Jamie Hersch

Jamie Hersch (born May 25, 1987) is an American journalist for the NHL Network and the MLB Network where she hosts the NHL Network show On the Fly and on an occasion the MLB Network version Quick Pitch.[1]

Jamie Hersch
BornMay 25, 1987
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationSports journalist
EmployerNHL Network ยท MLB Network

Early life and education

Hersch was born and raised in Champlin, Minnesota.[2] Hersch was first interested in broadcasting by watching Michele Tafoya on Monday Night Football.[3] She graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2005.[4] She graduated from the University of Southern California magna cum laude in 2009. While at USC, Hersch covered the USC athletic teams and was third place in 2009 Hearst Broadcast Competition winning one thousand dollars.[5]

Career

Hersch started her career in WKOW-TV in Madison, Wisconsin. Then in 2013, came back home when she hired by Fox Sports North to cover the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Wild. During her time with Fox Sports North, Hersch traveled to Kuwait to cover several former NHL players who brought hockey to the American troops serving overseas. They spent several days living at Camp Buehring with the soldiers while running hockey skills clinics and playing floor hockey games on the base.[1] In 2015, when the MLB Network and the NHL Network paired up, she joined the networks.[6] She also spent some time covering sports for the Big Ten Network.

Personal Life

Hersch is married with a kid.

References
  1. "Jamie Hersch bio". NHL.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. "Hockey Day Minnesota will be special homecoming for Jamie Hersch". foxsports.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. Carol Schram. "Kendall Coyne Schofield Joins Broadcast Team For NHL Network's 2nd All-Female Edition Of 'NHL Now'". forbes.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "Jamie Hersch, Champlin Park High School, Class of 2005, Fox Sports North anchor/reporter". ahschools.us. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "Hearst Broadcast Competition I Winners Named". hearstawards.org. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. Alexandra Svokos. "NHL Network's Jamie Hersch Wants People to Stop Asking if she "Actually" likes Sports". bustle.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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