{"id":2313291,"date":"2026-03-05T03:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2313291"},"modified":"2026-03-05T03:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:08:17","slug":"royals-hire-kc-native-as-reporter-for-2026-broadcasts-on-royalstv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-hire-kc-native-as-reporter-for-2026-broadcasts-on-royalstv\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals hire KC-native as reporter for 2026 broadcasts on RoyalsTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals announced that the Royals.TV team had hired a new sideline reporter for the 2026 season. <\/p>\n<p>The new hire, Bridget Howard, is a Kansas City-native and lifelong Royals fan as her dad, David, played with the club in the 1990s, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/news\/bridget-howard-hired-by-royals-as-host-and-sideline-reporter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB.com\u2019s Anne Rogers<\/strong><\/a>. Howard attended Blue Valley High School in Kansas City, and attended every home game of the 2014 and 2015 World Series. <\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/sports\/royals\/4-royals-whove-impressed-heading-into-the-2026-season\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><br \/>\n\t\t4 Royals who\u2019ve impressed heading into the 2026 season\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following her education at Blue Valley and Kansas State University, Howard traveled the country for roles with TNT Sports, Unrivaled Basketball and the National Women\u2019s Soccer League. Now, she\u2019ll be working for her hometown team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Royals have always been a part of my life,\u201d she told MLB.com. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand what they mean to the city. And this job has always been the North Star for me. I always knew I wanted to work in baseball, and to be able to come home and do it for my hometown team, I still don\u2019t even know if I can put it into words. It\u2019s just an incredibly full-circle moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her new role is more important than just being the \u201cNorth Star,\u201d though. Howard will be the first woman to consistently appear on Royals\u2019 broadcasts, MLB.com reports. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t lost on me,\u201d she told Rogers. \u201cThis is a first, and people are going to look to you about how you\u2019re going to do. For me, all I care about is if there\u2019s a little girl watching and they see and can say, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s cool.\u2019 It\u2019s all about seeing what\u2019s possible. If I can do that and impact a little girl and make her want to be a sideline reporter or get into sports, that\u2019s the coolest part for me.\u201d I\u2019m proud to do that. I don\u2019t know how to use another word other than cool, but I also know that it means everything to me. And to do it for the Royals is extra special.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/sports\/royals\/royals-add-veteran-outfielder-starling-marte-on-1-year-deal-report\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><br \/>\n\t\tRoyals add veteran outfielder Starling Marte on 1-year deal: Report\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Howard will join the team, which is retaining all of its talent from the 2026 season, including Ryan Lefebvre, Jake Eisenberg, Rex Hudler, Jeremy Guthrie, Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery. The Royals said that Howard will appear on all local home broadcasts, as well as in one road series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals in May. She\u2019s set to make her debut during Thursday\u2019s Spring Training game vs. the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Howard\u2019s hiring also comes after the club\u2019s departure from FanDuel Sports, and the new streaming service, Royals.TV. The Royals say that changes are coming to the broadcasts in 2026, and Howard is set to be a big part of that. <\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/watch-fox4-news-free-on-streaming-tv-devices-by-downloading-wdaf\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><br \/>\n\t\tDownload WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For information on how to sign up for RoyalsTV, click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/sports\/royals\/royals-fans-can-now-sign-up-for-new-streaming-service-for-2026-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-cta-group\">\n<div class=\"modal--suggest-correction article-content-cta-group__cta\" data-component=\"modal\">\n\t\t\t\t<button data-modal-trigger=\"\" class=\"suggest-correction-button\">Suggest a Correction<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal__dialog\">\n<div class=\"modal__dialog-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"modal__close-button\" aria-label=\"Close Modal Content\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16.85 16.875\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<title>Close Modal<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M9.65 8.454l6.88-7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0-1.15.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0L8.52 7.305 1.37.241a.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0 .809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15l7.15 7.063-7.15 7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.787.787 0 0 0 .59-.219l7.15-7.063 6.87 7.063a.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.619.619 0 0 0 .54-.219.792.792 0 0 0 0-1.15z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"modal__dialog-title\">Suggest a Correction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source fox4kc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals announced that the Royals.TV team had hired a new sideline reporter for the 2026 season. The new hire, Bridget Howard, is a Kansas City-native and lifelong Royals fan as her dad, David, played with the club in the 1990s, according to MLB.com\u2019s Anne Rogers. 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