Olivia Harlan

Olivia Harlan Dekker (born April 8, 1993) is an American sportscaster, working as a sideline reporter for ESPN College Football, the NFL on Westwood One Sports, and Big Ten Network basketball.

Olivia Harlan
Born (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993
Other namesOlivia Dekker, Olivia Harlan-Dekker
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
OccupationSideline reporter
Years active2013–present
Spouse(s)Sam Dekker
Parent(s)

Early life and education

Harlan grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas. Her father is play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan. Her grandfather is former Green Bay Packers chief executive officer Bob Harlan. She was named Miss Kansas Teen USA in 2010. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2014.[1]

Career

Harlan has covered SEC and ACC football for FOX Sports South and Raycom. She has co-hosted a daily Green Bay Packers training camp web series and worked as a sideline reporter for preseason games on Packers TV Network. She has been a sideline reporter for Atlanta Hawks games on FOX Sports South.[1] With her father Kevin Harlan as play-by-play announcer and Olivia as sideline reporter, the Harlans became the first father-daughter duo to call an NFL game together.[2][3] She joined ESPN in 2015.[1] She covered World TeamTennis for CBS Sports in 2019.[4] In 2020, she covered football games for the Big Ten Network. In 2021, she joined BetMGM as host.[5]


Personal life

Harlan has three brothers and sisters. She is married to professional basketball player Sam Dekker.[6][7][8] The couple was named 2018 People of the Year by The Sheboygan Press.[9] She serves on the board of directors for the Children's Cancer Family Foundation.[10]

References
  1. "Olivia Dekker". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Father and Daughter make history". USA Today. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. Jaclyn Hendricks. "Olivia Dekker's Broadcasting Rise briefly runs aside famous dad". NY Post. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. Tennis Panorama News. "Springfield Lasers and New York Empire Reach World TeamTennis Championship Final". tennispanorama.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. BetMGM. "Olivia Harlan Dekker Joins BetMGM as Host & Media Personality". betmgm.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. "Dekker Harlan married". The Knot. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. "Sam Dekker Olivia Harlan Wisconsin's Royal Wedding". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. Marina Affo. "Dekkers raise over $65,000 from wedding for Children's Cancer Family Foundation". Sheboygan Press. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. "Sheboygan's 2018 People of the Year". sheboyganpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. "Board of Directors". ccffnew.org. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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