Lauren "Elle" Duncan (born April 12, 1983) is an American sports anchor for ESPN.
Career
Atlanta
Duncan began her career in
Atlanta as an intern with the 2 Live Stews, an American syndicated sports talk radio show on 790/The Zone.
After a year, she was hired by Atlanta host, Ryan Cameron, to join the Ryan Cameron Show on
WVEE.
While there, her roles included traffic reporter and on-air personality.
Duncan hosted an afternoon show at the station in 2009 before moving to handle sports reporting for the morning Frank and Wanda show. During her time with V-103, Duncan also was a contributor with the
Atlanta Falcons radio network pre- and post-game shows, the
Atlanta Hawks sideline reporter, and a freelance sideline reporter for SEC and ACC football games on Comcast Sports South.
Duncan landed a job as the traffic reporter at
NBC affiliate
WXIA-TV in 2012.
On April 28, 2013, Duncan was arrested for DUI and reckless driving.
Boston
Duncan joined NESN in 2014 as an anchor, reporter, and host. Duncan began co-hosting NESN Live Presented by Cross Insurance with Sarah Davis. The show features updates from NESN reporters and game-day analysis from
Fenway Park,
TD Garden, and
Gillette Stadium.
While at NESN, Duncan has also worked as a sideline reporter for the Boston Red Sox and hosted coverage of Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and
Seattle Seahawks from Glendale, Arizona.
ESPN
Duncan joined
SportsCenter as an anchor on April 27, 2016.
She hosts the weekday 6pm ET edition of
SportsCenter with
Kevin Negandhi.
Film
Duncan appeared in the 2014 movie
Ride Along as a news reporter.
Philanthropic efforts
Duncan has been involved with Walker, a non-profit leader in special education, behavioral health and residential treatment for children and youth. Specifically, Duncan has been involved with Walker’s
Change Shoes, Change Lives Run and Walk and engaged with Walker’s youth through on-campus volunteering and events through NESN’s employee volunteer program,
NESN Connects.
While at V-103, Duncan launched a Cause & Effect series to recognize a number of local nonprofit organizations quarterly. The series consisted of different events throughout Atlanta that raised funds for underexposed nonprofit organizations.
Accolades
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Top 25 Women in Atlanta – The Steed Society
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2011 Inspiring Women Award – Atlanta Dream
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Atlanta's Top 30 under 30 – AUC Magazine
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50 Most Beautiful Atlantans – Jezebel Magazine
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Power 40 Under 40 It List – Johnson Media
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