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Pineda Takes Sideline for Notre Dame Football on NBC
19 Aug
Summary
- Caroline Pineda will report on four Notre Dame football games for NBC.
- She replaces Zora Stephenson after three seasons in the role.
- Pineda's career goal was inspired by NBC's Notre Dame football coverage.
This fall, Caroline Pineda will advance her broadcast career by reporting on four Notre Dame football games for NBC. Her debut will be for the Sept. 6 season opener against Wisconsin, held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Pineda takes over the sideline reporter duties previously held by Zora Stephenson for three seasons.
Pineda, a 2022 Notre Dame graduate, expressed her immense honor and thrill about covering more games for NBC. She revealed that watching Notre Dame football on NBC as a child inspired her to pursue a career in sports reporting. Her professional development includes internships and working as a sideline assistant for NBC's NFL coverage.
Her journey into this role was shaped by mentors like Mike Tirico and her experiences assisting previous sideline reporters on Notre Dame broadcasts. Pineda drew inspiration from figures like Alex Flanagan, who was NBC's sideline reporter for Notre Dame from 2007 to 2013, and feels this opportunity represents a significant full-circle moment in her career.
