Heidi Watney (MLB Network) Age, husband, salary, pregnant?
Heidi Watney is a familiar face, a television personality who is widely known as one of the most popular sports reporters in the United States of America. Born into a family with a wealthy background in the sports world, it came as no surprise that Heidi chose to pursue the same profession as many of her relatives. Since her early debut in 2002, Heidi Watney has made a big name for herself and has even appeared in a number of video games. Here’s everything you could possibly know about Heidi Watney.
Early life and family
Heidi Diane Watney was born on May 19, 1981 in Fresno, California, USA, to Mike and Paula Watney.
Her father was a golfer and coach, and continues to coach at Fresno State Athletics and California State University. Her cousin Nick Watney is also a professional golfer and her family has been a great inspiration for her choice of career. Heidi had four siblings, a brother Josh and two sisters, one of which is Kelly Winter – her younger brother Dusty suffered from Prader-Willi syndrome and sadly passed away in April 2017. Josh Watney had followed in his father’s footsteps and played golf in college. Heidi was also active in sports during her high school career, participating in diving, gymnastics, and track hurdles. She was also part of the cheerleading squad.
Educational background
Heidi attended Clovis West High School in Fresno, then received an academic scholarship from the National Merit Scholar and was accepted into the University of San Diego. While attending varsity, Heidi competed in the Miss California USA pageant and walked away with second place in 2002 when she made her first mark in the media. In 2003 she graduated cum laude with a BA degree from Broadcast journalism. Despite being recognized for her beauty, this blonde Fresno girl also seems to be an intellectual.
After college, Heidi Watney returned to Fresno where she began her early career.
Career
Her career in sports broadcasting began at a local radio station in Fresno. She was a broadcast anchor for KFIG-1430’s sports programs and worked weekends as a presenter for KMPH-TV. She remained in Fresno until 2008, when she moved to Boston to accept a position on the Red Sox report.
While in Boston, she worked as a field reporter and also appeared on “The Ultimate Red Sox Show” as a host.
She worked for the Boston-based network NESN until November 2011, when she changed locations again to start as a side reporter for the new Los Angeles network, the Times Warner Cable SportsNet.
Later that same year, upon joining TWCSN, Heidi left the network to begin her position as a sports reporter for the MLB Network. Starting in 2013, Heidi became the hostess of the “Weeknight Baseball Highlights Show Quick Pitch”.
Interestingly enough, Heidi also appeared in a music video for Dropkick Murphys titled ‘Going Out In Style’, and was featured in the video games ‘MLB The Show 19’ and ‘MLB The Show 20’ as a sideline reporter.
She continues to work for the MLB Network to this day.
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
Not much is known about Heidi’s personal preferences, except that she enjoys playing golf and spending valuable time with family in the outdoors. She shared recent photos from a trip to Yosemite Park with members of her family Facebook. She also loves animals and had bought a dog for her son.
Relationships
Heidi is popular in the media due to some controversies related to her past relationships. She is now married and enjoying the happiness of motherhood.
The earliest reports of her past relationships concern her short-term relationship with a professional baseball player and pitcher, Jacob Edward Peavy. It is said that they were dating for a few months, but the relationship was short-lived.
In 2008, Heidi made controversial headlines when rumors circulated about her romantic engagement to Jason Varitek – it was rumored that they saw each other while Jason was still a married man.
Jason filed for divorce from his wife, to whom he had been married for ten years, but his relationship with Heidi was said to have lasted nearly a year before they separated.
After this, Heidi met Mike Wickham, who became her old friend. On New Year’s Eve 2013/2014, the couple held their wedding ceremony, exchanged vows in New Jersey’s Edgewater, and spent their honeymoon in Bora Bora. On April 28, 2018, Heidi gave birth to her only child to date, Jaxson Wickham. Soon the little buddy will celebrate his second birthday.
Physical Characteristics
- Date of birth: May 19, 1981
- Zodiac sign: Taurus
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye color: blue
- Height: 5ft 8ins (1.73m)
- Nationality: American
- Race: Caucasian
Net value
From her long-running sports broadcasting career, Heidi is estimated to have accumulated a net worth of around $3 million by early 2020. Her annual salary with the MLB Network is reportedly rounded to $250,000.
General information
| First and last name | Heidi Watney |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Profession | Journalist, sports commentator, television presenter |
| Education | University of San Diego |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Parents | Paula Watney, Mike Watney |
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