Siera Santos (born June 10, 1988) is an American sportscaster. She is a

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personality who was hired to be one of the hosts of ''

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'' after

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left. Santos has also been a fill-in host for '' Off Base'', and is also an NHL Network personality who occasionally hosts ''On the Fly''.

Early life and education

She grew up in

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and graduated from

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with honors majoring in broadcast journalism.

Career

Santos got her start in Colorado Springs, Colorado at

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then went

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, Oklahoma, and then

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. Santos worked in

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for four and a half years from 2015-2020 first at

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and then for

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before going back home to Phoenix working at

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. While at

, she served as the beat reporter for the

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, appearing on pregame, in-game and postgame during White Sox broadcasts. After the departures of Watney and Alexa Datt in 2022, Santos was one of the hires by the

Personal life

Santos is a fan of the Arizona teams.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Siera Living people American television reporters and correspondents Arizona State University alumni American sports journalists Women sports journalists American women television journalists 21st-century American women 1988 births