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Kelsey Nicole Nelson is a host/reporter for FOX Sports Radio and is the founder, executive producer and host of the award-winning “Listen In With KNN” podcast where she runs two collegiate internship programs. She is also a lecturer at George Washington University in the School of Media and Public Affairs where she launched and teaches “Intro to Sports Writing and Reporting.” She also serves on the GW Athletics and Recreation Senate Committee. Kelsey has worked on a national level with Bally Sports, NBC/Peacock and the Draft Network. She’s also been featured on top networks in Dubai, London and Canada to discuss the latest sports topics. Kelsey also worked as a member of the Washington Commanders broadcast/digital teams. Sheen Magazine just recognized her as a trailblazing woman during Black History Month 2025.
Most recently, Kelsey was named to the 2025 class of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by The Daily Record and to The Daily Record’s Leading Women Under 40 class. She was also named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the DC Chamber of Commerce and a Hometown Hero by SERVPRO and the University of Maryland. Kelsey was also named to the 2025 CORE 100 Most Influential Blacks Today and named one of the 50 Top Influential Women at the 2025 Black Excellence Awards. Kelsey is also a two-time recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and she was named to the 2023 Emerging Leaders Awards class by Washington Women in PR. Her achievement list also includes being presented with the highest honor by the Thursday Network (of the Greater Washington Urban League), being named a Luminary Award winner. Kelsey was also awarded by W.O.W. Magazine, the Black Entertainment Awards, the Black Girl Magic Alliance, the Next Generation Entertainment Awards and recognized as an honoree for the WKYS “Top 30 Under 30” class and named to the Terrapin Club 30 Under 30 Class of 2022. Kelsey has also been named D.C. Media Person of the Year and DMV Sports Media Person of the Year. She serves as a color commentator for the American University Women’s Basketball team and as a studio host for the Atlantic 10 Conference.
In addition to television, Kelsey has also been featured in numerous magazines for her work nationally and abroad. She is a former Vice President for the Washington Association of Black Journalists. Today, she serves as the Co-Chair of the communications committee for the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Awards of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She also sits on the board of the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame and on the advisory board for Period Reality. Kelsey also sits on the Washington, D.C. Regional Advisory Council of Tickets for Kids.
Speakers Magazine described her as a “rising star,” and she was named the Top Entrepreneurial Speaker at the 2025 Top Speakers Awards.
