Olivia Ray, Sports Multimedia Journalist/Host
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Olivia Ray joined ABC57 Kickoff/Tipoff team in November 2025. She returns to Michiana with her husband Garrett, a South Bend native, and their son Ezekiel.
From growing up in Evansville, to starting her professional career in Indiana, she is a Hoosier through-and-through. She has previously told athletes' stories with WISH-TV News 8 in Indianapolis and WSBT 22 in South Bend. During her three years reporting in Indianapolis, she covered the Colts, Pacers, IndyCar, and NCAA football and basketball. At WSBT, she covered Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff berth, their women’s basketball back-to-back Final Four runs, and the Fighting Irish hockey’s Frozen Four appearance.
Most recently, Olivia spent the last 3 years in Cincinnati, Ohio covering the Bengals and Reds. In addition to her TV duties, she has also taught sports storytelling as an adjunct professor at Indiana University Media School.
Olivia graduated from Indiana University's Ernie Pyle School of Journalism, where she started her television career by hosting segments for Indiana football and basketball as an undergraduate.
When Olivia isn’t standing on the sideline, she enjoys attending games as a fan, and spending time on the lakes in Southwest Michigan.