Kris Budden
| Kris Budden | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kristen Lee Budden March 9, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Broadcast journalism degree, Missouri School of Journalism |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Employer | Fox Sports |
| Home town | Dallas, Texas |
| Spouse(s) | Mario Toldeo (m. 2014) |
| Website | www |
Kristen Lee "Kris" Budden (born March 9, 1984) is an American sports reporter currently working for Fox Sports Networks. Budden is known for reporting on the San Diego Padres in 2014 as well as a current sideline reporter for college football games telecast on Fox.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 9, 1984, Budden moved with her family at age 10 to Dallas, Texas. As a teenager, she shadowed her godfather at his anchor job at WFAA. She attended Trinity Christian Academy, in the Dallas suburb of Addison, where she was a two-time state champion with the school's tennis team. She went on to graduate with honors from University of Missouri's School of Journalism with a broadcast journalism degree.
Budden's first job was as a weekend sports anchor at WCAV in Charlottesville, Virginia. Within 18 months, she moved to WBIR in Knoxville, Tennessee, to work as both a sports anchor and reporter covering the Tennessee Volunteers' athletics programs. Over the course of six years, Budden covered the men's and women's NCAA and SEC basketball tournaments, the 2012 Summer Olympics and Pat Summitt's retirement. At WBIR, Budden received the Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters' award for Best Breaking Sports News and posted four consecutive second-place finishes in the Best Sports Feature category.
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