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Making Space with Hoda Kotb

Erin Andrews: “I Just Couldn’t Give Up"

Making Space with Hoda Kotb

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59.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Sportscaster Erin Andrews is in the busiest and best season of her life. She joins Hoda Kotb to talk about her career, her health journey and becoming a new mom.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Erin Andrews is a fixture on the NFL sidelines. She's been a sportscaster for more than two decades, reporting on some of the biggest games in football.

0:16.4

Aaron is a legend in the sports industry and one of sports TV's brightest stars.

0:22.5

But just like the rest of us, for Aaron, not all seasons are winning seasons.

0:27.9

Some will test your strength, your endurance, and your drive to keep going.

0:33.1

Back in 2008, an event so startling occurred, not even Aaron herself could wrap her mind around it.

0:40.3

While on the road for work, a man secretly recorded Aaron in her hotel room and shared the footage of her undressing online.

0:49.0

In 2016, a painful and public trial would follow.

0:54.1

That same year after a routine checkup, Aaron was diagnosed with surveillance. a painful and public trial would follow.

0:56.5

That same year after a routine checkup,

0:59.0

Aaron was diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent two surgeries to have it removed.

1:02.8

And after a decade, battling with infertility

1:05.2

and multiple rounds of IVF, heartbreak.

1:09.4

But Aaron found joy at the end of her journey. And with the NFL season in

1:14.2

full swing, Erin has entered her busiest and best season yet, motherhood. In June of this year,

1:22.4

Aaron and her husband, former NHL player Jared Stahl, welcomed a baby boy with the help of a surrogate.

1:30.3

Today, Erin continues to inspire both on and off the field.

1:35.1

She bravely shares her experiences with the world and remains candid about topics that impact so many families.

1:42.6

Erin and I had so much to talk about, and after this conversation, we will be cheering her on

1:47.9

from the sidelines.

1:49.1

Two pom-poms, baby, as she celebrates this exciting season of her life.

1:53.8

I'm Hoda Kotby.

1:54.8

Welcome to my podcast, Making Space.

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