# Kit Hoover
**Kit Hoover** (Catherine "Kit" Hoover; born 1970) is an American television host, sportscaster, and broadcast journalist, best known as a co-host of the syndicated entertainment news program *Access Hollywood* and of its companion lifestyle show *Access Daily with Mario & Kit*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kit-hoover/) Before joining entertainment news she worked in reality television, sports broadcasting, and network news, beginning with the first season of MTV's *Road Rules* in 1995.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970, Atlanta, Georgia[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kit-hoover/) |
| Education | Track and cross country scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in Communications, 1992[3](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/) • [4](https://biographytribune.com/who-is-kit-hoover-from-road-rules-her-wiki-husband-affair-weight-loss-family-measurements-salary-net-worth-married/) |
| Television debut | Cast member, first season of MTV's *Road Rules*, 1995[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about) |
| Sports broadcasting | Co-host of ESPN2's *Cold Pizza* (2003); guest judge on ESPN's *Dream Job*[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about) |
| Entertainment news | Co-host of *Access Hollywood* and *Access Daily with Mario & Kit* since around 2010[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kit-hoover/) |
| Podcast | *The Coop with Kit*, launched 2024, interviewing women in entertainment, sports, and business[3](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/) |
| Emmy nominations | Daytime Emmy nominations for *Access Hollywood* in 2024 (Outstanding Entertainment News Series) and 2025 (Daytime Personality – Daily)[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167515/awards/) |
## Early life and education
Hoover grew up in Atlanta and attended Marist School, where she ran track and won both the mile and the two-mile runs three years in a row.[6](https://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/biography-images/kit-hoover-266875/) She received a track and cross country scholarship to the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill) and earned a B.A. in communications there in 1992.[3](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/) • [4](https://biographytribune.com/who-is-kit-hoover-from-road-rules-her-wiki-husband-affair-weight-loss-family-measurements-salary-net-worth-married/) She has kept running as a regular practice, along with biking, hiking, tennis, and pickleball.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about)
## Road Rules and early television
Hoover's television debut came in 1995 as a cast member on the original season of MTV's *Road Rules*, a reality series that followed a group of strangers traveling in an RV; the season, *Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure*, introduced her alongside cast members including Mark Long.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about) • [7](https://roadrules.fandom.com/wiki/Kit_Hoover) • [8](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/mark-long-looks-back-road-143113282.html) In interviews she has said she did not set out to work in television and assumed she had been cast because she was a college athlete; the experience of being herself on camera is what drew her toward broadcasting.[9](https://www.thelist.com/729833/kit-hoover-on-hosting-access-daily-and-her-road-rules-past-exclusive-interview/)
After *Road Rules*, she joined King World Productions as the entertainment reporter for the syndicated magazine show *American Journal*, then moved to [Fox News](https://www.edgepedia.org/fox-news) in 1999 as a correspondent for the [Fox Broadcasting Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/fox-broadcasting-company) news magazine *FOX Files*.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about) She also worked as a correspondent for *The Pulse* and for [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide).[3](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/) • [10](https://opensponsorship.com/profiles/kit-hoover)
## ESPN and other hosting roles
In 2003 Hoover became co-host of ESPN2's live morning show *Cold Pizza*, conducting live interviews and presenting features and highlights; during her time there she covered events including the Summer Olympics, the [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl), the [NBA Finals](https://www.edgepedia.org/nba-finals), and the [World Series](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-series).[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about) • [11](https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/kit-hoover) She also served as a guest judge on ESPN's reality contest *Dream Job*.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about)
Her later hosting credits span several networks: TLC's lifestyle makeover series *Real Simple, Real Life*, based on the magazine *Real Simple*; ABC's *Shaq Vs.*, a reality show starring [Shaquille O'Neal](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaquille-oneal), where she also worked as a sideline reporter; Lifetime's *Celebrity Home Raiders*; and [Animal Planet](https://www.edgepedia.org/animal-planet)'s live two-hour special *Give a Dog a Home*, which aired in December 2019.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about) • [10](https://opensponsorship.com/profiles/kit-hoover) She has appeared as a guest co-host on *The View*.[12](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kit-hoover/bio/3030446961/)
