Former Louisville volleyball star Katie George joined the ACC Network at its launch in 2019. She now serves as a reporter for ESPN/ABC Saturday college football games and contributes to coverage several ESPN properties, including the UFL, women’s college volleyball and the NBA. She previously worked on ESPN’s coverage of F1 and Premier Lacrosse.
George is the 2025 Sports Emmy winner for Outstanding Sports Personality – Emerging On-Air Talent. Prior to joining ESPN, she worked WDRB in Louisville as the station’s sports anchor and reporter. Most recently, George was the Milwaukee Bucks’ team sideline reporter for the 2018-19 season.
George, the 2015 ACC Player, Setter and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, helped Louisville to conference championships in three different leagues. She was a three-time first team all-conference selection earning accolades in the American (2013) and the ACC (2014 and 2015). Also, in 2015, George was crowned Miss Kentucky USA and went on to finish in the top 11 of the Miss USA pageant while receiving the event’s “People Choice Award.”
She graduated from Louisville magna cum laude in three years, with a degree in communications and a minor in sports administration.