Lyndsay Rowley is a host and rinkside reporter on Nashville Predators television broadcasts, and 2026-27 is her 13th season with the team. Lyndsay Rowley joined as rinkside reporter in 2014 and has hosted the pregame and postgame shows since 2017-18. Before broadcasting, she captained a Division I volleyball team at High Point University.
| Fast facts: Lyndsay Rowley | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Host of Predators pregame and postgame shows |
| Current role | Pregame and postgame host for home games, rinkside reporter for road games (2026-27) |
| Employer | Predators broadcasts on Scripps Sports (The Spot, Nashville 28) |
| Hometown | New Albany, Ohio |
| Education | High Point University, communication; MBA, Ohio Dominican University |
| Previous roles | Charlotte Bobcats in-house host; Columbus Blue Jackets and Ohio State reporting |
| Hockey connection | With the Predators broadcast since the 2014-15 season |
What does Lyndsay Rowley do for the Nashville Predators?
Lyndsay Rowley hosts the Predators’ pregame and postgame shows for home games and works as the rinkside reporter when the team is on the road. The Predators and Scripps Sports set out that split in their 2026-27 broadcast announcement on 27 August 2026, which listed her in her 13th season. Kara Hammer, full-time for the first time in 2026-27, takes the opposite roles: rinkside at home and host on the road.
In 2026-27, 85 Predators games, preseason included, air free over the air on The Spot, Nashville 28, with some also simulcast on NewsChannel 5. The channels and streams for every Predators game are in our guide to how to watch the Nashville Predators.
What did Lyndsay Rowley do before the Predators?
Lyndsay Rowley came to broadcasting through business and coaching. After college, she spent two years as an assistant volleyball coach, then took a marketing internship in New York that turned into a job offer. She later moved to Ohio and, during her MBA at Ohio Dominican, took an unpaid internship at a local television station, which was extended from two months to nine.
In 2012, she covered the Columbus Blue Jackets, along with Ohio State football, basketball, and baseball, for Columbus’ NBC affiliate. She also did field reporting for the Rockland Boulders, an independent baseball team in New York, and college sideline work, and became the in-house television host for Charlotte Bobcats home games. The Predators named her rinkside reporter for their FOX Sports Tennessee broadcasts on 5 August 2014. The channels and streams for Blue Jackets games are in our guide to how to watch the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Lyndsay Rowley’s Predators work has gone out under four channel names without her ever changing team. FOX Sports Tennessee became Bally Sports South in 2021 and FanDuel Sports Network South in 2024, and Scripps Sports took over for 2026-27.
Who has Lyndsay Rowley worked with on Predators broadcasts?
Lyndsay Rowley shared the studio desk with former Stanley Cup-winning coach Terry Crisp for seven seasons, and a Predators postgame show she co-hosted with Crisp won a Midsouth Emmy for Best Sportscast on 20 January 2018.
Kara Hammer joined the broadcast in 2017-18, so 2026-27 is the pair’s 10th season on it together.
Where is Lyndsay Rowley from?
Lyndsay Rowley is from New Albany, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, and went to New Albany High School. She played four years of Division I volleyball at High Point University in North Carolina as a defensive specialist and was team captain as a senior in 2009, according to the university’s athletics roster.
She graduated from High Point with a degree in communication. Sports ran in the family: “My mom played volleyball in college, and my dad played basketball,” she told A to Z Sports in 2020.
Does Lyndsay Rowley have a Wikipedia page?
No. Lyndsay Rowley does not have a Wikipedia article of her own and appears in Wikipedia’s list of Nashville Predators broadcasters.
How old is Lyndsay Rowley?
Lyndsay Rowley was born on 25 November 1987 in Columbus, Ohio, according to her High Point University athletics biography. She was 26 when she joined the Predators broadcast.
Is Lyndsay Rowley married?
No publicly confirmed information is available about Lyndsay Rowley’s relationship status. Lyndsay Rowley keeps her personal life private.
