{{short description|American sports reporter}} {{BLP primary sources|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox person | name = Kavita Channe | image = Kavita Channe.jpg | caption = Kavita Channe | birth_name = Kavita Channe | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | education = University of Florida | occupation = Broadcaster, Correspondent | other_names = | title = | family = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | credits = | website = http://kavitachanne.com }}
'''Kavita Channe''' is an American television and radio personality, best known for appearing on ''Paradise Hotel''.<ref name="Paradise Hotel Summary">[http://www.tv.com/paradise-hotel/episode-22/episode/261563/summary.html Paradise Hotel - Episode 22 Summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024083434/http://www.tv.com/paradise-hotel/episode-22/episode/261563/summary.html |date=2009-10-24 }}, Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref>
==Early life==
A London native with ancestry from India and Greece, Kavita Channe moved to South Florida at the age of 5 with her parents and 2 sisters. A graduate of the University of Florida, Channe received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism & Telecommunications with a specialty in Business. In 2006, Channe co-founded a celebrity-concierge and marketing firm, The Procurer.<ref name="Early Life">[http://www.urdailymotivation.com/2011/08/03/follow-lkes-likes-follow/, Early Life]{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved on September 3, 2011</ref>
==Career== In 2011 Channe became a team correspondent for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers<ref name="Interview with Strikers Fan">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dkMqtRu3OY Interview w/ Strikers Fan], Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref> and was also named the #2 "Sexiest Sports Moments of 2011".<ref name="50 Sexiest Sports Moments of 2011">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120108035410/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/964902-50-sexiest-sports-moments-of-2011/page/51#/articles/964902-50-sexiest-sports-moments-of-2011/page/51 50 Sexiest Sports Moments of 2011], Retrieved on March 9, 2012</ref> Channe also created her own show titled, ''1stDown&Dirty'',<ref name="1stDown&Dirty">[https://www.youtube.com/1stDownNDirty 1stDown&Dirty - Show], Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref> where she produces, writes, and directs, parodies and interviews with popular athletes including LeBron James<ref name="interview with Lebron James">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgNLhJiG0l4 Interview w/ Lebron James], Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref> and Dexter Pittman<ref name="interview with Dexter Pittman">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyqxtGXtjJg Interview w/ Dexter Pittman], Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref> of the Miami Heat.
Channe was added to the Fox Sports Prep Zone lineup in 2012 as their sideline reporter covering sports in South Florida.<ref name="Fox Sports Florida">[http://www.foxsportsflorida.com/08/23/12/FOX-Sports-Florida-Sun-Sports-announce-2/landing.html?blockID=779709&feedID=10742 Kavita Channe - Fox Sports Florida]{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, foxsportsflorida.com, Retrieved on September 11, 2012</ref> Channe also became the host of the show VIP TV on The CW and Mundo Fox.
While continuing her roles on Prep Zone and VIP TV, Kavita Channe was added as Fox Sport’s Social Media Reporter during Florida Panthers (NHL) broadcasts in 2013.
Channe has appeared as herself on the Fox television show Paradise Hotel<ref name="Paradise Hotel Credits">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2251306/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1, Paradise Hotel Credits], Retrieved on December 12, 2014</ref> and has been a featured correspondent on ''Designing Spaces'' installments including ''Kid Spaces''<ref name="Kid Spaces Video">[http://www.designingspaces.tv/show_segment.php?id=410 Kid Spaces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009151042/http://www.designingspaces.tv/show_segment.php?id=410 |date=2011-10-09 }}, Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref> and ''Beauty Spaces'',<ref name="Beauty Spaces Video">[http://www.designingspaces.tv/show_segment.php?id=390 Beauty Spaces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009151026/http://www.designingspaces.tv/show_segment.php?id=390 |date=2011-10-09 }}, Retrieved on May 23, 2011</ref> which air on TLC and WeTV. She was also featured in ''Broke: the New American Dream'' a film by Michael Covel,<ref name="Broke Film Credits">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326742/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1, Broke Film Credits], Retrieved on December 12, 2014</ref> as well as a short film Checkpost by award-winning British film director Aneel Ahmad. In 2013, Kavita played herself as a reporter in the movie Exposure<ref name="Exposure Film Credits">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2251306/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1, Exposure Film Credits], Retrieved on December 12, 2014</ref> starring Corey Feldman as well as Exposure II to be released soon.
In 2014, KC was recruited by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their team sideline reporter where she reports on the world's largest video boards alongside former Jaguar, Fred Taylor, and fellow sportscaster, Christian Bruey. The Jaguars have a four-year contract to play in London, Channe’s birthplace, throughout 2016. Channe spent training camp, pre-season and the first month on the job in medical boot after breaking her fifth metatarsal in May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://kaplifestyle.com/2014/06/kavita-channe-unlucky-breaks-guest-post|title = Kavita Channe – Unlucky Breaks [Guest Post]|date = 17 June 2014|access-date = 27 January 2015|archive-date = 19 March 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150319091511/http://kaplifestyle.com/2014/06/kavita-channe-unlucky-breaks-guest-post|url-status = dead}}</ref>
Kavita Channe also launched a bikini line that features sports themed bikinis www.DiDikini.com<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://didikini.com/team-didikini/ |title=TeamDiDi | DiDikini |access-date=2015-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225041450/http://didikini.com/team-didikini/ |archive-date=2015-02-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}}
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