Cara Banks hosted her last Golf Channel studio show on Friday.<\/p>\n
The English broadcaster announced she\u2019s transitioning full-time to NBC Sports<\/a> after nearly 11 years as one of the network\u2019s most recognizable studio voices. Banks joined Golf Channel<\/a> in 2015 to replace Holly Sonders<\/a> as a co-host of Morning Drive and evolved into a fixture on Golf Central and the network\u2019s signature Golf Central Live From broadcasts at major championships.<\/p>\n \u201cEnd of an era! Today marked my last ever show on @golfchannel,\u201d Banks wrote on social media. \u201cAfter nearly 11 years of hosting studio golf shows, I will now be moving full time to @nbcsports where you\u2019ll find me on weekend golf coverage, Premier League, Stifel Snow Show & @nbcolympics.\u201d<\/p>\n Banks\u2019 move comes as Golf Channel prepares to separate from NBC Sports<\/a> under Comcast\u2019s new spin-off, Versant,<\/a> expected to launch by early 2026. The split will leave Golf Channel independent of NBCUniversal, while NBC Sports<\/a> remains with the parent company. Banks is making the jump to NBC Sports ahead of the formal separation, where she will serve as a primary interviewer for the network\u2019s weekend golf coverage and expand her presence across NBC Sports programming, including Premier League soccer, the Olympics, and winter sports.<\/p>\n Her move to NBC Sports full-time means Golf Channel loses one of its most recognizable studio voices. Banks became the face of Golf Central Live from coverage over the past six years, the anchor viewers saw at every major championship. Now she\u2019ll focus on weekend golf interviews and NBC\u2019s broader sports portfolio, while Golf Channel determines who will replace her in the studio chair.<\/p>\n \t\n<\/blockquote>\n