Olivia Harlan
Olivia Harlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1993 |
| Other names | Olivia Dekker, Olivia Harlan-Dekker |
| Education | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Sideline reporter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Kevin Harlan |
Olivia Harlan Dekker (born April 8, 1993) is an American sportscaster, working as a sideline reporter for ESPN College Football, the NFL on Westwood One Sports, and Big Ten Network basketball.
Early life and education
[edit]Harlan grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas.[1] Her father is play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan. Her grandfather was former Green Bay Packers chief executive officer Bob Harlan. She was named Miss Kansas Teen USA in 2010.[2] She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2014.[1]
Career
[edit]Harlan has covered SEC and ACC football for FOX Sports South and Raycom. She has co-hosted a daily Green Bay Packers training camp web series and worked as a sideline reporter for preseason games on Packers TV Network. She has been a sideline reporter for Atlanta Hawks games on FOX Sports South.[1] With her father Kevin Harlan as play-by-play announcer and Olivia as sideline reporter, the Harlans became the first father-daughter duo to call an NFL game together.[2] She joined ESPN in 2015.[1] She covered World TeamTennis for CBS Sports in 2019.[3] In 2020, she covered football games for the Big Ten Network. In 2021, she joined BetMGM as host.[4] Harlan also works as a Sideline Reporter for the NFL Playoffs on Westwood One & Sky Sports UK (in the United Kingdom).
Personal life
[edit]Harlan has three siblings.[1] She is married to professional basketball player Sam Dekker, with whom she has a son.[5][6][7] The couple was named 2018 People of the Year by The Sheboygan Press.[8] She serves on the board of directors for the Children's Cancer Family Foundation.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Olivia Dekker". ESPN Media Zone. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- 1 2 "Father and Daughter make history". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Tennis Panorama News (August 3, 2019). "Springfield Lasers and New York Empire Reach World TeamTennis Championship Final". tennispanorama.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ↑ BetMGM. "Olivia Harlan Dekker Joins BetMGM as Host & Media Personality". betmgm.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Dekker Harlan married". The Knot. August 2, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Sam Dekker Olivia Harlan Wisconsin's Royal Wedding". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Dombeck, Tom. "Twitter reacts to birth of Sam Dekker and Olivia Harlan Dekker's son, Harlan Wolf Dekker". The Sheboygan Press. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Sheboygan's 2018 People of the Year". sheboyganpress.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". ccffnew.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Olivia Harlan profile Archived 2019-04-15 at the Wayback Machine at ESPN Media Zone
- Olivia Harlan on X
- Olivia Harlan at IMDb