Jamie Little

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Jamie Little
Dressed in a black shirt, wearing a Fox Sports headset
Little in 2019
Born (1978-04-09) April 9, 1978 (age 43)
South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSportscaster, Sports reporter, NASCAR reporter, Television personality
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Spouse(s)
Cody Selman
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(m. 2010)​
Children2

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 reporter 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 NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races.

On November 16, 2020, it was announced that Little would serve as the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports' coverage of the ARCA Menards Series. She is the first woman to be the lead television play-by-play announcer for a national motorsports series.[6]

Personal life[]

Little is a 2001 graduate of San Diego State University.[3] Attended Greenspun Junior High School and graduated 8th grade in 1992. Attended Green Valley High School.

In December 2010, Little married Cody Selman in La Jolla, California. On August 9, 2012, she gave birth to a boy, Carter Wayne Selman. On October 24, 2016 Jamie and Cody welcomed Sierra Lynn Selman, the couple's 2nd born child.

Selman & Little own two Jimmy John's franchises near their Las Vegas home.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.jamielittle.com/about.html
  2. ^ Jamie Little [@JamieLittleTV] (3 November 2014). "I love my job!!!!!!!!!! And I'm FINE!!! Helps being 5'10", I wasn't leaving my spot! Anything for the job!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Biography". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  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. ^ "Jamie Little first woman to become TV voice of national motorsports series". The Athletic. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Kantowski, Ron. "Daytona 500 a family affair for pit road reporter Jamie Little". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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