Dan Kolko
Dan Kolko has been a part of the Washington Nationals’ TV broadcast team the last 12 seasons, serving as sideline reporter, host of the “Nats Xtra” pre- and post-game shows, and providing play-by-play. He is also co-host of “The 11th Inning” podcast with longtime Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman.
Dan has provided sideline reporting on various national TV broadcasts of MLB games, has worked as a correspondent for MLB Network, and as a host on MLB Network Radio. He also provides college basketball play-by-play for FOX Sports.
Following five seasons as the Nationals’ sideline reporter, which featured multiple memorable post-game interviews with outfielder Jayson Werth, Dan covered the team’s World Series Championship season in 2019 as “Nats Xtra” host. He then filled the sports void during the covid pandemic by teaming up with Zimmerman to co-host a Game 7 Reunion on Zoom, with nearly two dozen members of the World Series team joining to re-watch the decisive game and raise money for Zimmerman’s covid relief fund.
Prior to transitioning into a TV broadcasting role full-time, Dan spent three seasons as MASN’s beat writer, covering the Nationals from 2012-14, and also covered the Baltimore Ravens from 2008-11.
A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Kolko went to Albert Einstein High School in Kensington and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Delaware.
