Natasha Staniszewski | |
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| Born | May 25, 1978 |
| Occupation | Sports Broadcaster |
| Known for | SportsCentre, TSN |
Natasha Staniszewski (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian sports reporter and media host for the Calgary Flames and Calgary Stampeders. She is a former anchor on SportsCentre, TSN's flagship news and information show. [1]
Staniszewski began her career in 2006 as a news reporter at CTV Yorkton in Saskatchewan, before moving to sports reporting at CTV Prince Albert. [2] In 2007, she relocated to CTV Saskatoon as the station's sports anchor and reporter, covering the WHL and university athletics. [3]
Two years later, Staniszewski returned to CTV Edmonton in 2009, where she covered the Edmonton Oilers, the Edmonton Eskimos and the 2010 Grey Cup, and anchored the station's top-rated nightly and weekend sportscasts. [2] After covering the 2010 Grey Cup, TSN vice-president Mark Melliere was looking for someone to fill Jennifer Hedger's anchor position while she left for maternity leave. [4] Staniszewski eventually co-hosted the weekend SportsCentre alongside Bryan Mudryk following Holly Horton's departure in 2011. Soon after, she moved over to the morning SportsCentre co-hosting with Kate Beirness, becoming the first regular female duo to anchor the show. [5] She then anchored SportsCentre regularly with another female, Lindsay Hamilton, and the female duo acted as the alternative morning show to SC with Jay and Dan. [1]
On February 4, 2021 after 10 years at TSN, Staniszewski was let go as part of a series of layoffs at Bell Media. [6] On March 8, 2022, it was announced that she had been hired by Calgary Sports and Entertainment as a media host for the Calgary Flames and Calgary Stampeders. [7]
Staniszewski was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, [3] and is of Polish descent.
She was an athlete growing up, excelling in basketball and volleyball, won a provincial title in volleyball in high school. She then earned a business degree from the University of Alberta but decided at the age of 26 that she did not want to pursue a career in business, but rather a career as a sports broadcaster. [5] She went on to complete her broadcasting degree at NAIT in Edmonton.
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