Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Jamie Edmonds, a blonde woman in her 30s with straight hair, is a weekend sports anchor for WDIV Local 4 in Detroit, Michigan. She has been covering sports for many years and considers this her true calling.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Jamie is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and accredits her home town as the reason she grew up loving sports as much as she does. Growing up she watched the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, and Pitt Panthers, and often headed to games with her father. Jamie now considers Michigan to be her home.
- Her favorite sport to cover is Hockey because it reminds her of her figure skating days. Her team had won the 2002 National Championships!
- On October 15, 2016, Edmonds married her boyfriend, Ryan Dempsey, at the Pittsburgh Field Club.
- Ryan is an Attorney at The Kitch Law Firm & the two currently live together in Detroit.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Knowing that she wanted to get into the news industry, Edmonds attended the University of Delaware in 2001 and studied journalism.
- There, she sustained her love of sports by being an avid fan of her school’s teams and by joining the University of Delaware College Figure Skating Team. She also served as the team’s secretary for two years.
- In 2002, her team won the National Championships.
- In 2005, Edmonds graduated from the university with her bachelor’s degree, then immediately continued her education.
- In 2006, she moved to Evanston, Illinois, and attended Northwestern University – Medill School of Journalism. There, she also involved herself in college athletics and was also found cheering at the school’s games, especially their hockey games.
- Jamie graduated in 2007 after double majoring in Journalism and Broadcast Journalism.
Career : Salary and Net Worth
WILX TV :
- In November of 2007, shortly after her graduation, Jamie became a reporter for an NBC-affiliate in Lansing, Michigan.
- During her time at the news station, she anchored the weekend morning newscasts as a substitute.
- She also reported live and breaking news, shot interviews, attended press conferences, and covered college football games.
- She stayed at WILX-TV for nearly 4 years.
WEYI NBC25 :
- In August of 2011, Edmonds moved to Flint, Michigan, to work as a sports anchor and a reporter for another NBC-affiliate. She focused mainly on local and college sports stories and revamped its social media and video stories.
- She worked in Flint for one year.
ESPN :
- In January of 2013, Jamie moved once more, this time to Detroit, and began working for Local 4 Click on Detroit.
- She is currently still their weekend sports anchor, and also hosts their Sunday sports show, Sports Final Edition.
- She also handles the company’s social media accounts, and interacts with sports fans via Twitter (now called X) and Facebook.
- For her work with the station, Edmonds was also nominated by the National Sports Media Association for ‘Michigan Sportscaster of the Year’ in the years 2017 and 2019.
- Edmonds can be seen Saturdays at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m.
I love your slant on local sports and so does my wife. We are both retired. According to her I am a news junky, because I watch a lot news programs in a regular day. I put Jamie Edmonds slots on my iPhone calendar, so that I don’t miss miss you are on. Congratulations on your new baby. Best wishes to you and your family,
My husband & I enjoy watching & listening to Jamie’s sportscasts. My husband retired from 40 yrs.teaching and coaching at metro Detroit. For many years I helped in the athletic department announcing and/or takings stats. After my husband retired in 2010 we both began working for the Redwings. What a joy!!
A couple of years into working at the LCA, I got ovarian cancer but my husband continued working there until Covid hit. Hopefully, he will go back. Anyways, thank you Jamie for all you do!
Linda and Dennis Schrieber