Jeanne Zelasko
Jeanne Zelasko (born October 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a journalist and sportscaster who is currently the court reporter on Judge Joe Brown. Prior to taking that position Zelasko had a relatively lengthy career working for Fox Sports as a reporter and analyst for various programs.
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Biography [edit]
Early life and career [edit]
Zelasko started her broadcasting career during her college days at San Diego State University doing metro traffic reports and then hosting a talk show on KCEO-AM radio. Her television career began at KDCI-TV News in San Diego in 1993 anchoring the weekend newscasts.
Early in her career, Zelasko co-hosted the San Diego Padres pre-game show for Prime Sports West, a regional sports network in Southern California (now Fox Sports Net West). While working as an assignment reporter for the network, she covered a variety of sports including the NFL, NHL, college basketball and auto racing.
Fox Sports [edit]
Zelasko was hired by Fox Sports in 1996 as part of the original broadcast team anchoring the newly formed Fox Sports Net's National Sports Report, as well as a sideline reporter for Fox NFL Sunday. In February 2001, Zelasko joined Fox's NASCAR broadcast team as a pit reporter.
Fox network cancelled the Major League Baseball pre-game show (as a cost-cutting measure) following the 2008 season.[1]
MLB Network and Los Angeles Dodgers [edit]
As of April 2009, Jeanne has taken on multiple roles including special assignments for the MLB Tonight, on the MLB Network; she made her MLB play-by-play debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 20, 2009, making her the first woman to do play-by-play for a Dodgers game. Zelasko is currently working alongside former Dodger Mark Sweeney, who is serving as the analyst.
Filmwork [edit]
In 1997, she had a guest role in the fourth season finale of the CBS TV series Diagnosis: Murder. In 2002, she had a cameo as an Anchorwoman in the Swiss motion picture Birdseye.
Personal [edit]
In 1998, Zelasko married Curt Sandoval, a sports anchor and reporter for ABC-owned KABC-TV in Los Angeles and a triathlete who completed the Ironman in Hawaii.
December 30, 2007, Fox announced that Zelasko was being treated for thyroid cancer. She was still scheduled to host Fox's on-site pregame show, and serve as a sideline reporter on Fox's Cotton Bowl Classic and Orange Bowl broadcasts. Fox spokesman Dan Bell said: "She'll be out for as long as her treatment takes. We can't wait to have her back in her MLB studio chair in April."
References [edit]
- ^ Gintonio, Jim (December 26, 2008). "Zelasko seeks Dodgers' play-by-play gig". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
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