated since 2022.

References

External links

Ashley Brewer profile
at ESPN * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, Ashley University of Southern California alumni Television personalities from Phoenix, Arizona Christians from Arizona Journalists from Arizona American sports journalists American women sports journalists American women television journalists ESPN people Living people 1991 births