Kristine Leahy | |
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 Leahy in 2015 | |
| Born | (1986-10-16)October 16, 1986 (age 39) |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Talk show host |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | The Herd,American Ninja Warrior |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Kristine Leahy (born October 16, 1986) is an American television host and former sports reporter.[1][2][3] She is most known as a former host on NBC'sAmerican Ninja Warrior. She was the former co-host and newswoman ofFox Sports 1's simulcast ofThe Herd with Colin Cowherd and was also a former anchor and reporter forKCBS-TV inLos Angeles.
In 2018, Leahy began hostingFair Game with Kristine Leahy on Fox Sports 1. The show was cancelled in December 2019.
Leahy was born inCrystal Lake, Illinois,[4][5] where she became interested in sports. She graduated fromPrairie Ridge High School inCrystal Lake, Illinois in 2005.[6] She earned a Bachelor of Science in journalism fromBoston University.[4]
After college, Leahy got a job at the sports radio stationWEEI in Boston. After a two-year stint at WEEI, she transitioned to a position as an official reporter of theBoston Celtics and Celtics.com. She turned that into a job atFOX Boston, where she covered all Boston area sports teams.[7][8]
Leahy moved to Los Angeles in 2012 and covered a variety of different sports, most notably as a sideline reporter forTurner Sports'March Madness coverage. She worked for a variety of CBS affiliated sports outlets, including the localCBS Los Angeles news. Leahy then became the sideline reporter forAmerican Ninja Warrior on NBC.[9] In September 2015, she took a job to join formerESPN Radio hostColin Cowherd on his new show after his exodus toFOX. 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.[10]
On May 17, 2017, Leahy had a heated exchange withLaVar Ball onThe Herd with Colin Cowherd.[11] Ball never faced in Leahy's direction for the whole interview, apparently trying to talk only withColin Cowherd on the other side of the studio.[12] When Leahy asked Ball how many shoes he had already sold, he said "stay in your lane" and called her a "hater", which led to accusations of sexism against Ball.[11][13]
In 2021, she became host of theLas Vegas Raiders show titled, "Raiders: Talk of the Nation." She was replaced in 2022 by Sibley Scoles.
