Annie Agar is a freelance reporter for WOOD-TV. Agar, a freelance television sports reporter in Rockford, Michigan, was out of work as no sports were being played in the early months of the pandemic. She had given up her apartment and moved back in with her parents. Here it was mid-May and she spent her days watching Netflix, playing board games, and missing sports, work, and the life she used to have. “I was on a Zoom call for a birthday party, and something just clicked.” Agar, 24, said in a phone interview this week. “The Big Ten is my base here, and I started thinking how funny it would be if they had a Zoom call because they all kind of hate each other.”
Agar set her phone up in the corner of her bedroom. Forty-five minutes later, she had produced a hilarious parody that drew 750,000 views across TikTok and Twitter in its first 24 hours and poured jet fuel on her COVID-stalled career.
Annie Agar is currently working as an NFL correspondent for Chicago Sports Network (CHSN). In addition, she hosts a podcast called The Offensive Line. She continues to create humorous videos related to the NFL, including her signature “league meetings,” which she shares on her YouTube channel.
Annie Agar Life and Education
Agar grew up in a sports-crazy family. Her father, Jeff, was a minor-league pitcher in the Detroit Tigers farm system. Her brother, John, who was born with cerebral palsy, has competed with his father in triathlons around the world and the two have been featured on ESPN’s E:60.
Agar, who graduated from Grand Valley State, said her goal since she was 10 was to work for ESPN. She figured she would have to work her way up through local stations and at this point she is still freelancing for the NBC affiliate in Grand Rapids.
Annie Agar Career
Agar recently signed on with Wasserman, a California-based sports marketing and talent management company, a pretty heady move for a recent college graduate who has never had a full-time media job.
“Most of my clients are older and established, but we took a chance because she’s smart and talented and funny,” said Debbie Spander, a senior vice-president of coaching and broadcasting at Wasserman. “I loved her videos and we did a Zoom call. And she’s so young, I also did a Zoom call with her parents.”
Spander sees Agar as a “more modern version of Katie Nolan,” the ESPN talent who started her career while writing a sports blog from a Boston tavern where she was working. Agar has plans to expand her Zoom parodies to other sports but said she remains interested in sports broadcasting and other ways to take her career.
Annie Agar Personal Life
Annie is pretty popular on Instagram as well as on TikTok. There is no info about her relationship or her marriage. She is a secretive person. She has kept her personal life away from the public eye.
Social Media Accounts
Annie Agar is active on multiple social media platforms, where she shares content and engages with her followers:
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Instagram: On her profile @annieagar5, she has over 446,000 followers. She posts photos and videos related to the NFL, as well as glimpses of her personal life. Her bio reads: “NFL correspondent at @chsn. I put teams in uncomfortable meetings.”
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X (formerly Twitter): On her account @AnnieAgar, she shares updates, commentary, and humorous takes on NFL events. Her bio states: “Content creator. NFL correspondent. I put teams in uncomfortable meetings.”
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YouTube: On her channel Annie Agar, she posts videos, including her signature league meetings. The channel has over 31,700 subscribers.
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Facebook: Her official page Annie Agar has over 310K followers, where she shares similar content to her other platforms, including videos and NFL-related updates.
Through these platforms, Annie successfully combines sports reporting with humor, attracting a wide audience of sports fans.
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