Taylor Rooks is an American sports journalist and broadcaster. Rooks attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia, from which she graduated in 2010.

She currently appears on Bleacher Report and Turner Sports. Before joining the Turner networks, she was a host, reporter, and correspondent at SportsNet New York.

Prior to the New York Market, she worked for the Big Ten Network. She appeared on BTN Live, BTN Football Pregame, and Women’s Sports Report.

Prior to SNY, CBS, and BTN, Rooks was a football and basketball recruiting reporter for scout.com. She has an on-air presence for major events, such as the Big Ten Football Championship.

Rooks became the newest host, reporter, and anchor for SportsNet New York. Rooks is also a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network for the 2016-2017 college football season.

She has established a large following on social media platforms, such as Twitter and Instagram.

How did Taylor Rooks get famous?

Rooks became famous when she covered and broke national football/basketball recruiting stories while working with Scout.com. She appeared on CBS Sports Network reporting on the WBB Pre-NIT Championship at 19 years old.

Rooks modelled briefly but turned her focus to sports journalism.  In August 2014—two months out of college—Rooks became an on-air host, reporter, and correspondent for the Big Ten Network.

She appeared nightly on the popular sports television show, BTN Live, alongside Dave Revsine, Mike Hall, and Rick Pizzo, and analysts such as Jim Jackson, Chuck Long, and Glen Mason.

One of her roles is to interact with fans and bring their social media topics onto the screen. Rooks regularly reports on Big Ten Games throughout the season and travels frequently for television shows.

She hosts the Women’s Sports Report, alongside Lisa Byington, covering all women’s sports in the Big Ten.