Kate Longworth returned to her Arizona roots in 2015 and has hit the ground running covering her hometown teams. You can find Kate providing reports from the Diamondbacks’ clubhouse and hosting Cardinals’ PostGame Shows on FoxSports Arizona. She also serves as the GCU Courtside Reporter and PreGame Host for Dan Majerle’s and now Bryce Drew’s Division I Basketball program. And when she’s not at a game, you can find Kate touring the state as Host of YurView’s Arizona Living: Your Life, Your Style.
Prior to her Arizona homecoming, Emmy-Award Winning Longworth spent time in the Bay Area helping launch NBC Sports in San Francisco. During this time, Kate served as the traveling Beat Reporter with the Oakland Raiders and Oakland Athletics. Longworth was also front and center of TV coverage for the Giants World Series wins, Warriors Championship seasons and 49ers’ Superbowl runs. Her on-air role included serving as Weekend Anchor for SportsNet Central, the Network’s flagship sports news-program.
Prior to her time in the Bay Area, Kate was the first female Sports Anchor/Reporter at the CBS-affiliate in Palm Springs, Calif. where she covered some of the biggest PGA and LPGA tournaments, interviewing top golfers and celebrities alike. She also has experience as a sideline reporter for college football with the Big Ten & MountainWest Sports Networks and spent time with Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic covering the Orioles.
Longworth was an All-State soccer player at Mountain Pointe High School. Kate is also a proud Wildcat and big fan of the Pac12, after graduating from the University of Arizona with her B.A. in Journalism and a Spanish minor. And when she’s not chasing down the latest Sports or Entertainment story, Kate keeps busy running after her two active boys and enjoys being outdoors with her family and trying to stay calm on the sidelines while she cheers her boys on in their extracurricular activities!
Catch Kate Longworth on Golf AZ Wednesdays at 6:30pm on your local YurView channel. Follow Kate on social media – Facebook, Twitter and IG.
