Natasha Staniszewski (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian sports reporter and media host for the

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and

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. She is a former anchor on

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, TSN's flagship news and information show.

Broadcasting career

Staniszewski began her career in 2006 as a news reporter at CTV Yorkton in Saskatchewan, before moving to sports reporting at CTV Prince Albert. In 2007, she relocated to CTV Saskatoon as the station's sports anchor and reporter, covering the WHL and university athletics. Two years later, Staniszewski returned to CTV Edmonton in 2009, where she covered the

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, the

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and the 2010 Grey Cup, and anchored the station's top-rated nightly and weekend sportscasts. After covering the 2010 Grey Cup, TSN vice-president Mark Melliere was looking for someone to fill Jennifer Hedger's anchor position while she left for maternity leave. Staniszewski eventually co-hosted the weekend ''SportsCentre'' alongside Bryan Mudryk following Holly Horton's departure in 2011. Soon after, she moved over to the morning ''SportsCentre'' co-hosting with Kate Beirness, becoming the first regular female duo to anchor the show. She then anchored ''SportsCentre'' regularly with another female, Lindsay Hamilton, and the female duo acted as the alternative morning show to SC with Jay and Dan. On February 4, 2021 after 10 years at TSN, Staniszewski was let go as part of a series of layoffs at Bell Media. On March 8, 2022, it was announced that she had been hired by Calgary Sports and Entertainment as a media host for the

and

Personal life

Staniszewski was born and raised in

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, and is of Polish descent. She was an athlete growing up, excelling in

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and

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, won a provincial title in volleyball in high school. She then earned a business degree from the

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but decided at the age of 26 that she did not want to pursue a career in business, but rather a career as a sports broadcaster. She went on to complete her broadcasting degree at NAIT in Edmonton.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Staniszewski, Natasha 1978 births Living people Canadian women television journalists Canadian people of Polish descent Canadian television sportscasters Journalists from Alberta People from Edmonton University of Alberta alumni