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| alma mater = [[University of Georgia]]
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| occupation = [[Sideline reporter]]
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'''Olivia Harlan''' (born April 8, 1993) is an American sportscaster, currently working as a sideline reporter for [[ESPN College Football]], the [[NFL on Westwood One Sports]], and [[Big Ten Network]] basketball.
'''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.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Harlan grew up in [[Overland Park, Kansas]].{{cn|date=August 2020}} Her father is [[Kevin Harlan]], a play-by-play announcer for [[CBS Sports]], [[TNT Sports]], and the [[NFL on Westwood One Sports]]. Her grandfather, [[Bob Harlan]], is a former executive for the [[Green Bay Packers]]. She was [[Miss Kansas Teen USA]] in 2010, competing in the [[Miss Teen USA 2010]].{{cn|date=August 2020}} She graduated at the [[University of Georgia]] in 2014.<ref name="ESPN Profile">{{cite web|url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/olivia-harlan-dekker/|title=Olivia Dekker|website=ESPN Media Zone|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>
Harlan grew up in [[Mission Hills, Kansas]].{{cn|date=August 2020}} 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.{{cn|date=August 2020}} She graduated from the [[University of Georgia]] in 2014.<ref name="ESPN Profile">{{cite web|url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/olivia-harlan-dekker/|title=Olivia Dekker|website=ESPN Media Zone|access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Prior to Harlan joining ESPN in 2015, she covered SEC and ACC football for Fox Sports South and Raycom as a reporter and she co-hosted a daily web series for the Green Bay Packers training camp as the team reporter. She was previously a sideline reporter for Green Bay Packers preseason games on Packers TV Network, and a host of ACC All-Access and sideline reporter for Atlanta Hawks games on Fox Sports South.<ref name="ESPN Profile"/> Olivia and her father [[Kevin Harlan]] made history by being the first father-daughter to call a [[NFL]] game when the [[San Francisco 49ers]] played the [[Green Bay Packers]] on October 15, 2018.<ref name="Father and Daughter make history">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/10/11/kevin-harlan-olivia-harlan-dekker-nfl-broadcasting/1601880002/|title=Father and Daughter make history|website=USA Today|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref> Kevin was the play by play announcer and Olivia was the sideline reporter for [[Westwood One]].<ref name="Olivia Dekker's Rise">{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/10/17/olivia-dekkers-broadcasting-rise-briefly-runs-aside-famous-dad/|title=Olivia Dekker's Broadcasting Rise briefly runs aside famous dad|author=Jaclyn Hendricks|website=NY Post|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref> She covered [[World TeamTennis]] for [[CBS Sports]] in 2019.<ref name="World TeamTennis Championship">{{cite web|url=https://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/67608|title=Springfield Lasers and New York Empire Reach World TeamTennis Championship Final|author=Tennis Panorama News|website=tennispanorama.com|accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref>
Harlan has covered [[SEC football|SEC]] and [[Atlantic Coast Conference|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.<ref name="ESPN Profile"/> 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.<ref name="Father and Daughter make history">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/10/11/kevin-harlan-olivia-harlan-dekker-nfl-broadcasting/1601880002/|title=Father and Daughter make history|website=USA Today|access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref> She joined ESPN in 2015.<ref name="ESPN Profile"/> She covered [[World TeamTennis]] for [[CBS Sports]] in 2019.<ref name="World TeamTennis Championship">{{cite web|url=https://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/67608|title=Springfield Lasers and New York Empire Reach World TeamTennis Championship Final|author=Tennis Panorama News|website=tennispanorama.com|date=3 August 2019 |access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref> In 2020, she covered football games for the [[Big Ten Network]]. In 2021, she joined BetMGM as host.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/olivia-harlan-dekker-betmgm-host-media-personality/|author=BetMGM|title=Olivia Harlan Dekker Joins BetMGM as Host & Media Personality|website=betmgm.com|accessdate=17 September 2021}}</ref>
Harlan also works as a Sideline Reporter for the NFL Playoffs on Westwood One.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Harlan has three brothers and sisters.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} She is married to [[Sam Dekker]] who played in the [[NBA]] for four seasons and played on the [[Wisconsin Badgers Basketball]] team from 2012–2015 which included being back to back [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|Final Four]] teams in 2014 and 2015.<ref name="Dekker-Harlan wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.theknotnews.com/exclusive-olivia-harlan-sam-dekker-wedding-32360|title=Dekker Harlan married|website=The Knot|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Wisconsin's Royal Wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/life/2018/06/28/sam-dekker-olivia-harlan-wisconsins-version-royal-wedding/705373002/|title= Sam Dekker Olivia Harlan Wisconsin's Royal Wedding|website=Green Bay Press Gazette|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref> The couple asked family, friends, and fans to donate to the Children's Center Family Foundation instead of receiving wedding gifts. They raised over $65,000 on their wedding fundraiser.<ref name="Dekkers raise money">{{cite web|url=https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2018/09/06/sam-and-olivia-dekker-raise-over-65-000-ccff/1213930002/|title=Dekkers raise over $65,000 from wedding for Children's Cancer Family Foundation|author=Marina Affo|website=Sheboygan Press|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> Olivia recently told 105.7FM The FAN that her father, Kevin, really wanted Olivia to keep her family name. She mentioned that she has yet to legally change her last name.<ref>https://twitter.com/1057FMTheFan/status/1244734169114173440</ref> They were named 2018 People of the Year by [[The Sheboygan Press]].<ref name="People of the Year">{{cite web|url=https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2018/12/27/sheboygan-press-2018-people-year-sam-dekker-tony-evers-make-list/2231313002/|title=Sheboygan's 2018 People of the Year|website=sheboyganpress.com|accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref> She's on the board of directors for Children's Cancer Family Foundation.<ref name="board of directors">{{cite web|url=https://www.ccffnew.org/board-of-directors
Harlan has three brothers and sisters.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} She is married to professional basketball player [[Sam Dekker]] with whom she has a son.<ref name="Dekker-Harlan wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.theknotnews.com/exclusive-olivia-harlan-sam-dekker-wedding-32360|title=Dekker Harlan married|website=The Knot|date=2 August 2018 |access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Wisconsin's Royal Wedding">{{cite web|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/life/2018/06/28/sam-dekker-olivia-harlan-wisconsins-version-royal-wedding/705373002/|title= Sam Dekker Olivia Harlan Wisconsin's Royal Wedding|website=Green Bay Press Gazette|access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dombeck |first=Tom |title=Twitter reacts to birth of Sam Dekker and Olivia Harlan Dekker's son, Harlan Wolf Dekker |url=https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/sports/nba/2022/05/11/twitter-reacts-birth-sam-dekker-and-olivia-harlan-dekkers-son/9730151002/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=The Sheboygan Press |language=en-US}}</ref> The couple was named 2018 People of the Year by ''[[The Sheboygan Press]]''.<ref name="People of the Year">{{cite web|url=https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2018/12/27/sheboygan-press-2018-people-year-sam-dekker-tony-evers-make-list/2231313002/|title=Sheboygan's 2018 People of the Year|website=sheboyganpress.com|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> She serves on the board of directors for the Children's Cancer Family Foundation.<ref name="board of directors">{{cite web|url=https://www.ccffnew.org/board-of-directors
|title=Board of Directors|website=ccffnew.org|accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref>
|title=Board of Directors|website=ccffnew.org|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/olivia-harlan-dekker/ Olivia Harlan profile] at ESPN Media Zone
*[https://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/olivia-harlan-dekker/ Olivia Harlan profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220406/https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/olivia-harlan-dekker/ |date=2019-04-15 }} at ESPN Media Zone
*{{twitter|OliviaDekker}}
*{{twitter|OliviaDekker}}

