Natalie Kalibat is an American sportscaster, journalist and television personality who is currently doing live sports broadcasts as a play-by-play announcer, color analyst, and reporter for ESPN and other sports networks.

Natalie Kalibat
Born
Princeton, New Jersey
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Sportscaster, journalist
Years active2016-present
SpouseRich Witten
Websitenataliekalibat.com

Early life

Kalibat grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.[1]

Kalibat won the 2012 United States Olympic Trials for diving in the Synchronized Women 10m Platform event[2] and won 1-meter, 3-meter and platform AAU titles in 2012.[3] She qualified for Olympic trials while a senior in high school.[4]

Diving and college

She was a diver at the University of Southern California and was part of the 2016 Pac-12 championship team, the first in program history.[5] She graduated from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.[6]

While at USC, Kalibat interned for ESPN, Pac-12 Networks and KNBC.[7]

Career

She was hired as the weekend sports anchor at WBOY-TV in Clarksburg, West Virginia in July 2016[8] before moving to WRIC-TV in December 2017.[9] Kalibat covered the Washington Football Team during their training camp in Richmond.[10] She also covered the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.[11][12]

She has worked as a diving analyst for Big Ten Network at the 2018 championships[13] and as a swimming and diving analyst for ACC Network Extra starting in 2019 [14][15][16] and Big 12 Now covering the Big 12 diving championships in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[17] She is also a color analyst for FIU Panthers football radio broadcasts [18] and FAU Owls basketball [19] and volleyball [20] broadcasts. She was the play-by-play broadcaster for the 2022 Northeast Conference women's lacrosse championships.[21] Kalibat served as the sideline reporter for the 2022 Ivy League women's lacrosse championships[22] and the 2022 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament games held at Princeton.[23] She also currently calls swimming and diving for the Ivy League on ESPN [24] and FloSwimming [25] and swimming & diving and women's lacrosse for the Atlantic 10 on ESPN.[26] She broadcast women's basketball, softball and women's lacrosse for the Big South on ESPN [27] and is a hockey analyst for the Ivy League on ESPN,[28] a basketball sideline reporter for Conference USA on ESPN+ [29] and NXT Level Sports [30] and a lacrosse and softball analyst for the American Athletic Conference on ESPN+.[31]

Family

Her mother Rebecca,[32] sister Kristiana [33] and brother Peter [34] were all college swimmers, with Rebecca competing at University of Mary Washington, Kristiana at Wagner College and Peter at Georgetown University. Natalie got engaged[35] to then-VCU assistant baseball coach Rich Witten[36] in 2019. The two were married at Saint Paul's Catholic Church in Princeton on December 18, 2021. The reception was held at Jasna Polana.[37]

Rich Witten is now the head baseball coach at Florida International University.[38]

References

  1. ↑ Franklin, Paul (October 15, 2016). "Princeton native dives into on-air sports reporting career". The Times. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hanford, Ian. "US Olympic Diving Trials Results 2012: Top Qualifiers, Updates and Highlights". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2012 AAU Diving National Championship Results July 25–30, 2012 Huntersville, North Carolina" (PDF). aausports.org. July 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Franklin, Paul (January 9, 2012). "Princeton diver flourishes with no diving team". The Times. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "No. 4 USC Wins First-Ever Pac-12 Title! – University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Natalie Kalibat – USC Annenberg Media Alumni". alumni.uscannenbergmedia.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Natalie Kalibat". WRIC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bio Page". WBOY. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Starting the New Year with a New Job". FTV Live. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Natalie Kalibat sits down with Redskins Quarterback Kevin Hogan". WRIC. August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Richmond Raceway President, Bickmeier chats with 8Sports". WRIC. April 18, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Truex Jr. looking to extend his lead in the standings at Richmond: 'Everything is on the line'".
  13. ↑ "BTN2Go >2018 B1G Women's Swimming & Diving Championships". Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "WatchESPN>Virginia Tech vs. Virginia (Swimming)". Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ "NC State at Virginia Swimming & Diving on ACC Network Extra". WatchESPN. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "WatchESPN>NC State vs. Virginia (Swimming)". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  17. ↑ "No. 1 Men's Swimming and Diving preview: Big 12 Championships". Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  18. ↑ "FIU Panthers vs. North Texas Mean Green: How To Watch and Preview". Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  19. ↑ "FAU Owls vs. Stetson Hatters Tweet". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  20. ↑ "FAU Owls vs. UTSA Roadrunners Tweet". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  21. ↑ "#NECWLAX Semi Recaps: Bryant Rolls & Mount Hangs On To Set Up Saturday Showdown For NEC Title". Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Twitter>Princeton Women's Lax". Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Twitter>Syracuse Women's Lacrosse". Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Twitter>Natalie Kalibat". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Twitter>Natalie Kalibat". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  26. ↑ "WatchESPN>James Madison vs. Richmond". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Twitter>Big South GameDay". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Twitter>Princeton Hockey". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Schedule>WatchESPN". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Twitter>Natalie Kalibat". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Pirates Host Winthrop & Presbyterian". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Natalie Kalibat 8 News". wric.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Kristiana Kalibat – Wagner Women's Swimming & Diving". wagnerathletics.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  34. ↑ "Peter Kalibat – Georgetown Men's Swimming & Diving". guhoyas.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  36. ↑ "Rich Witten - Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator - Baseball Coaches". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  37. ↑ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  38. ↑ "FIU Athletics Introduces Rich Witten as Head Baseball Coach". fiusports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
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