Kelli Stavast

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Kelli Stavast
Stavast in 2011
Born
Colorado, U.S.
OccupationTV sports announcer
Years active2002–2021
SpouseGavin Kelly

Kelli L. Stavast is an American

Pyongchang
.

Early life and education

Stavast was raised in Denver, Colorado.[1] She attended Chapman University where she graduated in 2002 with a broadcast journalism degree.[2]

Career

In 2015, Stavast joined NBC's returning

Stadium Super Truck Series, and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.[4]

She was also a reporter for NBC coverage of diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang.[2] Stavast interviewed skier Madison Olsen.[5]

On October 2, 2021, Stavast interviewed

political slogan and a meme to mock president Joe Biden as a minced oath.[8][9][10]

Personal life

Stavast moved to Las Vegas where her then-fiancé Gavin Kelly, also an American sportscaster who works for the NBC Sports, NASCAR, and IndyCar Series, was living, when they got engaged in 2016. The couple were introduced to each other through Kurt Busch, who is a close friend of Gavin's.[11]

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Scott (September 16, 2015). "Hamilton: Pit reporter Stavast has one crazy office". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Norwood, Robyn (February 6, 2018). "Kelli Stavast '02 Takes on Olympic Assignment for NBC". Chapman University. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Estrada, Chris (January 22, 2014). "Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast added to NBC's NASCAR on-air team". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Alloway, Phil (April 23, 2019). "The Life of a Racing Pit Reporter: Kelli Stavast". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Rosenthal. "Needed: Less Tara, Johnny, more Scott". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  6. The Associated Press
    . Retrieved November 19, 2021. The crowd behind him was chanting something at first difficult to make out.
  7. The Associated Press
    . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Bremner, Jade. "Why are MAGA supporters chanting 'Let's Go Brandon' to mock Democrats?". The Independent . Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Linskey, Annie (November 15, 2021). "How 'Let's go Brandon' became an unofficial GOP slogan". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Parker, Ashley; Wolf, Carissa (October 23, 2021). "Biden's critics hurl increasingly vulgar taunts". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Ryan, Nate (May 9, 2017). "NASCAR on NBC podcast, Ep. 77: Kelli Stavast on covering racing (and many other sports)". NBC Sports.

External links

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