Andre Aldridge is an American television personality. He is currently an anchor for
NBA TV
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. Aldridge previously worked at
ESPN
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, where he served as an
anchor
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/
reporter
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.
During his three years at ESPN, Aldridge reported and anchored for various shows on the network, including ''NBA Tonight'', ''NBA Matchup'', and ''
Friday Night Fights
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''. He also served as an anchor and reporter at
Prime Sports
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Television. In that capacity, he reported for the nightly national news program ''Press Box'' and covered the "NFL Game of the Week" throughout the 1995 season, including
Super Bowl XXX
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. He also worked for
KMPC
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Radio in Los Angeles from 1993 to 1994, where he reported and produced Rams and UCLA half-time reports. Additionally, from 1992 to 1993, Aldridge produced and reported for
KNBC-TV
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in Los Angeles.
Alridge served as the host of NBA TV's ''NBA TV Gametime'' show, a show featuring highlights of the previous day's
National Basketball Association
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games. He also hosted a variety of other shows for NBA TV.
References
External links
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Profile on NBA TV
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Atlanta Falcons announcers
Atlanta Hawks announcers
National Basketball Association broadcasters
National Football League announcers
University of Southern California alumni
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