Hazel Mae

Last updated
Hazel Mae
Born
Hazel Mae Cagulada

(1970-04-07) April 7, 1970 (age 53)
Tagbilaran, Philippines [1]
Education York University
OccupationSportscaster
Years active2001–present
Spouse Kevin Barker
Children1 [2]

Hazel Mae Barker (born April 7, 1970), known professionally as Hazel Mae, is a Filipino-Canadian sportscaster.

Contents

She was the former lead anchor for the New England Sports Network's SportsDesk news program and most recently the anchor on MLB Network. Mae worked for Sportsnet until 2004, when she left to work for NESN SportsDesk. Mae returned on November 14, 2011. [3]

Mae grew up in Toronto and began her sports broadcasting career hosting a sports update show on campus at York University.

Mae worked as a Field Level Reporter for TBS MLB Tuesday starting in 2022.

Broadcast career

Rogers Sportsnet

Hazel Mae anchored the morning edition of Sportsnetnews on Rogers Sportsnet, one of Canada's all-sports networks. In addition to her duties on Sportsnetnews, Mae was the host of JZone, a weekly magazine show dedicated to all things Toronto Blue Jays, also owned by Rogers Sportsnet. Mae began her tenure at Rogers Sportsnet providing sports updates to Rogers Sportsnet radio affiliates throughout Ontario. In 2002, she and two fellow Sportsnet co-workers posed in lingerie in Urban Male Magazine.

NESN

Mae subsequently moved to Boston, where she became the lead anchor for NESN's SportsDesk from December, 2004, to June, 2008. She also hosted The Ultimate Red Sox Show, NESN's Red Sox week-in-review program and The Buzz, the Boston Bruins top-ten in-season show. On June 2, 2008, NESN announced Mae would be leaving the network at the end of the month and made her final Sportsdesk broadcast on June 28. [4] During her tenure at NESN, her popularity was reflected by her nomination to be considered for the first president of Red Sox Nation. [5] The position eventually went to the late Jerry Remy. [6]

MLB Network

In August 2008, it was announced that Mae would become a host/reporter on MLB Network. [7] Since 2009, she has appeared on Hot Stove, MLB Tonight , 30 Clubs in 30 Days, and Quick Pitch for the channel, as well as hosting the re-airing of Mark Buehrle's perfect game. In 2011, she became host of a new program, The Rundown, along with Matt Yaloff.

Return to Sportsnet

On September 19, 2011, it was announced that Hazel would leave MLB Network and return to Sportsnet. [8] [9] It was announced on-air during the Toronto Maple Leafs game on November 3 that she debuted on November 14, as anchor of the 6pm edition of Sportsnet Connected. Mae anchored the 6pm edition of the show until July 1, 2015, when the 6pm edition was replaced by Tim & Sid . She currently works on Sportsnet broadcasts of Toronto Blue Jays games as their field-level reporter.

Personal life

She is married to former Major League Baseball first baseman Kevin Barker. [10] She currently has one son with him, Chase. [11]

Related Research Articles

Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then was required to divest its stake in the network following its 2001 acquisition of competing network TSN. Rogers then became the sole owner of Sportsnet in 2004 after it bought the remaining minority stake that was held by Fox.

New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN, is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group and Delaware North. Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, the network is primarily carried on cable providers throughout New England. NESN is also distributed nationally on satellite providers DirecTV and as NESN National via select cable providers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerry Remy</span> American baseball player and broadcaster (1952–2021)

Gerald Peter Remy was an American professional baseball player and sports broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for ten seasons—three with the California Angels (1975–1977) and seven with the Boston Red Sox (1978–1984). After retiring from professional play, Remy was a color commentator for televised Red Sox games for 33 years until his death.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rance Mulliniks</span> American baseball player

Steven Rance Mulliniks is an American former Major League Baseball player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Orsillo</span> American sportscaster (born 1968)

Don Orsillo is an American sportscaster who is the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres as well as for MLB on TBS. Orsillo was the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. He was then hired by the Padres to replace broadcaster Dick Enberg upon his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregg Zaun</span> American baseball player (born 1971)

Gregory Owen Zaun is an American baseball analyst, public speaker and a former professional baseball catcher. He played for nine teams over 16 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1995 until 2010, winning a World Series Championship in 1997. From 2006 to 2017, he served as an on-air personality with Sportsnet in Canada. In 2023, Zaun became a bench coach for the Glacier Range Riders of the Pioneer League.

Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He was previously the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts until he left NESN and joined NBC Sports Boston and is currently an anchor for the SportsNet Central.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Shulman</span> Canadian sportscaster

Daniel Shulman is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jody Vance</span> Canadian sportscaster

Jody Vance is a Canadian sports anchor and former co-host of Breakfast Television (BT) on CKVU-DT in Vancouver. In 2000, she became the first woman in the history of Canadian television to host her own sports show in primetime.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Barker</span> American baseball player

Kevin Stewart Barker is an American baseball analyst and former professional baseball player. In his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cincinnati Reds. He currently co-hosts the sports talk show Blair and Barker alongside Jeff Blair on Sportsnet 590 the FAN radio and on multiple Sportsnet TV channels, out of Toronto. He began co-hosting Blair and Barker after Sportsnet parted ways with Gregg Zaun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Caron</span>

Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.

Jon Rish is an American former radio personality, best known for his work in the Boston area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heidi Watney</span> American sportscaster (born 1981)

Heidi Watney is an American sportscaster who serves as a reporter for Apple TV+.

Amy Stone is a former American television personality who worked for New England Sports Network, WMAQ-TV, and WCBS-TV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naoko Funayama</span> Japanese American sportscaster

Naoko Funayama is a Japanese American sportscaster, who currently works for the New England Revolution. She previously served as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on New England Sports Network.

Jade McCarthy is an American sportscaster who is a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter and former host of NESN Daily on NESN.

Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet is a live telecast of Toronto Blue Jays baseball games that air on Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, or Sportsnet 360. Starting in 2003, some games were broadcast in high definition. As of 2007, all games that air on the network are presented in high definition, and as of 2016, all home games are broadcast in ultra-high definition. Sportsnet began showing Blue Jays games in 1999 and is now their official television carrier, carrying all televised Blue Jays games throughout the regular season.

<i>Tim & Friends</i> Canadian TV series or program

Tim & Friends is a sports talk show hosted by Tim Micallef that was produced by the Canadian sports television network Sportsnet where it aired. The program, originally known as Tim & Sid and hosted by Micallef and Sid Seixeiro, was established in 2011 as an afternoon radio show on CJCL. The program gained a television simulcast on The Score in 2013. On July 1, 2015, the program was re-launched on Sportsnet as a dedicated television program. On October 14, 2019, the Tim & Sid telecasts began simulcasting on CJCL, replacing Prime Time Sports as its late afternoon drive program. Seixeiro left the show in 2021, and the show was rebranded as Tim & Friends. During the summer of 2021, Tim & Friends stopped being simulcasted on CJCL and again became a dedicated television program. Tim & Friends concluded its run in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elle Duncan</span> American sports broadcaster

Lauren "Elle" Duncan is an American sports anchor for ESPN.

References

  1. ↑ Hazel Mae works out for her baby – and herself Globe and Mail
  2. ↑ "Hazel Mae of Sportsnet scores with dress line". Toronto Star . March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hazel Mae reconnects with Sportsnet". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. September 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ Chad Finn (2008-06-03). "Mae, NESN will part ways". Boston Globe . Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Celebrity Nominations". MLB.com . Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Remy wins election as President of Red Sox Nation". MLB.com . 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  7. ↑ Jessica Heslam (2008-08-30). "Hazel Mae will pitch for the MLB Network". Boston Herald . Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  8. ↑ Ken Fang (2011-09-19). "BREAKING: Hazel Mae Leaves MLB Network For Rogers Sportsnet". Fang's Bites . Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  9. ↑ Dowbiggin, Bruce. "Hazel Mae reconnects with Sportsnet". Toronto: The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  10. ↑ Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa with Megan Johnson (2011-01-20). "Sorry fellas, Hazel Mae's hitch". Boston Herald . Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  11. ↑ "Hazel Mae of Sportsnet scores with dress line". Toronto Star . March 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.