Sara Orlesky

Sara Orlesky
Born (1980-07-30) July 30, 1980 (age 44)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
OccupationSportscaster
EmployerWinnipeg Jets
Known forSportsCentre, CFL on TSN

Sara Orlesky (born July 30, 1980) is a Canadian sports reporter, currently a senior host and producer for the Winnipeg Jets.[1] She was formerly the Winnipeg Bureau Reporter for TSN's SportsCentre.[2] In 2008, The Globe and Mail described her as "among the top young female sports broadcasters in Canada."[3]

Biography

Sara Orlesky was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 31, 1980. She graduated from Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg. She is now a mom to her only daughter, Avery.[4]

Hired in November 2007, Orlesky joined TSN in January 2008 as a reporter for the Toronto bureau, reporting on major sports stories in the Greater Toronto Area.[5]

Before working at TSN, Orlesky lived in Vancouver, British Columbia where she reported for The Score. Orlesky worked for Citytv Vancouver as a weekend sports producer while studying communications at Simon Fraser University. She was promoted to weekend sports anchor, leaving in 2004.[5] Orlesky reported on figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

When TSN opened its Winnipeg bureau, Orlesky became the lead reporter. She was regularly seen on SportsCentre, with a special focus on the Jets and Blue Bombers. She also joined the CFL on TSN broadcast team as a sideline reporter in the 2008 season where she has since covered regular season and playoff games, including the Grey Cup.[2]

She joined the Winnipeg Jets in the summer of 2022 in a partnership with TSN, continuing to make appearances on Jets on TSN broadcasts.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Jets, Sara Orlesky!". 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sara Orlesky". TSN.ca.
  3. ^ Houston, William (December 20, 2008). "Women on TV: Looks first, knowledge later". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ Posted, Greg Di Cresce (2012-01-15). "Jan 2012: For TSN's Sara Orlesky, coming back to Winnipeg was definitely a good thing". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. ^ a b "Sara Orlesky Joins TSN as SportsCentre Reporter". ctvmedia.ca. Bell Media. November 7, 2007. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "Sara Orlesky and Content team creating connections | Winnipeg Jets". www.nhl.com. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ^ Minuk, David (2022-08-16). "Sara Orlesky is joining the Winnipeg Jets as host/producer | Illegal Curve Hockey". Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  8. ^ Staff, 3Down (2022-08-16). "Longtime sideline reporter Sara Orlesky departs CFL on TSN for role with Winnipeg Jets". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2024-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)