A former nationally ranked distance swimmer who competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, she is also an ACC Champion and four-time NCAA qualifier in the 1650 freestyle for the Tar Heels, who ended her collegiate career as the fastest miler in school history.
[citation needed] French's first on-air job after graduating from UNC was as a Las Vegas-based entertainment reporter and producer for news affiliates such as KTLA in Los Angeles, KENS in San Antonio, KFVE in Honolulu and locally on KVWB.
[citation needed] A year later, she landed her own half-hour lifestyle television show on Las Vegas' ABC affiliate, KTNV.
[citation needed] In addition to her NBA duties, French is also a host/reporter for Top Rank Boxing and occasionally does sideline reports for CBS College Football and basketball.
[2] In July 2018, she was signed on by the Philadelphia Eagles as a host for their training camp coverage and was later extended, staying with the team as a reporter for the rest of the 2018 NFL season.