Carley Ann McCord


Carley Ann McCord was an American sports reporter.

Early life

McCord was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She attended St. Michael the Archangel High School and graduated from Northwestern State University and later Louisiana State University. She competed in the Miss Louisiana pageant from 2009 to 2013 placing first runner-up in 2012 and 2013.

Broadcasting career

McCord got her first broadcast job in Cleveland working as an in-house reporter for the Cleveland Browns and was later hired by CBS Radio Cleveland to be a morning show cast member on WQAL-FM. After returning to Louisiana, she worked as a freelance broadcaster for Cox Sports Television, ESPN3 and WDSU. She also worked as the digital media reporter for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and also the in-game host for the New Orleans Pelicans and the New Orleans Saints.

Death

On December 28, 2019, McCord was one of five passengers killed aboard a plane that crashed in a field one mile from the Lafayette Regional Airport while traveling to cover the Peach Bowl. She was 30 years old.