Molly McGrath

Molly McGrath
McGrath in August 2016
Born	Molly Anne McGrath (1989-06-06) June 6, 1989 (age 27) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Education	Boston College
Occupation	Sportscaster, Studio Host
Years active	2011–present
Employer	FOX Sports (2013–2016) ESPN (2016–present)
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Molly Anne McGrath (born June 6, 1989) is an American sportscaster and studio host. She currently co-hosts College Football Live for ESPN and serves as the sideline reporter for ESPN’s Friday night college football games. McGrath will also work on the sidelines of ESPN’s college basketball telecasts.

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. These interviews helped her put together a reel which she used to help secure her first on-air job. While at BC, McGrath also interned at NESN and 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 Boston Celtics. She hosted, produced, and edited daily updates, exclusive interviews and other packages for the Celtics' team website. She also hosted the show Celtics Now for Comcast SportsNet New England and served as a sideline reporter for CSNNE’s regional broadcasts.

While working for the Celtics, an executive at Fox Sports found clips of McGrath's work on YouTube and contacted her via Facebook about a potential job opportunity with the network. She was among several initial hires by Los Angeles-based Fox Sports 1 in the summer of 2013. Initially hired as an update anchor, McGrath quickly rose through the ranks. In 2014, she joined Mike Hill as a co-host and anchor on the daily sports highlight show, America's Pregame. In addition, McGrath also was the lead sideline reporter for Fox College Football and Fox College Basketball. She also covered games for the Fox NFL.