Taylor Rooks born on 22nd May, 1992 is an American sports journalist and broadcaster. Taylor Rooks is one of the most popular personalities in sports media, as she covers both the NFL and the NBA and she was recently involved in the 73rd All-Star Game as an official announcer. She has been trending on social media for her recent appearance and currently, she has more than 6,86,000 followers on her Instagram profile.

Taylor Rooks comes from a family of athletes as her father Thomas Rooks is the top fighting leader for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The 31-year-old journalist attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia, from which she graduated in 2010. 

Rooks decided to follow in her parents' footsteps by attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she majored in broadcast journalism. During her time at the University of Illinois, she covered and broke national football/basketball recruiting stories while working with Scout.com. 

Taylor Rooks before joining the Turner Networks worked as a host, reporter, and correspondent at SportsNet New York. Before the New York Market, she worked for the Big Ten Network. She appeared on BTN Live, BTN Football Pregame, and Women's Sports Report. She was a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network for the 2016-2017 football season. 

Initially, she also worked as a football and basketball recruiting reporter for scout.com before joining SportsNet New York, Big Ten Network, and CBS. She has an on-air presence for major events, such as the Big Ten Football Championship.

From August 2012 to May 2014, Rooks worked with scout.com covering Illinois football and basketball. She made national news with her stories and perspective on the game. In August 2014, she became an on-air host, reporter, and correspondent for the Big Ten Network. She appeared on the popular sports television show BTN Live where her role is to interact with fans and bring their social media topics onto the screen.

She hosted the Women's Sports Report, alongside Lisa Byington where she covered all women's sports in the Big Ten.  In August 2016, Rooks became the newest host, reporter, and anchor for SportsNet New York.