Who is Jordan Cornette? Inside the personal life of ESPN's ‘First Take’ host Shae Cornette

American sports reporter and anchor Shae Cornette, 39, was recently named as the successor to Molly Qerim as the host of the ESPN daytime program First Take. Qerim quit last month after a decade.

Following the exclusive report by Front Office Sports, Shae’s husband Jordan Cornette took to X on October 16 to congratulate his wife, while also criticizing people who made it difficult for her to land this gig.

Jordan Cornette, who works in the same field as his wife, is currently a basketball analyst for NBC Sports, according to fightingirish website.

“They never made it easy for her. Beyond wild stuff. And yet she still won. Never played their game. Played hers. True boss behavior. They are lucky. You can’t keep a star down. She is a force of nature and won’t be denied. Beyond proud of my Schway,” Jordan wrote.

His post was accompanied by a Front Office Sports announcement that read:

“EXCLUSIVE: ESPN has landed on a successor for Molly Qerim on First Take. Shae Cornette will be named host alongside Stephen A. Smith, the network confirmed to FOS.”

Jordan and Shae Cornette have been married for six years and share three children, according to firstirish.com.

All you need to know about Shae Cornette’s husband and personal life

According to the New York Post, Shae Cornette and Jordan Cornette exchanged wedding vows in 2019. They currently live in Fairfield, Connecticut, with their three kids.

Jordan has been a studio analyst, color commentator, and TV personality who now works at NBC Sports. He has also been serving on the Monogram Club board since 2022.

Shae Cornette’s husband attended the University of Notre Dame, where he was a two-time basketball team captain and played in 126 games. The father of three also played for the Fighting Irish and took part in the NCAA Tournament.

Jordan Cornette earned a degree in English from the university’s College of Arts and Letters, class of 2005, and attended the Notre Dame Law School.

While he has been a sports broadcaster at NBC Sports since November 2023, he previously worked at ESPN between 2017 and 2023 and at ACC Sports. Before that, Jordan hosted The Jam for the Chicago-based WCIU-TV and was a college basketball analyst for CBS.

Mr. Cornette has also been an on-air personality and lead studio college basketball analyst for Silver Chalice/Campus Insiders and producer and host for the BIG Network. He has over 19,400 followers on X and will be an NBA reporter next season, according to the NY Post.

During a February 2024 interview with Westport Magazine, Shae Cornette credited her husband for getting her gigs at ESPN.

“Jordan is the reason I am at ESPN. He basically begged ESPN to give me a shot on a radio show with him, and then we never looked back. He has always believed in me, and I am forever grateful that he is my person,” she said at the time.

Shae Cornette joined ESPN in 2020 and already hosts ESPN’s afternoon show, SportsCenter. Jordan and Shae have also co-anchored ESPN Radio’s GameDay and became the first married couple to host a show on the radio network.

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After being confirmed as the host of First Take, she thanked everyone for their support via social media and wrote that she was “excited for this next chapter.” She will begin her new role on November 3 alongside co-host Stephen A. Smith.

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