When I review my contract, it is to make sure that I am not going to get in trouble or not paid. Then afterward, people say, ‘Did you make sure they gave you a green room,’ and I’m like, ‘No, I didn’t get any of the cool stuff.’ – Katie Nolan
‘Guyism’ wanted a daily video series. They told me they were planning on hiring a girl and then hiring someone to write all her jokes. Then they figured it would be easier just to get me, so they offered me $750 a month to do it, which turned into an offer to move to New York and do it full-time for $30,000 a year. – Katie Nolan
Women in sports television are allowed to read headlines, patrols sidelines, and generally facilitate conversation for their male colleagues. Sometimes, they even let us monitor the Internet from a couch. – Katie Nolan
‘Garbage Time’ was the name I came up with. Midnight was my decision. Were they the right decisions? I dunno. – Katie Nolan
I wanted to go to school for public relations, and I also wanted to minor in dance. And Hofstra had two really good programs for both of those, so that’s why I ended up there. – Katie Nolan
You are not just a funny person or just a journalist. Most people are hybrids of having a smart opinion and a great sense of humor. – Katie Nolan
I was bartending in Boston five, six nights a week, living in my grandmother’s condo. By the way, I’m a really good bartender – that’s the only skill I can confidently say I have. – Katie Nolan
I think the vision for FOX is to have a network full of people who have opinions as opposed to people who say news. If my message doesn’t fit in, but I get that platform, then I’m reaching the people who most need to hear it. – Katie Nolan
I went by Kyle, and I made friends on the team as Kyle. It went on for a pretty long time, until I went to a birthday party in a dress and all the hockey players were like… ‘Kyle?’ – Katie Nolan
People are confused when you work for a national sports outlet and they’ve never seen you on a local affiliate. – Katie Nolan
There are a lot of interesting differences between Boston and New York in general, and I think they’re sort of heightened in Long Island. – Katie Nolan
I’d get home at 3:30 A.M. from the bar after my shift ended at 1. I’d write jokes, film it, and then sleep. So I did that for two years. – Katie Nolan
I am not going to say I have never spoken with Bill Simmons because I have. I respect him greatly. – Katie Nolan
I make funny videos. I hate saying I’m a comedian because then people stick their finger in your face and demand you tell a joke. But the other thing people call me is ‘a YouTube sensation,’ which is even worse. – Katie Nolan
I’m sure you’re used to hearing that when people get to Long Island for the first time, it’s a bit of a shock to the system. But I found Long Island people very endearing. – Katie Nolan
My dad likes to tease me over this. We weren’t there at Fenway, and it wasn’t a consequential game, but Trot Nixon let a ball go through his legs, and from that moment on, I hated Trot Nixon. Really irrational. Based in nothing. But did not like him. – Katie Nolan
I try to limit my time with Michael Davies to as little as possible per week, and he is pretty good with that, since he has a bazillion things to do. When I do see him, I try not to talk about dental work or anything like that because I know the Brits get very sensitive. – Katie Nolan
My first sales assessment, they tell you your strong points, and they told me I was the emotional salesman, the one who could really connect with people by making them feel comfortable. Once someone told me that, I couldn’t get past how manipulative it made me feel. – Katie Nolan
It is very easy to try to type cosmopolitan.com and accidentally type foxsports.com, if you just got your nails done. – Katie Nolan
It’s an interesting dynamic living in New York in general as a Boston fan. It’s kind of fun that way. It’s fun to be the contrarian when everyone hates you as long as your team is winning. – Katie Nolan
