Heidi Watney, an American sportscaster, has held a prominent place in the field of sports broadcasting. Currently, she works for the MLB network as an anchor and reporter like Lauren Shehadi and Kevin Millar. In addition, she has also done it with networks like Network England Sports Network (NESN) and Time Warner Cable SportsNet.
In addition, the sports commentator has also maintained an alleged relationship with athletes. Do you want to know more details of their controversy and participation in their relationship? Then keep reading to know all the information below.
Heidi Watney: biography, family, education
Watney was born on May 19, 1981 in Fresno, California, United States. She was born as an only child to her parents Dean Mitchell Watney and Alison Brooks. Her mother has worked as a reporter. So, we can say that she was influenced by her mother to join journalism. She is also related to Nick Watney, her cousin who is a PGA pro and won 5 Tour wins.
Her parents separated when she was young. After her divorce, she joined her father and had to move a lot. Like her father he had served in the US Army. Also, she has spent the two years of her life in Vietnam.
Heidi has attended Clovis West High School. During her school days, she has trained gymnastics, diving, hurdles and cheerleading. In addition, she has received a National Merit Scholarship. Later, she joined the University of San Diego and graduated in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree.
In addition, in 2002 she participated in the Miss California beauty pageant. She does not win first place but ended up with the runner-up.
Heidi Watney: career and achievements in life
Watney began his career as a sportscaster. Before joining NESN, he worked with ESPN Radio 1430 KFIG and KMPH-TV. She was a reporter for NESN’s pre-game and post-game show. She has also hosted network shows like ‘Red Sox Report’ and ‘Ultimate Red Sox Show.’ She had covered the network’s reports from 2008 to 2011.
Currently, she is a studio host for MLB’s ‘Quick Pitch’. Additionally, during the regular season, she has hosted the network’s highlight show. Before joining the MLB network, she worked with Time Warner Cable SportsNet. With Time Warner, she has covered Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles.
Heidi Watney: personal life and husband
Being a celebrity, many people want to know about her personal life, family, relatives, and of course whether she is married or not. Well, as for Heidi, what can we say, she is no longer single and she married her boyfriend Mike Wickham. Mike is director of baseball operations at Miami Marlins LLC. Also, he has not revealed exact information about her dating history. But on December 31, 2014, the couple married in Edgewater, New Jersey. Together, the couple welcomed her first child in April 2018. In addition, she continues to share photos of her son Jax on her social media sites.
Watney was involved in various controversies and rumours. While working with NESN, it was rumored that he would end Jason Varitek’s first marriage. But the rumor spread when Jason remarried Catherine. Also, in 2008, she became a part of a controversy when she was fired from KMPH radio. Also in 2009, he reportedly reported that he was in a relationship with Nick Green.
Heidi Watney: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles
Moving towards her net worth, she has amassed a good fortune in her journalistic career. Working as a sports commentator, she has earned a net worth of $3 million, which is considered to be a considerable amount. However, she earns a salary of $250 thousand per year. She had amassed this amount working at NESN and later the MLB network.
The sports commentator is also very active on different social media platforms. She shares a glimpse of her lavish lifestyle and also photos of her family. On Instagram she has the account @heidiwatney with 54.6k followers. She has a twitter account @HeidiWatney having 146k followers. On Facebook she is in control @heidiwatney with over 7.5k followers.
