Kacie McDonnell (NESN) Wiki, age, height, husband, net worth

• Kacie McDonnell is an anchor and reporter for NESN
• She began her career in 2012, working for FOX 29 in Philadelphia
• She later worked for NBC 41 and Sporting KC in Kansas City
• She is currently in a relationship with baseball player Eric Hosmer
• Her estimated net worth is approximately $300,000

 

Who is Kacie McDonnell from NESN?

Kacie McDonnell was born on 30^th July 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. She is a 28 year-old news anchor, reporter and a former model. McDonnell gained national attention while working as a sideline reporter and pre-game host for Kansas City’s NBC 41 and for Sporting KC. She is currently working as an anchor for the regional sports network NESN, covering the games and other stories surrounding THE Boston Bruins, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox. Her career has been active since 2012.

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Kacie McDonnell Wiki Bio: Family and Education

Kacie grew up in her hometown of Philadelphia with her two siblings – Lochlan and Isabelle – raised by their parents Ken and Michele McDonnell. During her high school years, Kacie started modeling, and competing in beauty pageants, and during her final year of high school, she won the “Miss Teen Pennsylvania International” title. Kacie also developed an interest towards communications and media, thus deciding to enroll at Villanova University, graduating after four years with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, and starting her career on television shortly thereafter.

Career Beginnings

Thanks to her experience with being in front of the camera, as well as her educational background, McDonnell was able to quickly land a job in her field of interest, as an anchor at FOX 29 in Philadelphia. There she gained local recognition and learned the basics of her job, slowly making her way up to becoming one of the most respected reporters and anchors in the country. During her time at FOX, she would occasionally post clips and inserts from her reports on her YouTube channel, making a sort of unique portfolio which later helped her land new jobs. At FOX, she served as an anchor for “Fox Morning News” and “Good Day Philadelphia”, covering various regional, national and international news stories on weekdays and weekends. After almost two years at FOX, McDonnell moved to Kansas City and started working for NBC 41 and Sporting KC.

Work at NBC 41 and Sporting KC

In Kansas City, Kacie’s work included a number of activities; she was a morning reporter for “41 Action News”, working from 4 A.M. until noon every weekday. As a morning reporter, she mainly covered breaking stories, various entertainment activities and some sports. After the morning show, she would then go to Sporting Park where she would talk to fans, team management and players, creating a variety of content from sideline reporting to pre and post-game shows, news articles and other – her main sports focus was on Major League Soccer (MLS).

In addition, Kacie had her own segment called “Kacie Do My Job”, which depicted her in a variety of roles, from firefighter, waste water facility worker, pizza maker, ice cream factory worker, spa personnel to many others. She would spend a day with the workers and receive instructions on how to perform her new “job”. This segment was hugely popular on NBC 41, and helped cement Kacie’s status as a well-respected journalist and reporter.

Waking up after my last show at @nesn. 3 years went by in a blink. I did some serious professional and person growing here and I’m forever grateful! I’ll keep you all posted on the next chapter. Your messages have been so sweet! In the meantime… THANK YOU, BOSTON! I love you! pic.twitter.com/RKHzAB22Ok

— Kacie McDonnell (@KacieMcDonnell) August 14, 2019

Work at NESN

The next destination in Kacie’s career was Boston. She moved there after she landed a job at New England Sports Network, and her role included coverage of almost all of Boston’s major sports teams – the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and New England Patriots. In addition to her work as an anchor and sideline reporter, McDonnell also writes sports-related articles for NESN’s official website. Even though her work at NESN brought her even more national recognition, in June 2019 Kacie found herself amidst a controversy.

Namely, during a segment called “Social Stretch”, which focuses on funny events surrounding games and other sporting events, while commenting on a fan who was eating mayonnaise directly from the tub and spilled it on his shirt, McDonnell uttered: ‘It looks like he spilled a little bit on his T-shirt, on his guinea tee there’. Several of viewers brought it to Twitter to express their shock and disgust over what they deemed was insensitive racial slur, since the word “guinea” was historically used as a derogative term for Italians. However, Kacie apologized for her slip-up, and was supported by fans and other news outlets, who deemed that the backlash was exaggerated and unnecessary.

Net Worth

When it comes to how much money the NESN anchor and reporter is making, authoritative sources have estimated that her net worth at around $300,000. Since the start of her career in 2012, McDonnell has steadily worked her way up to becoming an established and well-respected journalist and sports reporter, so for now there seems to be no doubt that her overall wealth will increase even more in the future.

Personal Life

Regarding her private life, Kacie has dated several notable sports players over the years. From 2009 until 2011 she was in a relationship with professional American Football player Christian Ponder. In 2013, she dated baseball player Jonathan Pettibone, then in November 2013, she started dating Aaron Murray, and the two were engaged but broke it off in 2015. She is currently in a relationship with baseball player Eric Hosmer, who is playing for the San Diego Padres; yes, she currently resides in Boston!

Social Media

Speaking about her social media involvement, McDonnell owns an Instagram account with more than 180,000 followers. She also runs a Twitter account which is currently has more than 83,000 fans, and in addition she has a YouTube channel.

Appearance and Physical Characteristics

When it comes to her appearance, Kacie has a slim figure. She is 5ft 3ins (1.60m) tall and weighs around 110lbs (50kgs). She has long dark brown hair and brown eyes.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia