Katie Nolan is an American sports television personality, podcast host, and comedian known for her sharp, humorous take on sports and sports media.

Quick Scoop: Who is Katie Nolan?

  • Full name: Katherine Beth Nolan.
  • Born: January 28, 1987, in Massachusetts, USA.
  • Known for: Blending comedy with sports commentary on TV, streaming, and podcasts.
  • Big shows:
    • “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan” (Fox Sports 1) – won a Sports Emmy in 2016.
* “Always Late with Katie Nolan” (ESPN2).

* “Sports? with Katie Nolan” podcast (ESPN).
  • Latest project (2025): Host of the podcast “Casuals,” a twice-weekly sports show aimed at both casual and obsessed fans.

How She Got Started

  • Early life in Framingham, Massachusetts; she was a Junior Olympics gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics at age 10 (1997).
  • Studied at Hofstra University, graduating in 2009 with a BA in Public Relations and a minor in Dance.
  • Began her media career while bartending in Boston, launching the blog “Bitches Can’t Hang” about pop culture and news.
  • Started working with Guyism (Fox Sports Yardbarker network), hosting the YouTube series “Guyism Speed Round” with rapid-fire, sarcastic monologues.

Rise in Sports Media

  • Joined Fox Sports 1 in 2013 as a digital correspondent on “Crowd Goes Wild” and hosted the web show “No Filter with Katie Nolan.”
  • Launched “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan” in 2015, mixing sports analysis, sketches, and social/media criticism; it earned her a Sports Emmy in 2016.
  • Hosted “NFL Films Presents” on FS1 and worked as social media reporter for Super Bowl LI.
  • Moved to ESPN in 2017, appearing on shows like “Highly Questionable,” working on “SportsCenter on Snapchat,” and later hosting “Always Late with Katie Nolan” and the podcast “Sports? with Katie Nolan.”

Recent Work and “Latest News”

  • In 2022, joined Apple TV+’s “Friday Night Baseball” as a commentator, bringing her humorous, conversational style to MLB coverage.
  • Has created short-form and digital content for NBC Sports, adding to her multi-platform presence.
  • In January 2025, she launched “Casuals,” a bi-weekly sports podcast positioned as a fun, accessible hangout about the week’s biggest sports stories, with rotating guests from sports, comedy, and entertainment.

The pitch for “Casuals” is basically “turn sports back into recess, not homework,” making it more about stories and personalities than just stats and film breakdown.

Personal Details & Fun Facts

  • Relationship: Publicly known to be engaged to comedian Dan Soder (engaged December 2022).
  • Estimated net worth: Around 1.5 million USD (public internet estimate).
  • She has expressed regret in later interviews about the harsh/mean tone toward other women in her early blog days, noting how that shaped her career and public persona.
  • Once set a Guinness World Record for “most doughnuts stacked in a tower while blindfolded in a minute” (seven doughnuts) on an episode of “Always Late with Katie Nolan” in November 2018.

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