Kit Hoover

Profile Overview

Catherine “Kit” Hoover is an American television host, sports broadcaster, and journalist. Born on July 29, 1970, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, she attended Marist School, where she competed in track. She later rater graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. 

Hoover first gained national recognition in 1995 as a cast member on MTV’s reality series Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure. She went on to work as an entertainment reporter for the American Journal, then joined Fox News in 1999 as a correspondent for FOX Files. In 2003, she joined ESPN as co-host of ESPN2’s Cold Pizza, and also covered major events for ESPN, including the 2004 Summer Olympics, two Super Bowls, the NBA Finals, and Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

Kit Hoover joined NBCUniversal in 2010 and became co-host of Access Hollywood Live (now Access Daily) before being named anchor of the flagship Access Hollywood program in 2019. She was formerly married to television producer and strategist Crowley Sullivan and has three children from that marriage.

Education

  • Marist School (High school)
  • B.A. in Communications from University of North Carolina

Dating & Marriage

  • Marriage: Crowley Sullivan from 1999 to 2025 (Hoover's first husband. She filed for divorce in 2025, citing irreconcilable differences.)

Children

  • Campbell Sullivan, a biological child with Crowley Sullivan, born in 2002
  • Hayes Sullivan , a biological child with Crowley Sullivan, born in 2003
  • Crowley Sullivan Jr. , a biological child with Crowley Sullivan, born in 2006

Net Worth & Income

  • Primary income is from her NBCUniversal anchor salary for Access Hollywood and Access Daily.
  • Hosts The Coop with Kit podcast (launched 2024).
  • Speaking engagements and appearances at live and virtual events.

Awards

  • Marist School Distinguished Alumni Award — Recipient (2022)
  • North Carolina Media and Journalism Hall of Fame — Inductee (2025)
  • Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Daytime Personality — Nominee (2025)
  • Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Series — Nominee (as part of the Access Hollywood team; 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
  • Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host — Nominee (as part of the Access Daily team; 2018)
  • Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program — Nominee (as part of the Access Hollywood team; 2014)

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