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| Birthdate | July 2, 1980 |
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| Birthplace | Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Auburn |
| Title(s) | Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Teen USA 1998 (semi-finalist) |
Nicole Manske (born July 2, 1980) is an American sports reporter and former Miss Illinois Teen USA.
Biography
A native of Roscoe, Illinois, Manske graduated from Hononegah High School in 1998. She and future auto racer Danica Patrick were cheerleaders there in 1996.
Manske won the Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998 and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant in Shreveport, Louisiana, in August 1998. Manske was a semi-finalist in the pageant, placing third (of ten) in the evening gown competition, seventh in swimsuit and tenth in interview, placing her eighth overall on average. Two years after passing on her title she competed in the Miss Illinois USA 2001 pageant and placed first runner-up to Rebecca Ambrosi.
Manske attended Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois, earning her first job while at Northern Illinois for WREX-TV, the NBC station in Rockford. She worked as a general assignment reporter for WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana before going to WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana in April 2004. During her career at WISH-TV, Manske covered the Indianapolis 500, the United States Grand Prix, the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, and the NBA's Indiana Pacers. She was also a pit reporter for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. In the May 15, 2006 edition of The Indianapolis Star , Manske announced that she would be leaving WISH-TV for Speed Channel in Charlotte, North Carolina with the 2006 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 being her last day.
Manske was the co-host of The Speed Report (formerly Speed News), a Sunday motorsports program on Speed Channel. She replaced Connie LeGrand, and hosted the show from July 1, 2006, to January 27, 2008, when she left to become the new host of the daily news show NASCAR Now on ESPN2.[1]
She is also a big fan of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. In 2009, it was announced that she and IndyCar series driver Ryan Briscoe are engaged.[2]
References
- ^ Goodman, Doug (Aug 20, 2009). "Watch former Roscoe resident Manske interview Obama". Rockford Register Star. http://www.rrstar.com/sports/x1886171785/Roscoe-s-Manske-at-White-House-today-will-interview-Obama. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ BRUDENELL, MIKE (July 25, 2009). "Ryan Briscoe looks to be second to none". Detroit Free Press. http://www.freep.com/article/20090725/SPORTS16/907250306/1048/SPORTS/Ryan-Briscoe-looks-to-be-second-to-none. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
External links
- Indianapolis 500 coverage with Danica Patrick
- Miss Teen USA 1998 competition (Shown as Miss Illinois Teen USA)
- Indianapolis Star column on Manske's dating of 2005 Indy 500 winner
- Indianapolis Star column on Manske's departure from WISH-TV to SPEED Channel.
| Preceded by Autumn Waterbury |
Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998 |
Succeeded by Amber Dusak |
| Preceded by Connie LeGrand (2002-2006) with Bob Varsha (1996-2006), Bob Jenkins (2005-6), Ralph Sheehan (2004-6), and Drew Johnson (2006-present) |
Host of The Speed Report with Drew Johnson 2006-2008 |
Succeeded by Krista Voda (part-time), and Bob Varsha |
| Preceded by Allen Bestwick and Ryan Burr (2007) |
Host of NASCAR Now with Allen Bestwick and Ryan Burr 2008-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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