"For me, personally, it was the job title," Erdahl said. But who turns down an opportunity to cover the NFL?
She wasn't necessarily looking to move on, and she hopes she can occasionally work with CBS Sports in the future. On July 25, she debuted as the replacement for Kay Adams. Three days later, her family - which includes husband Sam Buckman and two daughters, ages 1 and 3 - left the Twin Cities for New York. Earlier this year, GMFB received a sports Emmy for outstanding studio show.Įrdahl landed the gig on July 11. The other hosts occasionally dress up in costumes and role play while dishing out the latest on the NFL. Last month, she was named the new host of the wildly popular "Good Morning Football," show on the NFL Network, a show that strikes the proper balance between being informative and zany. Peter's to reach the Final Four.īut after spending the last eight years with CBS Sports, Erdahl is taking a sizeable step forward. That was Erdahl, on March 27, trying to interview blubbering North Carolina coach Hubert Davis following the Tar Heels' win over St. Her career stops include the New England Sports Network, where she worked Boston Red Sox games, and the CBS Sports Network, where she was a sideline reporter during SEC football and basketball games and was part of March Madness coverage. “To go from being just a sideline reporter to really expanding myself to be a studio host, once you have the skill no one can take it away from you.” Jamie Erdahl Olaf, where she played basketball and softball, before transferring to American University to work on a degree in broadcasting and communications. The Bloomington native was laying the groundwork for a successful career as a sports reporter. "I just had this wherewithal that this is a moment in time that I should take advantage of."Įrdahl wasn't just getting her sports fix.
She probably was like 'Why is this girl following me around?' " "I showed up early to catch the last hour of whatever show she was doing," Erdahl said, "and then I walked with her into the elevator, down the elevator, into the lobby then out to her car. Erdahl, during her internship, was ready with questions the day Tafoya arrived at KFAN to sit in on a show. She's a big fan of sideline reporting royalty Michele Tafoya, who also is well-known in these parts, and has followed her career closely. "I'm like, what was up with me at that age," Erdahl said. She was having a blast being around grownups as they yakked about sports. She screened calls for the "Chad Hartman Show" but really enjoyed the entire sports talk vibe. And I would go out of my way at school to accommodate that part of my personality, almost to a fault." "All I knew is that I really liked to talk about football, that I really liked to talk about sports. "I don't know if I knew what it meant to have a career in sports television," Erdahl said.
She had a sports itch that needed to be scratched. Jamie Erdahl was a junior at Breck when she landed an internship at KFAN.