Jamie Little

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Jamie Little
Dressed in a NASCAR/ESPN race reporter uniform, wearing a headset
Jamie Little in 2009
Born (1978-04-09) April 9, 1978 (age 46)
South Lake Tahoe, California[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Sportscaster, Sports reporter, NASCAR reporter, Television personality
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78m)[2]
SpouseCody Selman
ChildrenCarter Wayne Selman

Jamie Little (born April 9, 1978) is an American pit reporter for NASCAR coverage on Fox. Little is a former pit reporter for ESPN/ABC coverage of the Indy Racing League,[3] although she returned to her pit reporting duty for the 2007 and 2008 Indianapolis 500 as well as the 2013 Firestone 550, and NASCAR on ESPN. Little joined ESPN in 1998 and covered both the Winter and Summer X Games.[3] She is well known among the motocross and extreme sports community for being a pit report on ESPN's Motoworld program.[3] Little won the 2008 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, edging out Craftsman Truck Series champion Mike Skinner by 0.324 seconds.[4]

Little announced on her website she would return to the Winter X Games in January 2010, covering the Snowmobile Motocross. Also, Little returned to her hosting duties for ESPN's second annual New Years, No Limits special on New Year's Eve.

On September 25, 2014, it was announced that Little would move to FOX Sports beginning in January 2015 to serve as a NASCAR pit reporter[5] for Sprint Cup Series Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series races.[6]

Personal life

Little is a 2001 graduate of San Diego State University.[3]

In December 2010, Little married Cody Selman in La Jolla, California. On August 9, 2012, she gave birth to a boy, Carter Wayne Selman.

References

  1. ^ http://www.jamielittle.com/about.html
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/JamieLittleTV/status/529070186071351297
  3. ^ a b c d "Biography". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner Takes Professional Category". The Auto Channel. April 19, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Jamie Little Joins FOX Sports Family". National Speed Sport News. Turn 3 Media LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  6. ^ Gluck, Jeff (January 25, 2015). "Jeff Gordon to be Fox guest analyst for NASCAR's Xfinity series". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

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