Jen Lada Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Career Wedding

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Jen Lada is well known as an ESPN reporter who has had a successful career since joining the network and has contributed to Sportscenter, College GameDay, Baseball Tonight, Mike and Mike, and other shows.

She has added her knowledge and skills as a sportswoman to her journalism career and in this article, we are going to learn more about her.

Jen Lada biography

Jen Lada is an American reporter for the ESPN network born on January 24th, 1981 and in 2022 she is 40 years old. She grew up at her parent’s home alongside his three other siblings in a nearby county of Spring Grove.

Jen Lada education

With regards to Jen Lada’s education, she attended the Marian Central Catholic High School where she used to be a sports girl because she standout on the school’s cross country and track teams. Her sports ability played a huge role to secure a partial scholarship to Marquette University and later graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

She worked on their local paper during her stay in university and was also affiliated with a sorority house and claimed that having the sorority stopped her from getting homesick.

Who is Jen Lada married to?

ESPN reporter, Jen Lada is happily married to former ESPN anchor, Dario Melendez but initially, she was married to Sean Reti as they met while attending university and later got married in 2006 and is blessed with a child but got divorced.

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Jen Lada career

Jen Lada initially kickstarted her career life as a waitress but she is currently an ESPN contributor for digital platform and College GameDay. She is part of the ESPN Department of Highlights as she conducts interviews for Headline segments for the network.

After graduating from the University, Jen Lada got her first role as a reporter for a Fox affiliate in Milwaukee but her love for sports got recognized despite being a general reporter.

Jen Lada later got herself a role with Comcast SportsNet which enabled her to move back to the Chicago area as she was covering the NFL Chicago Bears and the MBL’s Chicago White Sox.

After having roles in covering the NFL Chicago Bears she started appearing on various ESPN radio programs alongside Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic and her successful radio got her a full-time role with the ESPN network.

She signed a multi-year contract with ESPN and since 2015 she has made an appearance on several shows across the ESPN network including rotating host on College Football Live and College GameDay.

Jen Lada wedding

Jen Lada is currently married to former ESPN reporter, Dario Melendez after divorcing Sean Reti and they exchanged vows in 2017. She announced the news on her Instagram and later shared pictures of their wedding.

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