Cayleigh Griffin, courtside reporter for the Rockets on AT&T SportsNet Southwest broadcasts, joined the RocketsWire Extra podcast on Tuesday to break down her first season in Houston.
The network serves as Houston’s local TV partner for 70 NBA games in the regular season and through the first round of the postseason.
In her role, Griffin works with play-by-play broadaster Bill Worrell and analyst Matt Bullard on home broadcasts, and with play-by-play broadcaster Craig Ackerman and Bullard on road broadcasts.
Topics discussed on Tuesday’s podcast include Griffin’s insight on the team and its season to date; life in the era of social distancing; initiatives by her network to provide Rockets entertainment during the COVID-19 hiatus; and the unique enthusiasm she brings to her role.
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The episode also explores Griffin’s bond with Houston Astros field reporter Julia Morales, whom Griffin acknowledges as a key mentor.
Assuming Major League Baseball is able to start its 2020 season, Griffin will also take on occasional pregame and postgame hosting duties for Astros broadcasts (which largely occur during the NBA’s offseason).
Griffin came to AT&T SportsNet in Houston following stints at FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Ohio, where she worked as reporter and host for both the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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🚨🏀 THRILLED to be joining @attsportsnetsw as their newest host/reporter and the new courtside reporter for the @houstonrockets 🚀 I LOVE this league and game so much & cannot wait to share the stories of this incredible organization. HOUSTON – let’s do this #OneMission pic.twitter.com/g0ACqb50Hi
— Cayleigh Griffin (@cayleighgriffin) October 23, 2019