Melissa Stark | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51)[1] |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Occupation(s) | NFL Network reporter NBC Sunday Night Football sideline reporter/hostess |
| Employer | NBC Sports |
| Spouse | Mike Lilley |
| Children | 4 |
Melissa Zoey Stark (born 1973)[1] is an American television personality and sportscaster, best known as the current sideline reporter/hostess for NBC Sunday Night Football and the former sideline reporter for Monday Night Football.
Formerly a reporter for the NFL Network, she spent five seasons as host of NFL 360. She previously worked with NBC, primarily at its MSNBC subsidiary and as a correspondent for NBC's The Today Show.[2] In the summer of 2008, she anchored MSNBC's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Prior to NBC, she was a reporter for ESPN.
Stark has been described as a "trailblazer" who paved the way for women in sportscasting, which had fewer women broadcasters at the beginning of her career.[3]