Kate Fagan
Kate Fagan
Kate Fagan | |
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| Born | Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan November 15, 1981 Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Budig |
| Website | http://www.bykatefagan.com [15] |
Kate Fagan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kathleen Elizabeth Fagan November 15, 1981 Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Budig |
| Website | http://www.bykatefagan.com [15] |
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 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
Fagan began her professional career as a sports editor for the Ellensburg Daily Record, in 2006; 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 since 2012,[5] 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's piece "Owning the Middle," a profile of basketball player Brittney Griner for the ESPN magazine,[6] was selected for inclusion in Glenn Stout's "Notable Sports Writing of 2013".[7][8]
Fagan is a regular on the 538 podcast Hot Takedown.[9]
In 2014, Fagan authored The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians through Skyhorse Publishing.[10] 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 first, 2017.[11] 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.[12]
In May 2017, she started a podcast on ESPN called Free Cookies, which she co-hosts with her partner, yoga instructor Kathryn Budig
As of January 18, 2018, she has 36 wins on ESPN's Around the Horn
On October 4, 2018 she married her partner Kathryn Budig.