Lara Pitt (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian television presenter and sports journalist, mainly known for reporting for

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on their

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coverage and

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Early life

Pitt completed a Bachelor of Commerce Marketing & Tourism Management degree at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

and a Business Diploma in Event Management at

University of Technology Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although its origins are said to trace back to the 1830s, the university was founded in its current form in 1988. As of 2021 ...

. Following these undergraduate degrees Pitt also completed a post-graduate Diploma in Journalism whilst working full-time.

Career

Pitt began her career at Fox in 2006, and joined Fox Sports News in 2007. Pitt was a regular contributor to Fox Sports

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coverage in 2010 as a reporter. During her time on Fox, Pitt worked on NRL Super Saturday, NRL Tonight and

. Currently, she is on the weekly League Life panel, is a part of Fox League's weekly podcast, along with Matthew Russell and Warren Smith and relieves on the Sunday Ticket. Lara is also occasionally a sideline reporter during matches.

Personal life

Lara Pitt is married to Anthony Pitt and they have two sons together named Lachlan and Cooper. Pitt's nephew is

Josh Kemeny Josh Kemeny (born 29 November 1998) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. He has signed for the Rebels squad in 2020. Kemeny played for Sydney (NRC team) under National Rugby C ...

who plays for the

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* * Living people Australian soccer commentators Australian rugby league commentators Australian television presenters Australian women television presenters Fox Sports (Australian TV network) people People from Sydney University of New South Wales alumni University of Technology Sydney alumni 1981 births {{Australia-tv-bio-stub