Jenny Dell
 Dell in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jennifer Sheryl Dell[1] |
| Full name | Jennifer Dell Middlebrooks |
| Nickname | Jenny Dell |
| Born | July 26, 1986 Southbury, Connecticut, U.S.[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Occupation | Sports reporter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Employer | CBS Sports |
| Spouse | [3] |
| Children | 2 |
Jennifer Sheryl Dell–Middlebrooks (born July 26, 1986) is the lead college football reporter for CBS Sports. Dell previously worked as CBS’ #2 NFL sideline reporter in 2014. She also has worked for New England Sports Network (NESN) covering the Boston Red Sox.[4][5][6] Since 2016, she has also been the co-host of the food show Campus Eats alongside Troy Johnson on the Big Ten Network.
Personal life
[edit]Dell grew up in Connecticut. In 2008, she graduated from college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management and Hospitality and Tourism Management.[7][8]
Late in 2012, Dell began dating Will Middlebrooks, at the time the third baseman for the Red Sox. They became engaged in July 2014.[9] They were married in February 2016.[3]
In October 2018, Dell and Middlebrooks had their first child, a daughter.[10] A second daughter arrived a year later, in December 2019.[11] Dell had struggled to get pregnant and used fertility treatments.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jenny Dell on Twitter".
Used to be Jennifer Sheryl Dell. Now Jennifer Dell Middlebrooks!
- ^ "Jenny Dell on Twitter".
203 lived in Southbury, CT my whole life! RT @johndillon89: Wait... @JennyDellNESN is from CT? Is she a 860 or a 203 girl?
- ^ a b Cappadona, Bryanna (February 17, 2016). "Very sporty couple Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks got married". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Hewitt, Stephen (September 4, 2012). "For UMass alum Jenny Dell, job at NESN is 'once in a lifetime opportunity'". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
- ^ Schwartz, Jason (February 26, 2013). "Q&A: NESN Red Sox Reporter Jenny Dell". Boston Magazine.
- ^ "Tom Werner says Jenny Dell is free to leave NESN". The Boston Globe. February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Jenny Dell BIO -Hot CBS Sideline Reporter NFL, Engaged". jennydell.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ O'Brien, Dan (November 18, 2018). "NESN'S Dell-ightful addition". Boston Herald. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Abraham, Peter (September 23, 2014). "Red Sox aren't giving up on Will Middlebrooks". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Yang, Nicole (October 10, 2018). "Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks welcome their first child". Boston.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Dzen, Gary (December 30, 2019). "Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks welcome another baby girl". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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