Kate Beirness (/bərˈnɛs/ bər-NESS; born March 8, 1984) is a Canadian television sportscaster, currently working as a host for SportsCentre on TSN.
[1] In October 2013, Beirness and new co-host Darren Dutchyshen took over the late night and morning loop spots on TSN, replacing the departing Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole.
Dutchyshen would move back to the nightly Sportscentre with Hedger, and was replaced by Natasha Staniszewski.
Beirness founded and hosts Her Mark summit, an annual one day event aimed at empowering the next generation of Canadian female leaders.
She was a standout basketball player throughout high school until a torn ACL forced her to switch gears and pursue a career in sports broadcasting.