In 1999, Cox served as a reporter for the television magazine show Running with the Pac. In 2000, she began writing as a columnist for the Pac-10 Conference, where she produced a weekly national volleyball column. Her written contributions provided insight into collegiate volleyball and demonstrated her in-depth knowledge of the sport.
By 1995, Cox was working for both ABC Sports and ESPN. For ESPN, she reported on the NBA, NCAA basketball, college football, and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). While at ABC Sports, she covered events including NCAA basketball, NBA games, professional volleyball, and college football. She became a familiar face as a sideline reporter for ABC’s Saturday Night College Football Game of the Week, taking over from Erin Andrews.
Between 1998 and 2001, she worked with Turner Sports, covering the Goodwill Games as both an analyst and reporter. In 2002, Cox joined Oxygen Media Network, where she served as a WNBA analyst and also reported on that year's NBA Playoffs.
Her collaboration with NBC Sports began in 2003, where she covered the Association of Volleyball Professionals. She went on to cover the beach volleyball events at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics, providing insightful reporting and analysis as part of NBC’s Olympic coverage.
Heather Cox currently works as an ESPN sideline reporter, contributing to college football and other major sports broadcasts. She continues to be a respected name in sports journalism.
Her work has earned her recognition, including the 2004 USA Volleyball E. Douglas Boyden Media Recognition Award, which honors exceptional media coverage of the sport of volleyball.
Cox is married to Bill Cox, and together they have two children. She maintains an active online presence and can be followed on her Twitter account: @heatherespn.
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