Megan Olivi
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Fordham University
Sideline reporter
Megan Olivi | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1986[citation needed] |
| Education | Seton Hall University Fordham University |
| Occupations | Sports television personality Sideline reporter |
| Notable credit | UFC Ultimate Insider |
| Spouse | |
Megan Olivi is an American sports news/events reporter who hosts UFC Ultimate Insider on Fox Sports 1 and is a sideline reporter on NFL on Fox.
Megan Olivi is the youngest of three children[citation needed] and was born in New Jersey. She spent the majority of her youth growing up in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.[1] She is of Italian descent.[citation needed]
Olivi played softball in school and wanted to pursue a career in gymnastics but was not able to due to her family's financial situation.[2]
College years
Olivi attended Seton Hall University where she earned a degree in political science as her undergraduate major. While attending Seton Hall, she interned with Fox News.[3] Olivi then earned a master's degree in broadcast journalism at Fordham University.[1]
Journalism career
Shortly after completing her master's degree, Olivi was offered an opportunity to cover the sport of Mixed Martial Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada and decided to move cross-country and take a chance on this career opportunity. After taking this new job, Olivi fell in love with the sport of Mixed Martial Arts while also continuing to polish her on-camera skills,[1] most notably co-hosting the live Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Preshow Fight Day. Olivi then went on to work for Fox Sports covering UFC events and hosting lifestyle segments for FoxSports.com.[4]
In February 2013, Olivi accepted a role as a correspondent for Fox 6 News San Diego covering the San Diego Padres as a Social Media Reporter while also hosting and producing a weekly magazine show called “Padres POV”. Olivi soon moved on from her career with the Padres and returned to Las Vegas to pursue a reporting opportunity with the UFC where she currently travels the world covering UFC events.[4]
Olivi hosts UFC Ultimate Insider on Fox Sports 1. She has a series on UFC Fight Pass, The Exchange With Megan Olivi.[1]
Olivi has worked as a sideline reporter for the NFL coverage on Fox since the 2021 season. She has teamed with color analyst announcers Aqib Talib, LaVar Arrington, and Jonathan Vilma, as well as play-by-play announcers Gus Johnson, Joe Davis, Brandon Gaudin, Jason Benetti, and Kenny Albert.[citation needed]