Feature Reporter, Thursday Night Football
Taylor Rooks was named a feature reporter for Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football prior to the inaugural season of exclusive coverage in 2022. Rooks conducts in-depth interviews with players, coaches, and other NFL figures that are presented during the streamer’s comprehensive pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage throughout the season.
In addition to her work on Thursday Night Football, Rooks works for Warner Bros. Dis
Feature Reporter, Thursday Night Football
Taylor Rooks was named a feature reporter for Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football prior to the inaugural season of exclusive coverage in 2022. Rooks conducts in-depth interviews with players, coaches, and other NFL figures that are presented during the streamer’s comprehensive pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage throughout the season.
In addition to her work on Thursday Night Football, Rooks works for Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, conducting interviews for Bleacher Report and contributing to special interview segments and appearances for NBA on TNT and other programming. She also hosts Taylor Rooks X, Bleacher Report’s first show built around an individual talent. Rooks was Emmy-nominated in 2021 for “Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent.” In 2022, she was recognized by Black Enterprise as part of its annual “40 Under 40” list.
Prior to Bleacher Report, Rooks served as a reporter and anchor for SportsNet New York (SNY), and hosted her own podcast, Timeout with Taylor Rooks. She previously worked as a host and reporter for the Big Ten Network, as well as a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network.
A native of Georgia, Taylor attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she majored in broadcast journalism and reported on football and basketball recruiting for scout.com.