Molly McGrath (born June 6, 1989) is an American sportscaster and television personality who served as host of the 2015 season of BattleBots on ABC. However, she returned to ESPN in 2016 and was replaced by Samantha Ponder for the following season.
Raised in Burlingame, California to an Irish father and Spanish-Mexican mother, McGrath is a graduate of Boston College, where she picked up a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Broadcast Journalism.
Outside BattleBots[]
In 2011, McGrath was hired to work for professional basketball side Boston Celtics as an in-arena host and web reporter, producing and often hosting exclusive interviews for the team's website. She also hosted Celtics Now during this time.
FOX Sports 1 picked McGrath up in 2013 as an update anchor, though her role quickly evolved to co-host of America's Pregame a year later. She became lead sideline reporter for Fox College Football as well as Fox College Basketball.
She moved to ESPN in 2016 following her stint hosting BattleBots as sideline reporter and co-host of College Football Live. She has since focused on coverage and the reporting of college football games and still works for ESPN to this day.
Trivia[]
- Molly McGrath's older brother Patrick McGrath played football for Princeton University.