Kate Fagan

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

For the Australian poet and musician, see Kate Fagan (poet).
Kate Fagan
Born
Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan

(1981-11-15) November 15, 1981
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder
OccupationSports journalist
Spouse(s)Kathryn Budig
Websitehttp://www.bykatefagan.com

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 as a sales representative for McGraw-Hill. She attended Niskayuna High School in Niskayuna, New York, where she became the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball.

Fagan attended the University of Colorado at 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

In 2006, Fagan began her professional career as a sports editor for the Ellensburg Daily Record; the following year she moved to the Glens Falls Post-Star as a sportswriter.[5][3] Later, from 2008 to 2011, she was on the staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer,[5] where she was the Philadelphia 76ers beat writer.

As an ESPN writer beginning in 2012,[5] Fagan also made regular TV appearances on Around the Horn and First Take. As of January 18, 2018, Fagan had 36 wins on Around the Horn She co-hosted 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's piece "Owning the Middle", a profile of basketball player Brittney Griner for ESPN The Magazine,[6] was selected for inclusion in Glenn Stout's "Notable Sports Writing of 2013".[7][8] In May 2017, Fagan started a podcast on ESPN called Free Cookies, which she co-hosted with her partner, yoga instructor Kathryn Budig. Fagan left ESPN at the end of 2018.[9]

Fagan is a regular on the 538 podcast Hot Takedown.[10]

In 2014, Fagan authored The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians through Skyhorse Publishing.[11] The memoir chronicles Fagan's experiences on the Colorado women's basketball team. Her second book, What Made Maddy Run, about Madison Holleran, a University of Pennsylvania track and field athlete who took her own life in 2014, was released on August 1, 2017.[12] Her book delves into the pressure young women face in regards to social media, specifically Instagram. She brings to light the disparities between Holleran's depressive reality, and the fun and filtered photos that she posted on Instagram.[13]

Personal life

On October 4, 2018, Fagan married her partner Kathryn Budig.

References
  1. "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. http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/kate-fagan//
  4. "Book excerpt: 'The Reappearing Act'". espn.go.com. April 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  5. "Kate Fagan." Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2017-05-04.
  6. Fagan, Kate (May 29, 2013). "Owning the Middle". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  7. Stout, Glenn, "Notable Sports Writing of 2013", in: Christopher McDougal (Ed.), The Best American Sports Writing 2014. Series, Best American Sports Writing, edited by Stout. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. p. 385.
  8. "Kate Fagan." Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-05. The Gale author profile mistakenly implies that Fagan has work included in the 2013 anthology; however, "Notable Sports Writing" is a separate annual list included in the following year's anthology.
  9. Bucholtz, Andrew. "Kate Fagan declines extension and leaves ESPN, perhaps another sign of their coverage shifting towards on-field stories". awfulannouncing.com. Awful Announcing. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  10. http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/introducing-hot-takedown-fivethirtyeights-first-podcast
  11. http://skyhorsepublishing.com/titles/1389-9781629142050-reappearing-act
  12. "Exclusive book excerpt – 'What Made Maddy Run' by Kate Fagan". espnW. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  13. "From The Mag: Penn runner's depression masked on social media". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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