{"id":46172,"date":"2026-04-21T21:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/kara-banks-named-play-by-play-voice-for-nbcs-lpga-broadcasts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:28:08","slug":"kara-banks-named-play-by-play-voice-for-nbcs-lpga-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/kara-banks-named-play-by-play-voice-for-nbcs-lpga-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Kara Banks named play-by-play voice for NBC&#8217;s LPGA broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>HOUSTON \u2014 There will be a new but familiar face in the Chevron Championship booth this weekend, as Kara Banks has been named the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports&#8217; LPGA coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Banks will begin Saturday&#8217;s third round of the LPGA Major at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, with the final round scheduled to be called Sunday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<p>This is Banks&#8217; first call to Chevron, but she served in a play-by-play role multiple times last season, including lead-in coverage of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, the Mizuho Americas Open and the U.S. Women&#8217;s Open. She also worked the booth at the 2021 ShopRite LPGA Classic.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Banks will join analysts Morgan Pressel, Tom Abbott and Paige McKenzie in a press conference at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. Jim \u201cBones\u201d McKay and Emilia Dolan will provide on-course reports and Amy Rogers will conduct interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Banks, a mother of three, once said: <em>golf week<\/em> She says her career inspiration came from Davina McCall, a British presenter who became famous for hosting the TV series Big Brother.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I loved how it felt like she was talking to you,&#8221; Banks said. Although he studied politics at Newcastle University, his first job was as a tea-maker for a Saturday night chat show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Cara Banks will be the play-by-play voice for this week&#8217;s NBC Chevron Championship coverage.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Banks realized early on that sport was better for him than entertainment, and the 6-foot-1 netballer, who grew up in a golfing family, took a job as a production secretary for European Tour productions at IMG.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Banks joined Golf Channel as co-host of &#8220;Morning Drive,&#8221; and later served as studio host for the &#8220;Golf Central&#8221; and &#8220;Live From&#8221; shows at the game&#8217;s biggest events.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work as a reporter for NBC Sports&#8217; PGA Tour coverage, Banks recently served as the alpine ski reporter at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NBC Sports names Cara Banks to lead play-by-play audio for LPGA broadcasts<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON \u2014 There will be a new but familiar face in the Chevron Championship booth this weekend, as Kara Banks has been named the lead play-by-play voice for NBC Sports&#8217; LPGA coverage. 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