San Diego – FOX Sports San Diego (FSSD) today welcomed Laura McKeeman, Kelly Crull and Megan Olivi to their distinguished team of broadcast talent. The trio comes to San Diego each with a unique background within the FOX family and joins FSSD's returning veterans for this season's Padres telecasts.
Laura McKeeman joins FOX Sports San Diego as the primary sideline reporter for Padres telecasts and will fill in throughout the season as Padres Live pregame and postgame host. McKeeman comes to San Diego from FOX Sports Florida where she was a contributing reporter for Tampa Bay Rays broadcasts as well as a sideline reporter for FOX Sports Big 12 football and Pac-12 basketball telecasts.
Former FOX Sports Southwest sideline reporter and host for the Oklahoma City Thunder,
Kelly Crull, also joins the FOX Sports San Diego broadcast team as the host of FSSD's Padres magazine show, Padres Weekly. Crull will also fill in throughout the season as sideline reporter for Padres telecasts and other various games on FOX Sports San Diego.
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Megan Olivi joins the FOX Sports San Diego team as the host of Padres POV, FSSD's fast-paced behind-the-scenes show that captures the essence of the San Diego Padres both on and off the field, and as Social Media Reporter during game broadcasts. Olivi made her on-air debut contributing to several FOX programs and is most widely known as the host of the UFC's pre-fight show "Fight Day" and reporter for HeavyMMA.com.
"I'm very excited to add such quality and versatility to our talent lineup," said Jeff Byle, Executive Producer, FOX Sports San Diego. "This accomplished group brings a variety of experience to our broadcast team. I'm confident their engaging styles will help raise the level of our telecasts."
Returning to FSSD's Padres telecasts will be Hall of Fame broadcaster, Dick Enberg calling play-by-play alongside analyst and former Padre, Mark Grant in the booth, as well as Padres Live host, Mike Pomeranz and analyst, Mark Sweeney.
Following is a list of FOX Sports San Diego's Padres talent with links to their headshots.
- Dick Enberg, Padres Play-by-Play
- Mark Grant, Padres Analyst
- Mike Pomeranz, Padres Live Host
- Mark Sweeney, Padres Live Analyst
- Laura McKeeman, Padres Sideline Reporter
- Kelly Crull, Padres Weekly Host, Sideline Reporter
- Megan Olivi, Padres POV Host, Social Media Reporter
The FOX Sports San Diego broadcast team will be available to meet fans in person at FSSD's Padres Fan Fest booth Saturday, February 9, located inside the Western Metal building.
Padres games on FOX Sports San Diego can be seen locally on Cox channels 56 and 1056, DIRECTV channels 694 and 694-1, AT&T U-Verse channel 776 and 1776-HD, and coming April 1 on Dish.