[5] Stark graduated magna cum laude from the University of Virginia with a degree in foreign affairs and Spanish.
[9] From 1996 to 2003, Stark reported for ESPN's SportsCenter, where she served as a regular contributor to Sunday NFL Countdown and the Emmy Award-winning show, Outside the Lines.
Stark also served as a reporter for ABC Sports' coverage of figure skating, the NFL Pro Bowl, and celebrity golf events.
In addition to her sportscasting career, Stark has appeared as a guest host on The View and was the co-host of ABC Entertainment's 2001 pilot presentation of The Runner, a prime-time reality-based program conceived by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
[6] In July 2003, Stark joined NBC News as a National Correspondent for The Today Show and would also anchor MSNBC Live.
Stark covered the Opening Ceremony and speed skating event during NBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
In 2022, Stark returned to NBC as the new sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football, replacing Michele Tafoya.