## Access Hollywood and Access Daily
Hoover joined *Access Hollywood* around 2010, a job she has described as landing her dream position at age 40 after a stretch at home raising three children.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kit-hoover/) • [9](https://www.thelist.com/729833/kit-hoover-on-hosting-access-daily-and-her-road-rules-past-exclusive-interview/) She co-hosts the daily half-hour entertainment news program with [Mario Lopez](https://www.edgepedia.org/mario-lopez), Scott Evans, and Zuri Hall, and co-hosts the one-hour lifestyle talk show *Access Daily with Mario & Kit* with the same lineup.[13](https://www.accessonline.com/about) The show's hiring executive, Rob Silverstein, told her she was hired on her ability rather than her looks, a remark she has called the biggest compliment of her career.[14](https://www.athleisuremag.com/the-latest/2024/4/29/heart-felt-stories-kit-hoover)
The program has been nominated for [Daytime Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/daytime-emmy-awards) during her tenure, including Outstanding Entertainment News Series in 2024 and Daytime Personality – Daily in 2025, with Hoover named among the nominated hosts both years.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167515/awards/) In March 2026, [NBCUniversal](https://www.edgepedia.org/nbcuniversal) canceled *Access Hollywood* after nearly 30 years on the air, along with the talk shows *Karamo* and *[The Steve Wilkos Show](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-steve-wilkos-show)*; the program was to stop producing new episodes in September 2026.[15](https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/access-hollywood-canceled-30-years-200604770.html) • [16](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/nbc-abruptly-axes-access-hollywood-in-cancelation-bloodbath)
## The Coop with Kit
In 2024 Hoover launched the podcast *The Coop with Kit*, which features interviews with women over 40 from entertainment, sports, and business discussing career pivots, personal achievements, and lessons on resilience and reinvention.[3](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/) • [11](https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/kit-hoover) She has described the show as a place where recognizable women share transformative experiences and personal insights.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about)
## Personal life
Hoover married ESPN producer Crowley Sullivan in 1999, and the couple has three children.[12](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kit-hoover/bio/3030446961/) • [17](https://grabien.com/profile?id=177551) In April 2025, news reports stated that she had filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kit-hoover/) She has spoken publicly about a period in her late thirties when her family's house burned down and she was out of work while raising young children, before returning to television with the *Access* job.[9](https://www.thelist.com/729833/kit-hoover-on-hosting-access-daily-and-her-road-rules-past-exclusive-interview/) • [3](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/) She lives in Los Angeles.[2](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about)
## References
1. [Kit Hoover – Host, Sportscaster, Journalist, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kit-hoover/)
2. [About Kit Hoover & The Coop with Kit, The Coop with Kit](https://www.thecoopwithkit.com/about)
3. [Kit Hoover | Speaking Fee, Booking Agent, & Contact Info, CAA Speakers](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/kit-hoover/)
4. [Who's Kit Hoover from "Road Rules"?, Biography Tribune](https://biographytribune.com/who-is-kit-hoover-from-road-rules-her-wiki-husband-affair-weight-loss-family-measurements-salary-net-worth-married/)
5. [Access Hollywood (TV Series 1996–2026) – Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167515/awards/)
6. [Kit Hoover, TV Newsroom](https://www.tvnewsroom.co.uk/biography-images/kit-hoover-266875/)
7. [Kit Hoover | Road Rules Wiki | Fandom](https://roadrules.fandom.com/wiki/Kit_Hoover)
8. [Mark Long Looks Back on "Road Rules" and His Showmance with Kit Hoover, Yahoo/People](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/mark-long-looks-back-road-143113282.html)
9. [Kit Hoover On Hosting Access Daily And Her Road Rules Past – Exclusive Interview, The List](https://www.thelist.com/729833/kit-hoover-on-hosting-access-daily-and-her-road-rules-past-exclusive-interview/)
10. [Sponsor Kit Hoover, OpenSponsorship](https://opensponsorship.com/profiles/kit-hoover)
11. [Kit Hoover Biography, AAE Speakers Bureau](https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/kit-hoover)
12. [Kit Hoover Biography, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kit-hoover/bio/3030446961/)
13. [About Us, Access](https://www.accessonline.com/about)
14. [HEART FELT STORIES | KIT HOOVER, Athleisure Mag](https://www.athleisuremag.com/the-latest/2024/4/29/heart-felt-stories-kit-hoover)
15. ["Access Hollywood" Canceled After 30 Years, Yahoo News/People](https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/access-hollywood-canceled-30-years-200604770.html)
16. [NBC Abruptly Axes Decades-Old Shows in Cancellation Bloodbath, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/nbc-abruptly-axes-access-hollywood-in-cancelation-bloodbath)
17. [Kit Hoover, Grabien](https://grabien.com/profile?id=177551)
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