Kay Adams (sportscaster)

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Kay Adams
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Adams in 2023
Born (1986-04-06) April 6, 1986 (age 39)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education University of Missouri
Occupations
  • Sportscaster
  • television personality
Years active2010–present

Kay Adams (born April 6, 1986) is an American sportscaster and television personality. She hosted Good Morning Football on NFL Network from 2016 to 2022. She previously had several on-air hosting roles and also hosted the DirecTV Fantasy Zone channel during football season. Following her departure in 2022 from NFL Network, Adams has hosted her own daily NFL show, Up & Adams, for FanDuel TV. From 2020 to 2022 she hosted the daily entertainment show People (the TV show!).

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Early life

Adams was born in Chicago on April 6, 1986. [1] [2] [3] Her parents were immigrants from Poland. [4] She became interested in a media career while attending Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. [4]

After graduating from high school, Adams attended the University of Missouri, majoring in communications and working various part time jobs to pay for her education, including bartender at a sports bar and radio personality on local music and sports radio stations. [4]

Career

Early in her career, Adams was an in-game host for the St. Louis Cardinals at their home games. [5] [4]

Adams’ first role with professional football was on fantasy football shows, including SiriusXM's Livin' the Fantasy and SiriusXM Fantasy Drive and DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket Fantasy Zone. [5] Adams was a guest on the October 17, 2012, episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . [6]

She has also worked for FanDuel and was a reporter for NBC Sports Network. While with NBCSN, she occasionally appeared as a guest on network shows such as The Crossover with Michelle Beadle, hosted by Michelle Beadle, and NBC SportsTalk . [2]

From 2016 to 2022, Adams was one of the hosts of NFL Network's Good Morning Football . [7] The show is the network's year-round morning show Monday through Fridays. [8] She has also hosted special events for the Chicago Bears and a sideline reporter for Kansas City Chiefs exhibition games.[ citation needed ]

On November 3, 2016, Adams was co-host on Impractical Jokers in the Nitro Circus live event at the Prudential Center alongside Travis Pastrana on November 3, 2016. [9]

On September 17, 2018, it was announced that Adams would be joining the DAZN boxing broadcast team hosting each fight night broadcast on the live and on-demand sports streaming platform, alongside Sugar Ray Leonard, Brian Kenny, Chris Mannix and LZ Granderson.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Adams hosted a mobile version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire where the general public played for real money. [10] Adams also hosted People (the TV show!), a daily entertainment newsmagazine based on People magazine which aired from the fall of 2020 until the spring of 2022 over the stations of Meredith Corporation (merged with Gray Television in the fall of 2021). [11]

After deciding to not re-sign with NFL Network, Adams began hosting her own daily NFL sports show, Up & Adams, for FanDuel TV. [12] The show, which launched on September 6, 2022, was credited with contributing to the growth of the channel's audience. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Kay [@heykayadams] (October 9, 2016). "I was born in Chicago" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2020– via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Rosvoglou, Chris (November 24, 2020). "Kay Adams: In Photos, What To Know About The NFL Network Star". The Spun . Retrieved December 17, 2020. Adams, who is currently 34 years old...
  3. ↑ Adams, Kay (April 6, 2015). "it's goin down for real. #hakunamatata #happybdaytoME". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Eisenband, Jeff (February 1, 2019). "Bartending, Country Music and Kay Adams' Relentless Path to Success". Front Office Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Kay Adams - Host".
  6. ↑ "The DraftDay Blog » Kay Adams on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". www.draftday.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Glasspiegel, Ryan (August 3, 2018). "Kay Adams in Advanced Talks to Join DAZN as a Host". The Big Lead. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "'Good Morning Football' builds following, despite early hiccups". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
  9. ↑ "Thursday, Nov. 3: Impractical Jokers Live: Nitro Circus Spectacular". Channel Guide Magazine. November 3, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ "A guide to 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' hosted by Jimmy Kimmel: TV schedule, celebrity contestants & more".
  11. ↑ Merrett, Robyn (August 26, 2020). "Kay Adams and Lawrence K. Jackson to Host PEOPLE (the TV Show!)". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kay Adams Dishes on Her New Show 'Up & Adams' and Why She Was Ready to "Try Something New" (Exclusive)".
  13. ↑ "Fanduel TV marks 1st anniversary". American News. Associated Press. September 11, 2023. p. 2b – via newspapers.com.
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