Julie Moran

Julie Moran (née Bryan, born January 10, 1962) is an American journalist, television host, and sportscaster. She was the first female solo host for Wide World of Sports following in the footsteps of first woman co-anchor Becky Dixon. She was the weekend anchor and co-host for Entertainment Tonight from 1994 to 2001, and hosted the Academy Awards pre-show in 2001.

Julie Bryan was born on January 10, 1962, to Paul and Barbara Bryan. Her father, Paul Bryan Jr. received two full athletic scholarships to the University of Georgia (UGA), playing baseball and basketball. While at UGA, he earned his master's degree in forestry in 1961. Paul was the owner of Metcalf Lumber Company in Thomasville, Georgia. Julie's mother, Barbara Dupree (née Dixon) also attended UGA and was named Homecoming Queen in 1960. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in 1961. Barbara was a high school English and Spanish teacher. Julie is the granddaughter of Sterling Dupree, the Auburn University sprinter who held the 100-meter dash record for 21 years. He was also a fullback for Auburn's football, later coaching football at Auburn, University of Georgia, and University of Florida.

Julie graduated high school from Brookwood Academy in 1980, where she was named "Miss Brookwood" during her junior year. She was also an All-State Basketball player for the Warriors and still holds the school's rebounding record to this day.

In 1980, Julie won the title of America's Junior Miss, which was televised nationally on CBS. Moran became one of the most well known Junior Miss participants of the decade, following Diane Sawyer the decade before her. She later hosted the competition in 1988, the program's last yearly event on a major television network.

In 1984, she graduated magna cum laude from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.

In 1980, as America's Junior Miss, Moran earned an internship at CBS affiliate WCTV in Tallahassee, Florida. As an intern, she conducted office work, filing reports on the University of Georgia and Florida State University football games.

Moran's first job after graduating college in 1984, was in Los Angeles, California, as a reporter for ESPN's Sports Focus with Dr. J, Julius Erving.

From 1986 to 1987, she co-hosted Movietime with Greg Kinnear. Movietime was a movie trailer and entertainment news service that later evolved into E!.