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Alex Jean Glover: Sports Broadcaster, Emcee & Host, Content Creator

Sports. Content Creation. Storytelling. Three things that sparked Alex Jean Glover's interest in a career in broadcasting and media; and ones that continue to fuel her work within the industry. From playing volleyball growing up in Magnolia, Texas to embarking on a Division I collegiate career at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Alex has been immersed in the world of sports for as long as she can remember. It was at SMU though where her journey in content creation commenced. A journey that, in the years to come, helped her build her personal brand, secure incredible NIL collaborations, and even earn the 2024 NIL Female Athlete of The Year award. Along with fostering her brand, she also pursued roles in hosting and reporting that aligned with her passion for storytelling, game coverage, and digital media; and inched her closer to career opportunities in sports broadcasting. The rest is history. Since graduating from SMU, Alex has officially started her professional journey in the industry—joining ESPN+ and the ACC Network as a color analyst. In addition to this, she also released her first eBook recently—"An Athlete's Strategy to Scoring NIL"—where she shares tips for student-athletes looking to capitalize on the world of NIL and secure brand deals.


Let’s start with your journey early on in college! You played collegiate volleyball at SMU. Could you share more with us about your time there?


That was great. I graduated high school a semester early to go up in the spring and train with my team, which I wouldn't trade for the world. It was the best for development, trying to learn the college pace, and getting acclimated to your classes; so I was definitely super blessed to have the opportunity to go early. I was a middle hitter for all five of my years that I was in college. Obviously, during the COVID era, it was a little hard to navigate. You know, we had to go all virtual, we were at home a lot, and not really practicing. Then, we had back-to-back seasons for volleyball. We actually moved from fall season to spring, and then we turned around and had another season that next fall.

They ended up giving us back another year since that spring season was a little funky and pretty short. When I was playing, I wasn't able to do commentating for volleyball or hosting for volleyball because I was playing; so then that's where my love for basketball came from. After I was done with volleyball, they were like: “Hey, it's basketball season. There's some opportunities to MC and host, would you be interested in that?” I started doing that and really enjoyed it.


Love that! What were some key takeaways or lessons that you learned as a student-athlete that you carried with you as you embarked on your professional career within sports media?


Definitely learning different personalities and learning how to read the room. In sports media, there's so many people from different backgrounds. You're meeting previous athletes, you’re interviewing athletes. Then, if you're working with a broadcast team, (you have) reporters and people in the control room. So it's people from different fields and different backgrounds. I think definitely being on a volleyball team and having to deal with a team sport…it’s like the same thing. It's not like Club—where everybody's from the same area. Everyone's from different areas. I learned how to communicate, first of all, with different types of groups of people; and then also learned those interpersonal skills to form relationships with people who have different backgrounds and maybe different experiences from you.


How was that transition from college into the world of journalism and sports media like for you?

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