Bio

Longtime sports reporter Kate Osborne serves as a FOX Sports pit reporter covering the ARCA Menards Series. Joining the FOX Sports family in 2014 as a sideline reporter for FOX Sports San Diego, her experience as a sports reporter and host includes stints with FOX Sports, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports and ABC/ESPN, among others.

Osborne joined the FOX Sports broadcast team covering the ARCA Menards Series fulltime in 2020, her first year as a motorsports reporter for FOX Sports after covering motorsports in multiple roles since 2010. She also covers pit road for select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on FS1 and has served as a trackside reporter for the Red Bull Signature Series on FS1.

Osborne has held reporting and hosting roles across numerous sports, including NFL, NBA, NHL and motorsports. She served as an MLB reporter for Padres games on FOX Sports San Diego and hosted the weekly “Padres POV.” Osborne was a reporter for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL and hosted “Jackets TV.” She was also a game host for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA. In her hometown of Indianapolis, Osborne hosted the Indianapolis Colts’ pregame show and the team’s “Colts Up Close” program.

In the motorsports world, Osborne has reported for the X Games with Global Rallycross on ESPN/ABC, has been the digital and live event reporter for the IndyCar Series; trackside reporter for Rallycross on ABC/ESPN, Snocross on CBS Sports, stage rally on NBCSN, off-road racing and two-wheel racing on multiple networks, and most recently, Nitro Rallycross for NBC/Peacock. Osborne has called play-by-play and was a pit reporter for the Forza Racing Championship

Additionally, Osborne has found a niche in the automotive space, hosting “PowerNation TV” on SPIKE and the History Channel; “Peaking,” on The CW; and “Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car” on NBCSN. She is also well-known for her work as a field reporter for Mecum Car Auctions on NBC Sports/MotorTrend.

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Osborne graduated from Indiana University with a Sports Communication-Broadcast degree and was a national-level collegiate swimmer. In her free time, Osborne enjoys yoga, old pickup trucks and finding ways to help others. She has created and coordinated several Make-A-Wish experiences and volunteers her time as a Girls Inc. mentor and a Curing Kids Cancer representative and ambassador.