Meredith Marakovits
Meredith Marakovits | |
|---|---|
 Marakovits on YES Network from Yankee Stadium, August 2020 | |
| Born | Meredith Marakovits July 22, 1983 Walnutport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Height | 6’0 |
Meredith Marakovits (born July 22, 1983) is an American sports reporter. She is the clubhouse reporter for the YES Network, where she reports on the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball for the network's Yankees game telecasts, pre-game and post-game shows, and the Yankees' Batting Practice Today show.[1] Marakovits also appears on the network's special Yankees programming and contributes to the YESNetwork.com web site.
Early life
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Marakovits was born in Walnutport, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley. She attended Allentown Central Catholic High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania and earned a scholarship to play volleyball at the NCAA Division I level at La Salle University in Philadelphia.[2] She graduated from La Salle in 2005.[3]
Career
[edit]Marakovits began her career in Allentown, Pennsylvania with Service Electric, where she was the pre-game, post-game host and sideline reporter covering the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.[4] Marakovits also worked as a sideline reporter for Service Electric's college football, indoor football, and college basketball broadcasts.
Marakovits later[when?] worked in the Philadelphia broadcast market with 97.5 The Fanatic, where she covered the Philadelphia Phillies, and with Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, where she covered the Philadelphia 76ers until 2012.[5] She also has worked in the New York City media market as an anchor and program contributor for SportsNet New York, as a contributor for WFAN "The Fan" radio,[6][7] and as a fill-in anchor for NBC Sports Boston.[8]
In 2012, Marakovits succeeded Kim Jones as the New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network.[9][10] Marakovits worked as a Field level reporter for TBS MLB Tuesday starting in 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Meredith Marakovits joins the YES Network". YES Network. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Mcall.com: Groller's Corner Blog". mcall.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Meredith Marakovits to cover Yankees for YES Network". tribunedigital-mcall. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ Michael Blouse (March 24, 2010). "Meredith Marakovits called up to cover New York Yankees for ESPN 1050 AM". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ "CSN Sixers sideline reporter leaving". Philly.com. February 22, 1999. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ "Marakovits replaces Kim Jones on YES". ESPNNewYork.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ http://www.onlinetvjunction.com/article/product-reviews/music-reviews/meredith-marakovits/ [dead link]
- ^ "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Marakovits replaces Kim Jones on YES". ESPN.com. March 20, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Paige, Tony (July 31, 2022). "A day in the life of Yankees clubhouse reporter Meredith Marakovits". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Allentown Central Catholic High School alumni
- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- NBA broadcasters
- College football announcers
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- American sports journalists
- American sports announcers
- SportsNet New York people
- La Salle University alumni
- YES Network
- People from Northampton County, Pennsylvania