Lada began her broadcasting career after college as a sports reporter and anchor for the
NBC affiliate station
WREX in
Rockford, Illinois. A restaurant service job supplemented her income in Rockford. At first hired to cover
NHL hockey, she worked as a reporter and an anchor for CSN and sometimes appeared on its
Kap & Haugh radio show. She briefly co-hosted a short-lived 8 p.m. ESPN Radio show,
Jorge & Jen, with
Jorge Sedano. Since 2016, she has served in long-term roles as a features reporter for
College GameDay and a host for
College Football Live. She has continued to appear on or guest host other ESPN shows, including
Get Up and
SportsCenter. A feature by Lada for
E:60 about the death of college football quarterback
Tyler Hilinski won a
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Documentary in 2020. Lada has remained active in regional sports media in Wisconsin.