Education
Qerim graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and a minor in business administration.
Qerim graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and a minor in business administration.
Qerim has been the host of NFL Network"s weekday morning show, NFL Department of Administration and Management, and NFL Fantasy Live. Qerim also was previously a sports anchor and reporter for NFL Network. She received a master"s degree from Quinnipiac University in broadcast journalism.
Qerim was an anchor and reporter for Columbia Broadcasting System Sports Network, where she covered college football, National Signing Day, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and the United States. Open.
She was also a studio anchor, where she hosted Securities and Exchange Commission Tailgate Show, Securities and Exchange Commission Tonight, MaxPreps Lemming Report, Full Court Press, and Bracket Breakdown. Qerim has covered the UFC in her time with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Versus (now NBCSN) and FS1.
In addition to her work outside the octagon, she has co-hosted the annual World Mobile Marketing Association Awards several times. In 2008, Qerim was the interactive host for College Football Live on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and ESPN2.
She was also the breaking news reporter for Fantasy Football Now on ESPN2 and was honored with an Emmy for her contribution to the show.
Additionally, she co-hosted Campus Connection on ESPNU. Qerim has been a part of other digital media content, conducting interviews of various athletes and celebrities for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Mobile. She has covered multiple Super Bowls (hosting, reporting, and red carpet events), the presentation, the National Basketball Association Draft, the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and the MLB All-Star game, providing on-site reporting and interviews. Qerim became the interim host of ESPN2"s First Take in mid-July 2015.
She was promoted to permanent host of First Take on September 15, 2015.
Qerim is half Albanian and also of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean descent. Qerim is also a United Way Ambassador and partners with their "Team NFL" program