Jenn Sterger
| Jenn Sterger | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1983 Miami, Florida |
| Residence | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor's degree |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Occupation | Model, reporter |
Jennifer "Jenn" Lynette Sterger (born November 29, 1983) is a model and television personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated. She has worked as the "Gameday Host" for the New York Jets[1] and was a co-host of the 2010 Versus sports news show The Daily Line.[2]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Modeling and acting
Sterger was one of a group called the FSU Cowgirls, known for wearing skimpy clothing and cowboy hats to football games, and she first came to attention when she was shown on national television during a 2005 Florida State–Miami football game. On seeing the shot, announcer Brent Musburger commented that "1,500 red-blooded Americans just decided to apply to Florida State."[3][4]
Sterger has posed in Maxim[5] and Playboy magazines and was a spokesperson for Dr Pepper[4] and Sprint.[6] Sterger was featured on the E!: Entertainment Television show Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web that originally aired in March 2008, where she was #19 on their list.[7]
In 2009, Sterger had her breast implants removed, stating that they had served their purpose for her career, and that she was tired of being stereotyped.[8][3]
[edit] Sports journalism
After contributing two articles to Sports Illustrated,[9][10] Sterger, for some time, wrote a Wednesday feature on SI.com's "Scorecard Daily." In August 2008, the New York Jets hired her to be the "Gameday Host" for the team.[1]
Sterger was a regular segment host on the ABC show Race to March Madness. The nationally televised weekly show highlighted the best teams in NCAA men's basketball and how the season was shaping up prior to the tournament. She hosted a weekly segment where she visited a top school's campus and interviewed players, coaches and fans of the respective teams.[citation needed]
After seven months on the air, Versus cancelled The Daily Line, a show she co-hosted, as of November 4, 2010.[2] In 2011, Sterger worked as a reporter on specials for Fuel TV.[11]
[edit] Allegations against Brett Favre
In October 2010, reports surfaced on the website Deadspin that NFL quarterback Brett Favre was alleged to have sent Sterger several suggestive text messages, voicemails asking her to come to his hotel room, and explicit photos of himself while he was the quarterback for the New York Jets and she was a sideline reporter for the Jets (these events were said to have happened during the 2008 football season).[12][13] The league said its sole focus was on whether Favre violated workplace conduct policy, not to “make judgments about the appropriateness of personal relationships.”[14][dead link] Favre admitted to sending voicemails, but not images to Sterger.[15]He was later fined $50,000 for "failure to cooperate" with the investigation. The NFL stated that it "could not conclude" that Favre had violated the personal conduct policy, and that there was not sufficient evidence to establish if Favre had sent the photos.[16] Sports agent Phil Reese posted photos of Sterger (in reference to Brett Favre) to promote Player Public Relations in New York on his official website. Sterger's lawyer stated on March 19, 2011 that "Sterger never intended to profit in any way from Brett Favre's communications. My client has remained silent about this for four years now and the truth is that it has impaired her employment opportunities. She does not want to be known as the Brett Favre 'text woman' and Mr Reese has no right to have any communications in his possession. He will have to return them or we will pursue our litigation against him which we are very confident will be successful." [15]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Needell, Paul (2008-08-11). "Jets make another move". New Jersey On-Line. http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/needell/index.ssf/2008/08/needell_jets_make_another_move.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Michael (2010-10-29). "Versus cancels Jenn Sterger's sports TV show". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/10/versus-cancels-jenn-stergers-sports-tv-show/1. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ a b Hoppes, Lynn (2009-11-17). "Catching up with: Jenn Sterger". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hoppes/091117. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ a b Hiestand, Michael (2010-03-04). "Keith Jackson returns; Jenn Sterger joins new Versus show". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2010-03-03-keith-jackson_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Jenn Sterger", Maxim, May 24, 2010.
- ^ Cridlin, Jay (2007-10-23). "Jenn Sterger's Bull run". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/23/Life/Jenn_Sterger_s_Bull_r.shtml. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web at IMDb
- ^ Gillin, Joshua (2010-11-19). "Gaither High grad Jenn Sterger ditches her famous implants". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.tampabay.com/features/article1052734.ece. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Sterger, Jenn (2006-02-10). "Confessions of a Cowgirl". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/sioncampus/02/09/cowgirl.fsu/index.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Sterger, Jenn (2006-03-03). "Storming the Court". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/sioncampus/03/03/fsu.duke/index.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Alyson Shontell, "Exclusive interview with Jenn Sterger: Sexts, Startups, Stardom, And Single-Life", Business Insider at San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2011.
- ^ "Brett Favre's Cellphone seduction of Jenn Sterger". Deadspin.com. 2010-10-04. http://deadspin.com/5658206/brett-favres-cellphone-seduction-of-jenn-sterger. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Jenn Sterger seeks 'proper resolution'". ESPN.com. 2010-10-12. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5677989&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Jenn Sterger Demanding Photos Be Removed From Website" March 19, 2011, Radar Online
- ^ "Favre fined $50k for 'failure to cooperate' with investigation". Nfl.com. 2010-12-29. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81d4b582/article/favre-fined-50k-for-failure-to-cooperate-with-investigation?module=HP_headlines. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
