Occupation Sports journalist Parents Kathy Fagan, Chris Fagan | Nationality American | |
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Full Name Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan Born November 15, 1981 (age 35) ( 1981-11-15 ) Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. Education University of Colorado Boulder Similar Sarah Spain, Kathryn Budig, Prim Siripipat, Jemele Hill, Jackie MacMullan Profiles | ||
Kathleen Elizabeth "Kate" Fagan (born November 15, 1981) 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.
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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. In 2004, Fagan graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Communication. She also played two seasons with the Colorado Chill of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).
Career
Fagan began her professional career as a writer for the Glens Falls Post-Star then as sports editor for The Ellensburg Daily Record. 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.
Fagan is a regular on the 538 podcast Hot Takedown.
In 2014, Fagan authored The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians through Skyhorse Publishing. 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.
As of February 24, 2017 she has 31 wins on ESPN's Around the Horn.