Background
McCarthy was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She grew up near Boston and attended Mount Holyoke College.
McCarthy was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She grew up near Boston and attended Mount Holyoke College.
As a child, she rode horses competitively for ten years. McCarthy started her career at WGGB-television in Springfield, Massachusetts. She then moved to WAFF, the National Broadcasting Company affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama.
McCarthy joined NESN in early 2010.
She was a part-time host and reporter for SportsDesk. After SportsDesk was canceled McCarthy became the host of the network"s new show NESN Daily.
McCarthy and Stead had a son in October 2011. McCarthy returned to television in September 2012, joining Entertainment and Sports Programming Network as an anchor for SportsCenter.