Kelly Crull

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Kelly Crull
Born
Kelly Ann Crull

(1984-02-16) February 16, 1984 (age 40)
Noblesville, Indiana
Alma materUniversity of Missouri (BA)
Occupation(s)Sportscaster, television personality
Years active2006–present
EmployerBally Sports South

Kelly Ann Crull (born February 16, 1984) is an American

sportscaster and television personality, who has been a digital and on-air contributor for the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs,[1] Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Braves, and Atlanta Hawks. She has also worked for Fox Sports and NBC Sports Chicago
.

Early life

Crull is a native of Noblesville, Indiana,[1] and attended Noblesville High School, where she played tennis and basketball.[2][3] By her junior year, she realized that she was unlikely to play tennis professionally, but wanted to remain involved in sports. Being talkative and outgoing, she decided to pursue a career in sportscasting.[4]

Career

Crull earned a tennis

WTHR-TV.[3] Crull graduated in 2006 and began her professional career at Lafayette, Indiana CBS affiliate WLFI-TV,[3] where she covered the Purdue Boilermakers, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts and Indianapolis 500.[5]

In August 2008, she moved on to

Fox Sports Network, she was host of the Thunder's pre-game show and weekly "Thunder Insider" show.[6]

She joined

Fox Sports San Diego in February 2013,[7] serving as a beat reporter and hosting the "Padres Weekly" show.[6][8] She also served as the backup sideline reporter (to primary sideline reporter Laura Rutledge) for the San Diego Padres.[9][10][11] While a reporter for Fox, it became a tradition to drench Crull with gallons of liquid when the Padres had a walk-off victory.[12][13]

Following the 2013 MLB season, she joined

Major League Baseball on TBS.[17] Crull's contract with Bally expired before the 2024 Major League Baseball season.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Eckstein, Brian (2017-04-11). "Noblesville's Kelly Crull covers the story of a lifetime in Cubs World Series win". WISH. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^
    NewsOK.com
    . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^
    NewsOK.com
    . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Lauch, Sarah (March 4, 2017). "CHICAGO: Kelly Crull - Cubs reporter on achieving goals and adjusting along the way" (Podcast). Tomboy. CSN. Event occurs at 1:17.
  5. ^
    NBA.com
    . July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Comcast SportsNet adds Kelly Crull to talent roster". BizJournals.com. October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Fox Sports San Diego announces New On-Air talent". SB Nation. February 7, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "FOX Sports SD introduces new on-air talent". FOX Sports. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  9. NewsOK.com
    . Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Comcast SportsNet adds Kelly Crull to talent roster". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  11. ^ "Notebook: WGN 87.7 The Game, Kelly Crull, CSN Spring Training, Northwestern Social Media". Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  12. ^ "Fox reporter Kelly Crull gets drenched again". Gaslamp Ball. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  13. ^ "Kelly Crull celebrates a Padres walk-off win!". Gaslamp Ball. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  14. ^ Thompson, Phil. "Luke Stuckmeyer and Kelly Crull try to stump 'Beer Money' all-stars in 100th episode". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  15. ^ Allardyce, Michael (October 22, 2018). "Kelly Crull talks about covering the Bulls with Laurence Holmes". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  16. ^ Tim Tucker. "Former Cubs broadcaster named to replace Kelsey Wingert on Braves TV". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  17. ^ Lucia, Joe (May 31, 2022). "Your MLB announcing schedule for 5/31-6/6". Awful Announcing.
  18. ^ Burns, Gabriel (March 14, 2024). "Bally Sports' 2024 Braves broadcast team includes Tom Glavine, three newcomers". The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  19. ^ Toscano, Justin (March 14, 2024). "Kelly Crull won't return as Atlanta Braves field reporter in 2024". The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

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