Kelsey Riggs Biography

Kelsey Riggs was born on November 19, 1988, in Charleston, South Carolina. She is a prominent on-air personality for ESPN and the ACC Network. She played soccer as a Buccaneer while earning her communications degree at Charleston Southern University. After graduation, Riggs developed her reporting skills at WBTW in Myrtle Beach and WCNC in Charlotte where she covered major events including Super Bowl 50, Super Bowl LIII, the NCAA Final Four, and NASCAR races.

She joined the ACC Network in 2019 as one of its first employees where she hosted flagship studio shows ACC Huddle, Nothing But Net, and All ACC and provided sideline coverage for ACC football games. In 2024, Riggs took on the role of full-time anchor for SportsCenter’s 7 a.m. ET broadcast and started hosting College Football Live which demonstrates her ability to work across different platforms.

Riggs stands out in the industry because of her excellent reporting skills and her tireless work ethic and her skill to simplify complex sports stories for engaging audiences. She has also covered major special events, including the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

She advocates for women in sports media through her speaking engagements where she shares her experiences about resilience and teamwork and breaking barriers. According to her agent listings, her speaking fee is less than $25,000 which demonstrates her established reputation in sports and leadership fields.

She resides in Connecticut with her fiancé ESPN analyst Dalen Cuff and their young son while managing her busy national broadcasting schedule.

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