Olivia Harlan

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Olivia Harlan
Born (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 32)
Other namesOlivia Dekker, Olivia Harlan-Dekker
Alma mater University of Georgia
Occupation Sideline reporter
Years active2013–present
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children1
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.

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Early life and education

Harlan grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas.[ citation needed ] Her father is play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan. Her grandfather is former Green Bay Packers chief executive officer Bob Harlan. She was named Miss Kansas Teen USA in 2010.[ citation needed ] She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2014. [1]

Career

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

Harlan has three brothers and sisters.[ citation needed ] 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Olivia Dekker". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Father and Daughter make history". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Tennis Panorama News (August 3, 2019). "Springfield Lasers and New York Empire Reach World TeamTennis Championship Final". tennispanorama.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ BetMGM. "Olivia Harlan Dekker Joins BetMGM as Host & Media Personality". betmgm.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dekker Harlan married". The Knot. August 2, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sam Dekker Olivia Harlan Wisconsin's Royal Wedding". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Sheboygan's 2018 People of the Year". sheboyganpress.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Board of Directors". ccffnew.org. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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