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| name        = Christine "Chris" McKendry <ref name="New York Times">http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/27/style/weddings-ms-mckendry-and-mr-andrade.html</ref>
| image       = Chris McKendry 2008.jpg
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| caption     = McKendry in 2008
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1968|2|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
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| education   = [[Drexel University]] '90
| occupation  = TV Sports Anchor, Journalist
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| title       = ''SportsCenter'' and ''ESPNEWS'' Anchor
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| spouse      = Eduardo Andrade 
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| children    = 2
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| URL         = [http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/mckendry_chris/ ESPN bio]
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'''Chris McKendry''' (born Christine McKendry<ref name="New York Times" /> February 18, 1968) has been a [[journalist]] for [[ESPN]] since 1996. Currently, she primarily serves as co-anchor of the 12-3pm ET weekday block of live ''[[SportsCenter]]'' shows, alongside [[Jay Crawford]]. She also served as an on-site host for [[ESPN]] coverage of the [[French Open]], [[Australian Open]], and [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]].<ref>http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/mckendry_chris/</ref>

==Career==
Prior to joining ESPN, McKendry had been at [[WJLA-TV]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate in [[Washington D.C]], where she was a sports reporter.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Chris McKendry|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/mckendry_chris/|work=espnmediazone.com|publisher=ESPN MediaZone|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref>

McKendry first anchored SportsCenter in 1996, shifting to [[ESPNEWS]] for the launch of the 24-hour sports news network.  She returned to SportsCenter later that year, co-hosting the weekend morning and weekday 6 p.m. editions of the network’s flagship news and information program.<ref name="ESPN"/>

McKendry’s work beyond SportsCenter has included a variety of assignments, including late night host of ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage in 2007 and covering the U.S. Open for SportsCenter in 2002-06. She has also served as co-host of ESPN’s coverage of the Winter X Games late-night host for the X Games in 1997 and 1998, and contributed to College Football Live during the 2007 season. She was the sideline reporter for ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports’ telecasts of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and since 2002 has hosted the ESPN’s coverage of the National Spelling Bee. McKendry also served as a columnist on ESPN.com’s “Page Two” In 2001 and 2002.<ref name="ESPN"/>

McKendry has the distinction as being the first woman to work as a television sports news anchor in the Washington D.C. market (1994–96).<ref name="ESPN"/> In June 1996, she received a regional Sports Emmy in the Best Sports Segment Category for “NFL 101,” which illustrated for novice fans how to watch football.  While at WJLA-TV, McKendry also co-hosted ''Redskin Magazine'', a 1-hour, live pregame show.  In 1996, she was sideline and feature reporter for [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] and [[TBS (TV channel)|TBS]] during the [[NBA Playoffs]].<ref name="ESPN"/>

She also served as a sports anchor/reporter at All-News Channel/Conus in Minneapolis (1993&ndash;1994), an update anchor for  [[USA Network]] (1993&ndash;1994) and Newsport (1994) and as a producer for Fox News Service in Washington D.C (1992&ndash;1993).<ref name="ESPN"/>

==Personal life==
McKendry attended [[Drexel University]] on a tennis scholarship.<ref name="ESPN"/>

She is currently married and is the mother of two young sons.<ref>http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2007/7/19/mckendrywimbledon.aspx</ref>

A popular internet [[urban legend]] is that McKendry's great uncle is actor [[William Shatner]]. She has stated on [[Twitter]] that Shatner is ''not'' her great uncle.<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/CMCKENDRY_ESPN/statuses/111603784047804416</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=Chris_Mckendry&source=l_navbar&rT=sports Chris McKendry article archive]
*[http://espn.go.com/page2/s/mckendry/020911.html Chris McKendry Page 2 article]
*[http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/mckendry_chris/ Chris McKendry ESPN Bio]

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| NAME              = McKendry, Chris
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| DATE OF BIRTH     = February 18, 1968
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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