In Part One of Two of the Gigi Speer Interview, we got to discuss her upbringing as a multi-sport athlete playing basketball, volleyball, and softball growing up. A softball career that includes her leading Hopkins High School to a title her junior year, as well as winning two Atlantic-10 Conference titles (‘19, ‘22).
We also dive into some of her life after college, such as becoming a WNBA Beat Writer at The Strickland for the New York Liberty. She also has accomplished the following:
- Head of Content for Next Hoops for Women’s Basketball 🏀
- Emcee for Rutgers Athletics
- Head of Women’s Sports at Pro Athletes Direct for NRZ Entertainment
- Member of the Board of Directors of Hoop and Dreams Foundation
- WNBA Beat Writer ✍️ for The Strickland
- Color Commentator and Analyst for MSG Network covering Division 1 Softball 🥎
- Newspaper Columnist for The Ram Newspaper
- Former Digital Production Associate for NBC
- Former Sports Reporter/On Air Host for WFUV Radio 📻
- All-League Honorable selection as a freshman
- 3x All-League selection in softball the next three years
- Western New England All-Area honorable mention as a sophomore before earning All-Area as a junior and senior
- Led Hopkins your junior year to it’s first League title with a walk-off in the 7th inning of the Fair Chester title game
- All-League in volleyball as a senior even having an article calling you the “Voracious Volleyballer 🏐 “
- Team captain of her softball, basketball & volleyball teams.
