Heidi Watney Bio, Family, Career, Controversy, Spouse, Net Worth

Heidi Watney, an American sportscaster, has retained a prominent place in sports broadcasting. Currently, she works for the MLB network as a host and reporter like Lauren Shehadi and Kevin Millar. Moreover, it also has networks like Network England Sports Network (NESN) and Time Warner Cable SportsNet.

Moreover, the sports broadcaster also participated in a rumored relationship with the athletes. Want to know more about his controversy and relationship involvement? So read on to know all the information below.

HEIDI WATNEY: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

Watney was born on May 19, 1981 in Fresno, California, United States. She was born as the only child to her parents Dean Mitchell Watney and Alison Brooks. His mother 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 has 5 Tour wins.

Her parents separated when she was young. After the divorce, she accompanied her father and had to move a lot. As his father had served in the US Army. She also spent her two years of life in Vietnam.

Heidi attended Clovis West High School. During her school days, she trained gymnastics, diving, hurdles, and cheerleading. In addition, she received a National Merit Scholarship. Later, she joined the University of San Diego and graduated in 2003 with a BA degree.

In addition, in 2002, she participated in the Miss California beauty pageant. She didn’t win first place but ended up with second place.

HEIDI WATNEY: CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN LIFE

Watney began her career as a sportscaster. Prior to joining NESN, she worked with ESPN Radio 1430 KFIG and KMPH-TV. She was a reporter for the show before and after the NESN game. Additionally, she hosted network shows like “Red Sox Report” and “Ultimate Red Sox Show.” She had covered reports for the network from 2008-2011.

Currently, she is a studio host for MLB’s “Quick Pitch.” Additionally, during the regular season, she hosted the network’s nightly entertainment show. Prior to joining the MLB Network, she worked with Time Warner Cable SportsNet. With Time Warner, she covered Los Angeles of Major League Soccer.

HEIDI WATNEY: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Being a celebrity, many people want to know about their personal life, family, loved ones and of course, she is married or not. Well, as for Heidi, what we can say, she is no longer single and married her boyfriend Mike Wickham. Mike is the Director of Baseball Operations at Miami Marlins LLC. Also, she did not reveal any exact information about their dating history. But on December 31, 2014, the couple tied the knot in Edgewater, New Jersey. Together, the couple welcomed their first child in April 2018. Additionally, she continues to share photos of her son Jax on her social media sites.

Watney has been embroiled in various controversies and rumours. While working with NESN, she was said to be ending Jason Varitek’s first marriage. But the rumor died when Jason remarried Catherine. Additionally, in 2008, she became the part of a controversy when she was fired from KMPH radio. Also in 2009, she reportedly said she was in a relationship with Nick Green.

HEIDI WATNEY: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Towards her net worth, she has amassed a good fortune from her journalism career. Working as a sportscaster, she has made a net worth of $3 million which is considered a considerable amount. Nevertheless, she earns a salary of $250,000 per year. She had collected this amount by working in the NESN network and later MLB.

The sports broadcaster is also very active on different social media platforms. She also shares the glimpse of her lavish lifestyles and photos of her family. On Instagram, she has @heidiwatney account with 54.6k followers. She has a @HeidiWatney Twitter account with 146k followers. On Facebook, she has the handle @heidiwatney with over 7.5k followers.

HEIDI WATNEY: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The gorgeous reporter has a perfect slim body with the measurements of 32-24-36 inches. She is 5 feet 10 inches or 1.77 meters tall and weighs around 61 kg. Moreover, she also has dark brown eyes and hair.