Kathrine Nero to join Bally Sports Ohio's 2023 Reds coverage team
A Cincinnati broadcast veteran is joining Bally Sports Ohio.
The regional sports network announced Thursday that former WCPO 9 (WCPO-TV) anchor and Enquirer reporter Kathrine Nero will join its 2023 Cincinnati Reds regular season coverage team. Nero will co-host "Reds Live" for several games throughout the season, along with Brian Giesenschlag, Annie Sabo and former Reds pitcher Sam LeCure.
According to its website, Sabo will also be an on-field reporter for select games. Sports commentators John Sadak and Chris Welsh, Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin and sports broadcaster Jim Day will call the games throughout the 2023 season.
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Bally Sports Ohio announced @KathrineNero is joining their broadcast team to serve as a co-host for a handful of Reds live pregame and postgame shows this season.
— Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) March 23, 2023
Nero took to social media to discuss her new gig, explaining she initially moved to Cincinnati because of her love for baseball and interest in the Reds.
"Talk about a full circle moment," Nero wrote. "When I got the chance to cover sports in a city with such incredible baseball history, I jumped at it."
Nero will also broadcast the Opening Day parade Thursday, March 30, according to her Instagram post.
Nero spent 20 years with WCPO between 1998 and 2018, working as a news anchor for 15 of them. She was previously a social media host, reporter and columnist for The Enquirer and has been serving as director of media at Game Day, a public relations firm in Cincinnati.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former WCPO anchor Kathrine Nero joining Bally Sports' Reds team
