Kate Fagan (sportswriter)

For the Australian poet and musician, see Kate Fagan.
Kate Fagan
Born Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan
(1981-11-15) November 15, 1981
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Education University of Colorado Boulder
Occupation Sports journalist
Website http://www.bykatefagan.com

Kathleen Elizabeth "Kate" Fagan (born November 15, 1981)[1][2] is a sports reporter and commentator employed by ESPN. Before joining the ESPN staff, she worked as the Philadelphia Inquirer's beat writer for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.

Biography

Early life

Fagan was born in Warwick, Rhode Island. Fagan's father played professional basketball in Europe before later opening a financial investment company. Her mother worked for as a sales representative for McGraw-Hill. She attended Niskayuna High School in Schenectady, New York where she became the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball.

Fagan attended the University of Colorado Boulder where she lettered in basketball. After suffering a foot injury as a freshman, she rebounded to be among the team's best shooters and scorers. She set a Big 12 Conference record by making 44 consecutive free throws during the 2002-03 season and was a perennial First Team Academic Big 12 performer.[1] In 2004, Fagan graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Communication.[3] She also played two seasons with the Colorado Chill of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).[4]

Career

Fagan began her professional career as a writer for the Glens Falls Post-Star then as sports editor for The Ellensburg Daily Record.[3] She later joined the Philadelphia Inquirer as the Philadelphia 76ers beat writer.

As an ESPN media personality, Fagan makes regular appearances on Around the Horn and First Take. She co-hosts The Trifecta with Spain, Jane and Kate with Sarah Spain and Jane McManus on espnW and Will and Kate with Will Cain on ESPN Radio.

In 2014, Fagan authored The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians through Skyhorse Publishing.[5] The memoir chronicles Fagan's experiences on the Colorado women's basketball team. Her forthcoming book about Madison Holleran, a University of Pennsylvania track and field athlete who took her own life in 2014, is slated for a 2017 release.[6]

As of November 16, 2016 she has 28 wins on ESPN's Around the Horn.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kate Fagan". Colorado Buffaloes. 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fagan, Kate (August 28, 2003). "Buffaloes' Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan Journal". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/kate-fagan//
  4. ↑ "Book excerpt: 'The Reappearing Act'". espn.go.com. April 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ http://skyhorsepublishing.com/titles/1389-9781629142050-reappearing-act
  6. ↑ http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Kate-Fagan-Inks-Multiyear-Deal-to-Remain-at-espnW-20160210

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