Guerin Austin

Guerin Elizabeth Austin (/ˈɡɛrɪn/; born November 30, 1980) is a television host, model and beauty queen from Bellevue, Nebraska, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She is currently the Boston Red Sox sideline reporter for New England Sports Network (NESN).

Biography

Austin grew up in Seattle, Washington, in what she called a "hockey family," and figure skated as a child. Her given name was her grandmother's maiden name. Austin graduated cum laude with a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Oklahoma City University. She was a Congressional intern for Representative Lee Terry, received an award from the Oklahoma Broadcaster's Association, and studied international media in London.

Austin won the Miss Nebraska USA 2004 title in a state pageant held in October 2003. During her reign, she spoke to thousands of school children and toured the USS Nebraska submarine and Camp Pendleton. It was her second attempt at the title, as she placed as a semi-finalist in the 2002 event. Austin represented Nebraska in the Miss USA 2004 pageant but failed to place.

Austin began her broadcasting career as a sports intern for KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, covering Nebraska Cornhuskers football and Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey. In 2012, she won a Capital Emmy award for a documentary of the Washington Capitals season which she hosted. She worked as host of the Capitals Red Line program between 2010 and 2013.

NESN hired Austin as a reporter in 2014. In June 2016, when the Red Sox made an extra inning comeback against the Chicago White Sox, Austin was caught in the crossfire of the team's exuberant Gatorade celebration, an incident covered by sportscasters around the United States. During the 2017 season, Austin suffered a concussion after fainting on a flight.