Kristine Leahy
| Kristine Leahy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kristine Leahy October 16, 1986 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Talk show host |
| Known for | The Herd, American Ninja Warrior |
Kristine Leahy (born October 16, 1986) is an American television host and sports reporter.[1][2][3] She is most known as a host on NBC's American Ninja Warrior and is the co-host and newswoman of Fox Sports 1's simulcast of The Herd with Colin Cowherd. She is also an anchor and reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles.
Early years
Leahy was born in Chicago,[4] where she became interested in sports. She attended Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Journalism degree from Boston University. Coco Crisp was her favorite Boston Red Sox player.[5]
Career
After college, Leahy got a job at the sports radio station WEEI in Boston. After a two-year stint at WEEI, she transitioned to a position as an official reporter of the Boston Celtics and Celtics.com. She turned that into a job at FOX Boston, where she covered all Boston area sports teams.
Leahy moved to Los Angeles in 2012 and covered a variety of different sports, most notably as a sideline reporter for Turner Sports' March Madness coverage. She worked for a variety of CBS affiliated sports outlets, including the local CBS LA news. Leahy then became the sideline reporter for American Ninja Warrior on NBC.[6] In September 2015, she took a job to join former ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd on his new show after his exodus to FOX. Cowherd cited a lack of female voices in sports talk radio as a reason for Leahy's addition to the show, as well as Leahy's history of developing useful sources as a sports journalist.[7]
Leahy and Mark Cuban appeared at Intel Extreme Masters Season X – San Jose on November 22, 2015.
References
- ↑ "Kristine Leahy Is Having Way More Fun Than You Right Now". The Big Lead. April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Kristine Leahy". PressPass. Fox Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Jake (October 21, 2015). "Kristine Leahy Details More Examples of How Female Reporters Are Objectified in Locker Rooms". SportsGrid. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ↑ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (March 12, 2015). "'American Ninja Warrior' Taps New Co-Host for Season 7 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Warner, Ralph (May 2016). "Kristine Leahy Has Colin Cowherd's Back". Complex Media. Retrieved May 19, 2017.