Katie Nolan

Katie Nolan
Born Katherine Beth Nolan
(1987-01-28) January 28, 1987
Boston, Massachusetts
Education Hofstra University (B.A., public relations, 2009)
Occupation Television host, Internet personality
Notable credit(s) Crowd Goes Wild
No Filter with Katie Nolan
Garbage Time with Katie Nolan
The Garbage Time Podcast with Katie Nolan

Katherine Beth "Katie" Nolan (born January 28, 1987) is an Emmy-nominated American sports personality and television host on Fox Sports 1. Nolan currently hosts Garbage Time with Katie Nolan which premiered on March 15, 2015.

Education

Nolan graduated from Framingham High School in Framingham, Massachusetts in 2005 and Hofstra University in 2009 with a degree in public relations.[1][2]

Career

While bar-tending in Boston, she started a blog called Bitches Can't Hang which focused on pop culture and news. In 2011, Nolan began working with Guyism, part of Fox Sports' Yardbarker network, where she produced and hosted the YouTube series Guyism Speed Round.[3]

Fox Sports

Nolan joined Fox Sports 1 in August 2013 as a digital correspondent for Crowd Goes Wild, a sports/entertainment talk show hosted by Regis Philbin.[4][5] Nolan also hosts the FoxSports.com web series No Filter with Katie Nolan. A September 2014 video featuring commentary on the Ray Rice domestic violence incident was picked up by New York Times[6] and received praise in multiple media outlets.[7][8][9][10] Nolan appeared as a panelist on a January 2015 episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.[11]

She is currently the host of the weekly Fox Sports 1 show Garbage Time with Katie Nolan which premiered on March 15, 2015.[12] Deadspin praised Nolan's April 12, 2015, piece criticizing the blog posting called "How to land a husband at the Masters" which appeared on a fellow Fox reporter's blog.[13]

Other work

In December 2015, Nolan teamed up with United Airlines for a new web-based series of videos entitled Big Metal Bird which explains some of the inner workings of various facets of United Airlines. The premier episode debuted on December 15, 2015 and explained United's baggage handling system operates. Future episodes are intended to address customer feedback that United has received.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Katie Nolan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Q&A with 'Garbage Time' host Katie Nolan". Newsday. Newsday. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  3. ↑ Dickey, Jack (November 19, 2014). "Katie Nolan on bartending, Regis and "tweeter" and one-upping Bumgarner". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cardillo, Mike (March 6, 2014). "Katie Nolan Talks Slamming Rick Reilly, Teaching Regis How to Use the Internet and Why She Doesn't Have a Wikipedia Page". The Big Lead (USA Today). Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lowry, Brian (August 19, 2013). "TV Review: 'Fox Sports 1's Crowd Goes Wild'". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mahler, Jonathan (September 21, 2014). "In Coverage of N.F.L. Scandals, Female Voices Puncture the Din". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Maine, D'Arcy (September 11, 2014). "Standing Ovation For Katie Nolan's Stance On Ray Rice Situation". ESPNW. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ McKeever, Mare (September 11, 2014). "Fox Sports' Katie Nolan on why not to boycott NFL because of Ray Rice". Philly.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ Matisz, John (September 9, 2014). "Standing Ovation For Katie Nolan's Stance On Ray Rice Situation". Canoe.ca. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ Bailey, Alyssa (September 11, 2014). "Fox Anchorwoman Accuses Sports Media of Sexism". Elle. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore: Season 1, Episode 8". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dougherty, Pete (February 18, 2015). "FS1 creates show for Nolan, hires Balboni from ESPN". The Times Union. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Katie Nolan Devastates Co-Worker's Horrible Blog On Garbage Time".
  14. ↑ http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25867686-post1.html

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