Jade McCarthy (born July 20, 1980) is an American sportscaster for

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who was a former anchor on

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's ''

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'' and former host of ''NESN Daily'' on

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Early life

McCarthy was born in

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. As a child, she rode horses competitively for ten years. She grew up near

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and attended

Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States. ...

Career

McCarthy started her career at

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. She then moved to WAFF, the NBC affiliate in

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. She was a sports anchor at

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, where she won numerous Sports Emmy Awards. McCarthy joined

in early 2010; she was a part-time host and reporter for ''

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''. After ''SportsDesk'' was canceled, she became the host of the network's new show ''NESN Daily''. McCarthy left NESN in August 2011 after her husband, Gordon Stead, got a job in Philadelphia. McCarthy returned to TV in September 2012, joining ESPN as an anchor for ''

.'' On April 26, 2017, it was announced that ESPN was laying off around 100 on-air personalities, with McCarthy being one of the victims. McCarthy joined NBC Sports Boston in September 2018 as host of the ''Opening Drive''

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pregame show.

Personal life

McCarthy is a

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. McCarthy and Stead had a son in October 2011. They welcomed their second child, another boy, in August 2015. Their third child, a daughter, was born in July 2017.

References

External links

Jade McCarthy's blog - NESN.comESPNMediaZone Bio
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