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Lara Pitt 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) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...
and a Business Diploma in Event Management at
University of Technology Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public university, public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a Institute of technology, ...
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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
Monday Night with Matty Johns ''Sunday Night with Matty Johns'' is an Australian sports television series which began airing on Fox Sports (Australia), Fox Sports on 4 March 2013. The show, previously on Monday nights, changed to Sunday night in 2018. The show expanded to t ...
. 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 who plays for the
Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels were an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria that competed in the Super Rugby competition. The Rebels made their debut in SANZAAR, SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. T ...
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* * Living people Australian soccer commentators Australian rugby league commentators Australian women television presenters Fox Sports (Australian TV network) people Television personalities from Sydney Journalists from Sydney University of New South Wales alumni University of Technology Sydney alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tv-bio-stub