Hazel Mae is known as a Candian sports broadcaster and fashion designer. She is most famous for her work at NESN and her coverage of Major League Baseball.
Hazel Mae was born on April 7, 1970, in Tagbilaran City, Philippines. Mae grew up rootings for sports teams in Toronto and began her sports broadcasting career hosting a sports update show on campus at York University.
Hazel Mae's sports broadcasting career began at York University, where she updated a sports update show. After graduation in 2001, she joined one of Canada’s all-sports networks, Rogers Sportsnet, and anchored the morning edition of Sportsnetnews in 2001. Additionally, she hosted JZone, a weekly magazine show covering Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays games. She also provided sports updates to Rogers Sportsnet radio affiliates in Ontario. Hazel Mae has covered and reported on major sports like NHL, MLB, NBA, and the NFL.
Mae also served as host of NESN’s Red Sox week-in-review program, The Ultimate Red Sox Show, and the Boston Bruins top-ten in-season show, The Buzz. From 2004 to 2008, she fulfilled her dream job at Boston based NESN. Besides hosting several other popular shows, Hazel's NESN career is especially remembered for her on-screen appearances as the lead anchor of NESN's SportsDesk.
Building on her popularity, Mae made a visible impact in the magazine world. Her lingerie pictures of 2002 which were featured in Urban Male Magazine soon became a sensational topic and she became a talk of the town, for being a beautiful sportscaster.
On June 2, 2008, NESN announced that Mae would be leaving the network at the end of the month. On June 28, Mae appeared in her final Sportsdesk broadcast. During her tenure at NESN, Mae's popularity was reflected by her nomination to be considered for the first president of Red Sox Nation. The position eventually went to Jerry Remy.
After NESN, Hazel served as a reporter on the MLB network. At MLB, she worked as a reporter for numerous popular shows including Hot Stove, MLB Tonight, 30 Clubs in 30 Days, and Quick Pitch until she was promoted as the host of The Rundown, along with Matt Yaloff. In November 2011, Hazel returned to Sportsnet. Since then, she has been fulfilling the role of the anchor of the 6 pm edition of Sportsnet Connected. Hazel's return helped the network to compete with rival TSN.
Mae Hazel founded Hazel Mae Design Inc. in 2012. Her dresses present a contemporary, colorful line of products in the market. She has designed dresses targeting the busy women who are seeking sophisticated looks of simple femininity and comfortable designs.
Mae Hazel has not made her net worth available to the public. It is estimated that she has a high net worth given her long sportscasting career.
Mae Hazel is the wife of Kevin Barker, a retired pro baseball player. They are the proud parents of a son.
| Birth Date: | 7 Apr, 1970 |
| Age: | 50 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | Philippines |
| Birth Place: | Philippines |
| Education: | York University |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Canadian sportscaster |
| Spouse: | Kevin Barker |
| Net Worth 2021: | 1 million |
