Natalie Kalibat

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Natalie Kalibat is an American sportscaster, journalist and television personality who most recently served as weeknight sports anchor[1] at WRIC-TV in Richmond, Va.. She was the only female sports anchor in the market.[2][3]

Natalie Kalibat
Born
Princeton, New Jersey
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationSportscaster, journalist
Years active2016-present
EmployerNexstar Media Group
Websitenataliekalibat.com

Early life[]

Kalibat grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.[4]

Kalibat won the 2012 United States Olympic Trials for diving in the Synchronized Women 10m Platform event[5] and won 1-meter, 3-meter and platform AAU titles in 2012.[6] She qualified for Olympic trials while a senior in high school.[7]

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.[8] She graduated from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.[9]

While at USC, Kalibat interned for ESPN, Pac-12 Networks and KNBC.[1]

Career[]

She was hired as the weekend sports anchor at WBOY-TV in Clarksburg, West Virginia in July 2016[10] before moving to WRIC-TV in December 2017.[11]

She has also worked as a diving analyst for Big Ten Network at the 2018 championships[12] and as a swimming and diving analyst for ACC Network Extra in 2019 and 2020[13][14]and Big 12 Now covering the Big 12 diving championships in 2020 and 2021.[15] Kalibat covered the Washington Football Team during their training camp in Richmond.[16] She also covered the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.[17][18]

Family[]

Her mother Rebecca,[19] sister Kristiana [20] and brother Peter [21] were all college swimmers, with Rebecca competing at University of Mary Washington, Kristiana at Wagner College and Peter at Georgetown University. Natalie got engaged[22] to VCU baseball coach Rich Witten[23] in 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Tri-Cities, Central Virginia, Virginia, local news coverage". WRIC. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "WWBT". Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "WTVR". Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Franklin, Paul (October 15, 2016). "Princeton native dives into on-air sports reporting career". The Times. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Hanford, Ian. "US Olympic Diving Trials Results 2012: Top Qualifiers, Updates and Highlights". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "2012 AAU Diving National Championship Results July 25–30, 2012 Huntersville, North Carolina" (PDF). aausports.org. July 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Franklin, Paul (January 9, 2012). "Princeton diver flourishes with no diving team". The Times. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "No. 4 USC Wins First-Ever Pac-12 Title! – University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Natalie Kalibat – USC Annenberg Media Alumni". alumni.uscannenbergmedia.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "Bio Page". WBOY. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Starting the New Year with a New Job". FTV Live. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "BTN2Go >2018 B1G Women's Swimming & Diving Championships". Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "WatchESPN>Virginia Tech vs. Virginia (Swimming)". Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "NC State at Virginia Swimming & Diving on ACC Network Extra". WatchESPN. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "WatchESPN>Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship (Day 1) (Swimming)". Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Natalie Kalibat sits down with Redskins Quarterback Kevin Hogan". WRIC. August 3, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  17. ^ "Richmond Raceway President, Bickmeier chats with 8Sports". WRIC. April 18, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "Truex Jr. looking to extend his lead in the standings at Richmond: 'Everything is on the line'".
  19. ^ "Natalie Kalibat 8 News". wric.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  20. ^ "Kristiana Kalibat – Wagner Women's Swimming & Diving". wagnerathletics.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  21. ^ "Peter Kalibat – Georgetown Men's Swimming & Diving". guhoyas.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  22. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  23. ^ "Rich Witten - Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator - Baseball Coaches". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

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