Emily Proud
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Emily Proud is a host and reporter for CBS Sports and CBS Sports HQ. She joined the network in August, 2022 as the face of CBS Sports’ partnership with 247 Sports. Emily hosts a variety of shows including daily programming on HQ and major college... More
Emily Proud is a host and reporter for CBS Sports and CBS Sports HQ. She joined the network in August, 2022 as the face of CBS Sports’ partnership with 247 Sports. Emily hosts a variety of shows including daily programming on HQ and major college football pre-game shows during the fall. She has served as a reporter on events like the NWSL Championship, Pickleball at Fenway Park, college football and basketball games.
Previously, she was a reporter and weekend news anchor for WKRN News 2 in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a sideline reporter for Belmont University basketball and Athletes Unlimited. Before arriving in Nashville, Emily was a sports reporter/anchor at WATE in her hometown of Knoxville, TN.
In her four years in the Music City, Emily covered major events including a record-breaking NFL Draft, an AFC Championship run for the Titans, and the NFL’s first major COVID-19 outbreak. Emily also launched an Emmy-nominated segment titled, “Making Us Proud,” provided coverage for 20 Nexstar Media Group affiliates from the March Madness bubble in Indy, reported on the Nashville Predators’ Stanley Cup Final run, the inaugural season in MLS for Nashville SC, the first NASCAR Cup Series race in Nashville in over 40 years, and the city’s first-ever IndyCar race. Additionally, Emily covered SEC football for 6 years.
Emily earned her degree at Belmont University in Nashville. There, she was a four-year letter winner on the soccer team, and was named an OVC Top 20 Preseason Player to Watch her senior year.
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