Report: Cavaliers' Sideline Reporter Allie Clifton To Leave Position At Fox Sports Ohio

By Brett Zelman on Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 2:25 pm

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Report: Cavaliers' Sideline Reporter Allie Clifton To Leave Position At Fox Sports Ohio

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According to reports, Allie Clifton, the longtime sideline reporter for Cavaliers' games on Fox Sports Ohio, will be following LeBron James to Los Angeles. According to Kevin Kleps, assistant editor and sports business reporter at Crain's Cleveland, who first reported the news, her new position is not yet known.

Some news: According to sources, Allie Clifton is heading to Los Angeles (not sure of the new position yet) and leaving her role as the Cavs sideline reporter for Fox Sports Ohio.
— Kevin Kleps (@KevinKleps) August 29, 2018

Clifton, who came to the Cavaliers after a four-year college basketball career at University of Toledo, has been the sideline reporter on Fox Sports Ohio since 2012. Earlier this year, Clifton received two Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards for her work on the sidelines.

In addition to her work with Fox Sports Ohio, Clifton hosts the popular Road Trippin' podcast with former Cavalier Richard Jefferson and current Cavalier sharpshooting big man Channing Frye. The podcast, which began in 2017, is partnered with Uninterrupted, an all-digital sports programming network with videos, podcasts, documentaries and original series from the athlete's perspective that is partially owned by LeBron James. Uninterrupted is headquartered in Los Angeles, but it is unclear at this time if Clifton is going to work for the company full-time.