Sara Orlesky (born July 30, 1980) is a Canadian

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, currently a senior host and producer for the

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. She was formerly the Winnipeg Bureau Reporter for TSN's SportsCentre. In 2008, ''

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'' described her as "among the top young female sports broadcasters in Canada."

Biography

Sara Orlesky was born in

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, July 31, 1980. She graduated from

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in Winnipeg. Hired in November 2007, Orlesky joined TSN in January 2008 as a reporter for the Toronto bureau, reporting on major sports stories in the

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. Before working at TSN, Orlesky lived in

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where she reported for The Score. Orlesky worked for Citytv Vancouver as a weekend sports producer while studying

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. She was promoted to weekend sports anchor and left there in 2004. Orlesky reported on

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. When TSN opened its Winnipeg bureau, Orlesky became the lead reporter. She was regularly seen on SportsCentre, with a special focus on the Jets and

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. She also joined the

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broadcast team as a sideline reporter in the 2008 season where she has since covered regular season and playoff games, including the

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. She joined the Winnipeg Jets in summer 2022 as a TSN partnership. With that, she will continue to make appearances on ''Jets on TSN'' broadcasts.

References

External links

TSN profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orlesky, Sara 1980 births Living people Olympic Games broadcasters Canadian television producers Canadian women television producers Canadian television reporters and correspondents Simon Fraser University alumni Canadian women television journalists Winnipeg Jets announcers National Hockey League broadcasters Canadian Football League announcers Journalists from Manitoba People from Winnipeg American women television journalists 21st-century American women Canadian people of Ukrainian descent