Heidi Watney is a familiar face, a television personality widely known to be one of the most popular sports reporters in the United States of America. Born into a family with a wealth of experience in the sports scene, it’s no surprise that Heidi chose to follow the same profession as many of her family members. Since her debut in 2002, Heidi Watney has made quite a name for herself and even appeared in a few video games. Here’s everything you might know about Heidi Watney.
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Early life and family
Heidi Diane Watney was born in Fresno, California, United States on May 19, 1981 to parents Mike and Paula Watney.
His father was a golf player 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 was a great inspiration for her career choice. Heidi had four siblings, one brother Josh and two sisters, including Kelly Winter – her younger brother Dusty suffered from Prader-Willi Syndrome and sadly died in April 2017. Josh Watney had followed in his father’s footsteps and played golf at University. Heidi was also active in sports throughout her high school career, competing 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 earned a National Merit Scholar Scholarship and was accepted to the University of San Diego. While attending college, Heidi entered the Miss California USA pageant and came away with the second position in 2002 when she made her first mark in the media. In 2003, she graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. Although known for her beauty, this blonde girl from Fresno also seems to be an intellectual.
After college, Heidi Watney returned home to Fresno where she launched her early career.
Career
Her sports broadcasting career began at a local Fresno radio station, she was a broadcast anchor for KFIG-1430’s sports programs, and on weekends worked as an anchor for KMPH-TV. She remained in Fresno until 2008, when she moved to Boston to accept a Red Sox reporting position.
While in Boston, she worked as a field reporter and also appeared on “The Ultimate Red Sox Show” as a presenter.
She worked for the Boston-based NESN network until November 2011, when she again changed location to start as a sideline reporter for the new Los Angeles network, the Times Warner Cable SportsNet.
Later that same year, when she joined TWCSN, Heidi left the network to begin her position as a sportscaster for the MLB Network. Beginning 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 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 other than that she enjoys playing golf and loves spending precious time with her family outdoors. She shared recent photos from an outing to Yosemite Park with family members on Facebook. She also loves animals and had bought her son a dog.
Relationships
Heidi has been popular in the media due to some controversies regarding her past relationships. She has since married and enjoys the happiness of motherhood.
The first reports of his past relationships concern his short-term relationship with a baseball player and professional pitcher, Jacob Edward Peavy. It is said that they had been dating for a few months, but the relationship was short-lived.
In 2008, Heidi made controversial headlines when rumors spread of her romantic engagement to Jason Varitek – it was rumored that they were seeing 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 reportedly lasted nearly a year before they separated.
After that, Heidi met Mike Wickham, who became her longtime boyfriend. On New Year’s Eve 2013/2014, the couple held their wedding ceremony, exchanged vows in Edgewater, New Jersey, and spent their honeymoon in Bora Bora. On April 28, 2018, Heidi gave birth to her only child, Jaxson Wickham. The little guy will soon celebrate his second birthday.
Physical characteristics
- Date of birth: May 19, 1981
- Astrological sign: Taurus
- Hair color: Blonde
- Eye color: Blue
- Height: 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m)
- American nationality
- Race: Caucasian
Net value
From her long career in sports broadcasting, Heidi is estimated to have amassed a net worth of approximately $3 million as of the start of 2020. Her annual salary at MLB Network is expected to round up to $250,000.