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Latest revision as of 01:18, 13 November 2024

Olivia Harlan
Born (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 31)
Other namesOlivia Dekker, Olivia Harlan-Dekker
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
OccupationSideline reporter
Years active2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children1
FatherKevin 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.

Early life and education

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Harlan grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2014.[1]

Career

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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] She joined ESPN in 2015.[1] She covered World TeamTennis for CBS Sports in 2019.[3] In 2020, she covered football games for the Big Ten Network. In 2021, she joined BetMGM as host.[4] Harlan also works as a Sideline Reporter for the NFL Playoffs on Westwood One.

Personal life

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Harlan has three brothers and sisters.[citation needed] She is married to professional basketball player Sam Dekker with whom she has a son.[5][6][7] The couple was named 2018 People of the Year by The Sheboygan Press.[8] She serves on the board of directors for the Children's Cancer Family Foundation.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Olivia Dekker". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Father and Daughter make history". USA Today. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ Tennis Panorama News (3 August 2019). "Springfield Lasers and New York Empire Reach World TeamTennis Championship Final". tennispanorama.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ BetMGM. "Olivia Harlan Dekker Joins BetMGM as Host & Media Personality". betmgm.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Dekker Harlan married". The Knot. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Sam Dekker Olivia Harlan Wisconsin's Royal Wedding". Green Bay Press Gazette. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ Dombeck, Tom. "Twitter reacts to birth of Sam Dekker and Olivia Harlan Dekker's son, Harlan Wolf Dekker". The Sheboygan Press. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  8. ^ "Sheboygan's 2018 People of the Year". sheboyganpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". ccffnew.org. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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