Who is Molly Qerim?
Molly Qerim is an outstanding television personality famous for sports commenting and a sports journalist and moderator from the United States of America. She is well-known for hosting the ESPN show First Take, which is still airing as of 2022.
The seasoned sports commentator has also served as a co-host on various CBS Sports Network broadcasts and NFL Network’s weekday morning show, NFL AM, and NFL Fantasy Live. In 2015, the journalist was promoted to permanently host the First Take show.
About | Info |
Full Name | Molly Ann Qerim Rose |
Profession | Sports anchor and television personality |
Popular For | ESPN’s First Take host |
Birthday and Zodiac
Age (As in 2022) | 37 years old |
Date of Birth | March 31, 1984 |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Birth Place | New Haven, Connecticut |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Mixed |
Education
School/University | Cheshire High School/University of Connecticut/Quinnipiac University |
Physical Stats
Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Weight | 63 kg |
Net Worth
Estimated net worth | $3 to $4 million |
Family and Relationship
Father | NA |
Mother | NA |
Husband | Jalen Rose (separated) |
Children | NA |
Siblings | NA |
Childhood and Early Life
In her young days, Molly Qerim, better known as Molly Ann Qerim, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 31, 1984, making her age 37 years as of 2022. Emily grew up with her one sibling, an elder sister, in addition to her parents.
Molly’s high school education information is available to the public where she graduated from Cheshire High School. Molly received her higher education at the University of Connecticut, where she graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a minor in Business Administration. Later, Molly graduated with a Master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Quinnipiac University.

Professional Career
About her professional career, Molly worked for CBS Sports Network as an anchor and reporter in her early days. Along with this, she also anchored SEC Tailgate Show, SEC Tonight, and other on-site reporting along with NBA Draft, MLB All-Star Game in addition to Full Court Press and Bracket Breakdown. In addition to these, she was also active in hosting ESPN, Versus (now NBCSN), and FS1. Molly has co-hosted the yearly World MMA Awards and her other efforts. For her early career, she had hosted College Football Live on ESPN and ESPN2 in 2008 as an interactive presenter and Campus Connection on ESPNU.
Molly took over as interim host of ESPN’s First Take in July 2015, where Cari Champion was then host, transferred to SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship show. Molly then took her spot on September 15, 2015, as permanent host of First Take and still working there in 2021.
Relationship Status and Controversy
Qerim was married happily to her boyfriend turned husband, Jalen Rose. She was an NBA player and superstar and the ESPN host as her colleague until December 2021 when TMZ Sport announced her husband had filed for divorce from her after having split since 2020. Her relationship with Rose may have started somewhere in 2017. After almost a year of dating, she had her wedding with her husband Jalen in July 2018 with not much about their marriage and wedding ceremony.
Molly Qerim’s pregnancy news has been all over the media for some time with no confirmation from her, so as of 2021, she does not have kids with her husband. Also, the unfortunate disease of Molly was announced by her in April 2018 that confirmed that she has severe endometriosis, which she had been suffering from for seven years. There were also two unfortunate events in 2019 with LaVar Ball, who passed the inappropriate comment to her when he was invited to her show and the footage of Terrell Davis asking her to bend over while hiking him the ball that caused a lot of media attention.
Height, Weight, and Physical Appearances
Qerim stands at 5 feet 6 inches and weighs around 63 kg with a body measuring 37-27-38-inches with long black hair and dark brown eyes.
Net Worth
Molly has established herself as a TV personality with a $3 to $4 million net worth. Similarly, she makes an excellent salary of around $500,000 under her name.
Social Media
Molly is an active social media user of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She goes under the handle @MollyQerim on Twitter. Her Instagram account, @mollyqerim, has over 450k followers as of 2021 and Facebook under @MollyQerimRose.
Trivia
- She has earned an Emmy Award for ESPN’s Fantasy Football Now.
- She is half Italian and half Albanian in terms of her ethnic background.
- Molly is the owner of BMW and Range Rover.
- Qerim was included in Quinnipiac University’s Hall of Fame class in 2020.
- Molly advocates endometriosis awareness which she suffered earlier.
Frequently asked Questions
Born on March 31, 1984, Molly Qerim is 38 years old as of 2022.
Molly Qerim is suffered from severe endometriosis.
Molly Qerim has an estimated salary of $50 thousand a month.
The name of Jalen’s first wife is Molly Qerim.
As of now, Molly Qerim does not have children.