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Kristina Fitzpatrick

B.S. Telecommunication, 2006

Kristina covers the Atlanta Braves on FOX Sports South with in-game reports from the field and as a host for Braves Live. She also serves as a sports anchor for HLN and CNN for Weekend Express with Lynn Smith and New Day.

Prior to rejoining FOX Sports South in Atlanta where she resides, Fitzpatrick was a host for MLB Network in Secaucus, NJ where she worked on MLB Now and High Heat with Christopher Russo. She served as a football sideline reporter for SEC football on CBS and as an in-game reporter for the Washington Nationals for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. She was also co-host of FOX Sports South’s college football preview show, SEC Gridiron Live. During the 2010-11 NCAA Basketball season, Fitzpatrick worked as a sideline reporter for Cox Sports for Big East Network’s coverage of Providence College home games. In 2010, she also a worked for Kraft Sports Productions, the in-house production company for the New England Patriots.

Kristina began her career at GatorVision, conducting weekly reports and interviews for GatorZone on SunSports. While at UF student, Fitzpatrick served as a reporter and anchor for WUFT-TV News. A trained dancer, with over 20 years of experience she was a member of the UF “Dazzler” Dance Team.