Heidi Androl

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Heidi Androl in 2008

Heidi Elizabeth Androl (born October 29, 1980 in Unionville , Michigan ) is an American sports journalist . She became known through her work for the sports channels NHL Network and FOX Sports .

Career

Beginnings

Since childhood, Androl had aspired to a career in the media. Born and raised in Unionville , Michigan, USA , she started modeling at the age of 13 and appeared in various national and international print and advertising campaigns. After initially attending the regional campus of the University of Michigan-Flint, she moved to Michigan State University in 1998 and graduated in 1999.

After college and a subsequent summer vacation in Southern California , Androl decided to move to Los Angeles in what was possibly the best step in her life as a number of modeling and acting opportunities opened up. Smaller jobs initially gave her the incentive to stay in California before she went into the acting world for a few projects. She made her debut with the action film Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (German title: In the footsteps of Batman ) in 2003. A year later, the drama The Vision followed , before appearing in the 2005 horror film The Curse of El Charro played alongside Danny Trejo and Andrew Bryniarski .

Between 2003 and 2006, Androl also took on the challenge of working in the male-dominated aerospace industry, where she dramatically increased sales and international marketing, and within a short period of time became national and later international sales manager for FDC Aerofilter in the Northern California city ​​of Novato was promoted. In 2006, she participated in the sixth season of the NBC telecast The Apprentice part, reaching sixth place. The reality show was about finding a suitable candidate to get a $ 250,000 one-year contract with one of the real estate companies - tycoon Donald Trump .

NHL Network

After leaving The Apprentice , Androl moved seamlessly into the media industry and got her first job in 2007 as a "Special Event Host" with the Los Angeles Kings , a national hockey league (NHL) ice hockey team . The franchise wanted to present itself more on its official website and so the President of Business Operations Luc Robitaille got into conversation with Androl on the sidelines of a Kings game in the Staples Center . Since he knew her from the TV show and she was also a big ice hockey fan, he offered her a position as a presenter for the new online program Kings Vision . There she was also responsible for interviews with players and officials. In addition to her relaxed and cheerful demeanor, she was particularly brilliant with her expertise and later advanced to become a production manager in the communications department. From 2008 she was also used by FOX Sports West , the official television partner of the Kings, at home games as a reporter behind the gang.

Her work outside the Kings organization also caught on, so she was hired during the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs for a new daily show on the official NHL website. Together with her co-host Rob Simpson , Androl presented the Cisco All-Access Pre-Game Show from the NHL Store in New York and gave ice hockey fans a preview of the upcoming playoff games. In 2010 “Hockey Heidi” reported on the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada and presented the matches of the ice hockey tournament in Cisco All-Access Vancouver Update , a work that she described in an interview as a highlight of her career.

FOX Sports

After four years as a host / reporter with the LA Kings, Androl left the club's broadcast team in the summer of 2011 , but continued to work for the NHL Network . In addition, she worked for several years for the sports broadcaster of the pay-TV network Showtime as a reporter for boxing competitions. Since 2012 she has been employed by FOX Sports , the sports broadcaster of the US television network FOX , where she works as a reporter for the FOX Sports Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Fight Nights . In addition, she moderates FOX PBC Press Conferences and FOX PBC Weigh-in Shows - both press conferences and the official weighing with the participating boxers. In addition, Androl worked for the broadcaster for several years at the events of the US mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a role that she is currently continuing with the sports broadcaster ESPN when it is the broadcaster of an event is.

Trivia

Androl has interviewed some of the most important personalities in the sports business and reports on some of the biggest sporting and entertainment events, including the Winter Olympics , the Grammy Awards , the American Music Awards , major film premieres, the Super Bowl , the first 3D college football telecast , various NHL programs, the NHL All Star Game , the NHL Winter Classic , the NHL Awards, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs .

She has been married to her long-time partner Michael Guzman since May 31, 2014. The couple had their first child together on July 18, 2016 after Androl had two stepchildren from a previous relationship with their husband at the wedding. The family lives in the greater Los Angeles area and has residences in the separate cities of Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Where Was Heidi Androl Born? Heidi Androl Hometown, Birthplace. Retrieved February 5, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Heidi Androl Married, Husband, Boyfriend, Height, Salary. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Magazine Article. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Heidi Androl. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Heidi Androl | TVSA. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Heidi Androl. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
  7. ↑ KINGS NAME HEIDI ANDROL SPECIAL EVENTS HOST. Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ Jill Painter: Androl joins Kings television team. In: Los Angeles Kings Blog. October 9, 2008, Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
  9. ^ NHL to Launch Daily Stanley Cup Pre-game Web Series. Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
  10. ↑ Jeremiah Kirven: Fox Sports' Heidi Androl remembers When Trump called his presidential shot in 2006. Retrieved on February 6, 2020 (English).
  11. ↑ Kings announce TV schedule; Heidi Androl leaving broadcast team. In: LA Times Blogs - Sports Now. September 9, 2011, Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
  12. ↑ Hermosa Beach's Heidi Androl reports ringside from boxing's biggest bouts. In: Easy Reader News. December 14, 2019, Retrieved February 9, 2020 (American English).
  13. ↑ Heidi Androl. In: Fox Sports PressPass. Retrieved February 9, 2020 (American English).
  14. ↑ Heidi Androl. Retrieved February 9, 2020 (American English).
  15. ↑ https://www.whitepages.com/name/Heidi-Elizabeth-Androl/Hermosa-Beach-CA/15fbctv7. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Androl, Heidi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Androl, Heidi Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sports journalist
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Unionville , Michigan