Welcome to the official website of Sara Mitchell! Sara is a communications professional with experience in broadcast journalism, digital media, production and public relations. She joined Solinity as Communications Director and Client Relations manager where she directs the communications needs of clients as well as the parent brand of Solinity Services, an industry leader in senior living development and management.
The annual Southeastern Conference Basketball Media Days was held in Charlotte, North Carolina for a preview of the 2015-2016 men’s and women’s basketball teams. Video courtesy of WVLT.
October 10, 2015 was set for SEC Nation to preview the Tennessee-Georgia game from Knoxville. Friday afternoon before rehearsals, I had a chance to speak with SEC analysts Marcus Spears and Tim Tebow about the upcoming matchup. Video courtesy of WVLT
The Sports Team from WVLT-Local 8 participated in Pilot Pumpers this year, pumping gas as community celebrities to help benefit United Way of Greater Knoxville. Video from WVLT-Local 8.
Live2BFit has taken me to classrooms, schools, and community groups all over the state of Tennessee. Last week, I was privileged to be part of the four-day training where I shared strategies to living a healthy lifestyle with a room of very important members of law enforcement. The annual Tennessee Corrections Institute Annual FTO Training Conference was held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Between two sessions, I spoke to over 400 corrections officers… Read More
With great excitement, I want to share that I am joining the WVLT-TV Sports Team. I am the new Sports Anchor and multimedia journalist for Knoxville’s CBS affiliate, which is the flagship station of the Tennessee Volunteers. As many know, I grew up in west Tennessee and it has certainly been an honor to report for the Vols these past four years. I am a two-time alum of the University of Tennessee and… Read More
The new VolShop located in the University of Tennessee Student Union is now open! Video by: UTK Campus Stores
A great day was designed to help women understand more about the positions, skills, and game of football in general: Butch & Barb’s Women’s Football 101! It was my pleasure to host the event where over 650 Vol football-loving women gathered to learn a little more about the great sport of football. The best part is we were learning from a phenomenal group of coaches and their wives. Proceeds from this Women’s… Read More
As a sports journalist, oftentimes my office view changes: the practice field, the stadium, the court, the diamond, the editing lab, or the production booth. This past Friday, my office venue was a patio overlooking the pool at the condo where I was vacationing in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Location does not limit sports talk! I was honored to talk with Jared Stillman and Tom Callahan with ESPN’s “The Game” in Nashville… Read More
See this behind-the-scenes journey to a production for the SEC Network. Sara Mitchell breaks down the partnership between ESPN and the SEC for linear and digital events.