Molly McGrath

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Molly McGrath
FOX Sports (2013–2016)
ESPN
(2016–present)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Spouse
Max Dorsch
(m. 2018)
Children2

Molly Anne McGrath (born June 6, 1989) is a Sports Emmy nominated American

sportscaster and studio host who works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball telecasts.[1]

Career

Early sportscasting work (2009–2013)

While attending Boston College, where she was a cheerleading captain, McGrath pitched the athletic director to let her interview athletes and coaches for the college’s website, BCEagles.com.

WHDH-TV
. After graduating, McGrath worked at ESPN as a production assistant, where she logged play-by-plays, produced highlights, and other support tasks for various ESPN shows.

In 2011, McGrath was hired as a web reporter and in-arena host for the

Comcast SportsNet New England and served as a sideline reporter for CSNNE’s regional broadcasts.[3]

Fox Sports / Battlebots (2013–2016)

While working for the

Fox College Basketball.[3] She also covered games for the NFL on Fox
.

In 2015, McGrath hosted the return of the revived show

Battlebots on ABC, for its sixth season.[4]

ESPN (since 2016)

In the summer of 2016, McGrath returned to

XFL (2020) on the week 2 of the season.[8]

For the 2021 college football season, McGrath was paired with Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge throughout the season.[9] McGrath also joined Holly Rowe on the sidelines for the television broadcast of the College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis.[10]

Personal life

McGrath was born in

Seattle area with her husband, Max Dorsch, a commercial real estate investments professional, and their two sons,.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "ESPN Media Bio". espn.com. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Finn, Chad (August 14, 2014). "Molly McGrath enjoying transition to Fox". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "MOLLY MCGRATH NAMED NEWS ANCHOR FOR AMERICA'S PREGAME" (PDF). foxsports.com. March 26, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "ABC Battlebots - Molly McGrath". BattleBots Homepage. abc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "2017 Bowl Announcing Schedule". awfulannouncing.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 ESPN College Football Commentators". espn.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "2019 ESPN College Football Broadcast Pairings". espn.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. ^ Bill Hofheimer (14 February 2020). "XFL Announcers Keep Their Heads On A Swivel, Stay On Their Toes On The Sidelines". espnfrontrow.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ^ "ESPN PR 2021". espnpressroom.com. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  10. ^ "UGA Wire". usatoday.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Molly McGrath Twitter account, Tweet dated 5/5/12 at 9:13 AM PST". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  12. ^ "Molly McGrath Instagram account, Post dated 01/19/21". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.

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